False fire alarm at health center in Wernersville, Wernersville PA
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Fire & ArsonFire and EMS units responded to an automatic fire alarm at Phoebe Berks Health Center in Wernersville. The alarm was triggered by a faulty detector head on the third floor elevator lobby. Crews reset the system after replacing the detector. No fire or injuries occurred.
Audio|Heard on: Berks County Emergency Services
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03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Assisted living, building's not evacuated.
00:05
Second is special orders, Phoebe Berks Health Center, automatic fire alarm.
00:17
Engine 26, second dispatch, Wernersville.
00:21
Phoebe Berks Health Center, automatic fire alarm.
00:24
Fire alarm reported, no fire visible.
00:30
118.1 on location.
00:32
0.58.
00:34
Nothing showed, multiple storey assisted living, not evacuated.
00:39
First, 31.
00:41
Perchlear 18, so on location, 0.8.4.
00:46
Talk, anyone.
00:48
I searched the area.
00:49
I did not find any fire.
00:52
You are available.
00:55
Copy, you searched the area, nothing found.
00:57
You're available.
00:59
First, an app channel.
01:04
Unit requesting an opt channel, can you state your identifier for which call?
01:12
My apologies.
01:13
Engine 181.
01:15
Phoebe.
01:19
Engine 181, you can use by Alps 1.
01:29
Units to sign orders will borrow Phoebe Berks Health Center for the automatic fire alarm operations after response 0856.
01:40
Units to sign orders will borrow Phoebe Berks Health Center for the automatic fire alarm operations after response 0856.
01:51
Units to sign orders will borrow Phoebe Berks Health Center for the automatic fire alarm operations after response 30856.
02:02
Units to sign orders will borrow Phoebe Berks Health Center for the automatic fire alarm operations after response 308-56.
02:10
Commetics 6-8-4-1-location 0-8-56.
02:18
Spider-18 from 19-1.
02:21
Cut.
02:26
If you want to stand by the panel, I'm being directed by maintenance for building replicas.
02:34
Appreciate you. I made the sway to sound.
02:35
Works on the way over to you.
02:38
We're outside the elevator lobby on the third floor.
02:41
I'm looking at the head right now.
02:42
It's faulty head if you want to try for reset.
02:52
Wernersville Borough, Phoebe Berks Health Center, automatic fire alarm.
02:58
Engine 36, covering Engine 26.
03:01
Wernersville Borough.
03:03
Phoebe Berks Health Center, automatic fire alarm, reported general fire 0857.
03:11
0-857.
03:15
Perks from Ranger 18-1.
03:17
Engine 18-1.
03:24
Faulty head at Phoebe, third floor,
03:28
their elevator lobby, they're changing the head out.
03:33
Receive, faulty head on the third floor in the elevator lobby.
03:37
Did you want me to recall the rest of the assignment?
03:40
Of course, the 31.
03:44
Yes, ma'am, you're available.
03:47
Receive 0.859.
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Location mentioned:
Reading Dr, Wernersville, PA 19565
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