False alarm from low carbon monoxide battery beep, Topton PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a residence near South Home Avenue. Upon entry, they found no dangerous gas levels. The alarm was due to a low battery beep and the situation was resolved safely.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Second dispatch, Toptonboro, Borough, near South Home Avenue.
00:03
Carbon monoxide alarm.
00:04
Matter 21, second dispatch, Topton Borough, near South Home Avenue, cross streets of West Weiss Street, West Smith Street.
00:11
Carbon monoxide alarm, 21.
00:17
21 on location 2152.
00:22
Berks, Ladder 21.
00:25
Ladder 21. Ladder 21.
00:29
What is wrong?
00:32
Ladder 21, 252.
00:34
Near Southall.
00:40
Dr. Resco engine, 21.
00:45
Rescue Engine 21.
00:48
Will be reporting.
00:50
Reporting 2, 222 Ladder 21, Cuthil 2nd, C Coyle.
01:06
When you make the right-hand third, it should be the second house on the left.
01:10
If you want to put it in the opposite lane, I'll have fire please keep Home Avenue from coming up to the light.
01:19
Receive.
01:24
Slater 21.
01:27
Slater 21.
01:29
On location.
01:32
Leighter 21 on location 21554.
01:39
Chief 85.
01:44
Chief 85.
01:46
Chief and Deputy available FM 43's remaining on scene.
01:53
Copy Chief and Deputy 85 are clear FM's remaining 255.
02:00
Also, he won't need any checks.
02:03
Copy no checks for the SM, 21555.
02:06
Berks, Utility 21.
02:09
Utility 21.
02:13
Responding.
02:16
Utility 21, responding.
02:19
Utility 21, responding 2157.
02:23
The utility 2121.
02:29
Received.
02:38
Utility 21 from Assistant 21, come up Smith Street to Home Avenue.
02:44
Receive.
02:47
Receive.
02:53
Chief 21.
03:01
This time we've gained entry.
03:05
Conversation with the owner sounded like a battery beep.
03:08
We're going to continue investigating currently zero parts per million in entry.
03:15
Copy you getting an entry possible battery beep.
03:18
Zero parts per million at this time continuing to investigate.
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Location mentioned:
S Home Ave, Topton, PA 19562
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