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Investigation of carbon monoxide and smoke at Tamaqua address, Tamaqua PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 06:01 PM

Washington St, Tamaqua, PA 18252

Firefighters investigated a carbon monoxide alarm and smoke from a coal heating system near Washington Street in Tamaqua Borough. Occupants were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Schuylkill County Fire

Listen to dispatch call

02:40

Transcript:

00:00

2710 en route at near Washington St.

00:02

It's going to be coal heat.

00:05

Fire wasn't burning right.

00:09

Causing levels of CO.

00:11

Some of the house with smoke.

00:16

Occupants were advised to step out.

00:18

Operations off.

00:23

20-7-10.

00:26

27-10. 27-10.

00:30

On scene.

00:32

It's Google 2717.

00:36

2717?

00:39

You could show me around.

00:44

Okay, internet 218.

00:48

It's going to be coal heat.

00:50

Was it burning correctly? Filled the house with smoke. Occupants required to evacuate.

00:56

Operations on the one.

01:00

Same thing on.

01:10

Fire District 65, any available chief?

01:13

Respond near Washington St, Tamaqua Borough, for an investigation.

01:18

Fire District 65, any available chief, near Washington St, Tamaqua Borough for an investigation.

01:29

20402.

01:32

2702[1].

01:35

2702[1] is on scene, we'll have the command.

01:41

Okay, in command.

01:43

2109.

01:51

Captain 652.

01:54

Show me around from near Washington St.

01:57

Okay, 2110.

01:59

Coming for apartment one.

02:02

Caller advised their CO alarm was chirping.

02:05

They just put a new one in.

02:10

And now the alarm is still acting on them.

02:14

There is no reported illness.

02:18

Copy.

02:23

2717, 2713.

02:25

2713.

02:30

2717. 2717.

02:32

Okay.

02:36

I'll drop at one, right.

02:39

So.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

2702: Aggravated Assault

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Washington St, Tamaqua, PA 18252

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