Fire alarm activated but no fire or smoke found, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated on the third floor of a building near N 12th St. Fire crews searched the building thoroughly but found no source of fire or smoke. Residents had reported the alarm, but no emergency was found after checking all common areas and apartments.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
04:6
Transcript:
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When they gave the location, they gave it as Bravo and Charlie. However, the zone they gave us was Zone 2 building Charlie.
00:13
...and, Charlie.
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...medic 1-1-1506 College Avenue between North 15 and all of the U.S. Medical Attention Week.
00:27
Medi-7 Radio. We've arrived to St.
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Chase.
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Copy Medi-Medic 7, St. Chose.
00:34
Medic 1, College.
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Medic 1-1506, College. I have a third-party call from my granddaughter, 72-year-old female, lower back pain.
00:43
Door should be up, and she's aware. We're coming up. Recursions ready.
00:48
Okay.
00:53
Entervine the radio are available.
00:59
Residents are reporting third floor. No.
01:06
All right.
01:13
Residents are reporting third floor with an order or something during no smoke, we're in rescue.
01:23
10302.
01:26
All right for you receive.
01:32
EMS monitor, the Advice County Medic 5553 will be sent to near N 12th St per clock's floor evaluation.
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City of Reading near N 12th St between Oly Street and Douglas Street for Class 4, Medic 5553 covering for Station 600, City of Redding near Oly Street and Douglas Street, Class 4, 1032.
02:15
I'm in derogative card three.
02:18
Please.
02:22
The main panel in building B-Bra is showing an active alarm in C that's not specifying where.
02:31
Okay, the company's made the way that's the third floor, they check the report from the officer.
02:40
Terksl and ankle specialist between Ken Hurts Plaza and Newcastle Drive, PLS Medical, 1034.
02:48
For six, though.
02:57
System set.
03:00
You can show company six available,
03:04
suddenly available momentarily.
03:07
We see company 6 is available. 10 to be 5.
03:10
Yes.
03:17
We're proofs able to make the way of those signs where to check that report to the occupants.
03:22
Chief, we went up to the third floor.
03:24
We're unable to find an actual device, which is only in the common spaces in this building here. We cannot find any device in alarms,
03:31
and right now we're just done a wild goose chase, going to apartment to apartment to try to figure out why it activated.
03:39
Okay, any orders of smoke as they reported.
03:46
No, no one third.
03:49
And nowhere else throughout the building. We checked every floor of the common spaces. I checked the laundry room.
03:55
I can't find any device in alarm here.
03:57
Even pinpoint an area down where we're looking up.
04:02
Okay, if the search is fruitless, if you want to take a shot at restoring it, see if it holds, that's fine.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 12th St, Reading, PA 19604
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