Small fire contained on rear porch near Allen Street, Allentown PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 06:49 AM

Near W Allen St, Allentown, PA 18102

Fire crews responded to a small outdoor fire on a rear porch near Allen Street. The fire was contained and extinguished quickly with no injuries or significant damage reported.

Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Chief 43,

00:02

Engine 9, Engine 4, Truck 2,

00:05

near Allen Street, Cross Street, North Amandah Street, North Poplar Street,

00:10

outside fire with exposure.

00:16

Engine 6.

00:19

We're essential now,

00:21

4A, add Engine 6 for that with him.

00:28

Truck 2, Levit 39 Allen Street, Cross Street, Manning, Popper Street, outside fire with exposure.

00:41

Engine 9, moved 339, Allen Street, outside fire exposure.

00:47

Top 43 is responding.

00:52

T-43, you have engine 9, 64, and truck 2.

01:00

Take the hard record.

01:03

Got me.

01:09

Two-story middle of the row.

01:11

Nothing shown from the opposite side.

01:13

Hall of the Island Street command.

01:17

10409.

01:19

10409.

01:24

10.4243.

01:26

Com, can you invite the fire marshal to my location,

01:29

please?

01:33

Time 4243.

01:36

Com, 45 copies, I'm on the delayed response.

01:41

Time for, I'm 45.

01:42

45, fine.

01:48

Hey,

01:50

can you go to this two, please?

01:54

Yeah.

02:00

Two.

02:02

Hey,

02:03

there was not a single lease involved in the fence.

02:06

The rear porch.

02:08

Small fire, we have it out and contained.

02:10

That's why we're calling for you.

02:12

All right, that's fine.

02:15

I just finished up a daycare inspection, so I'll be on my way in a minute.

02:20

Okay, no worries.

02:21

I just want to give you a brief heads-up that came in as outside leaf fire with exposures and there's not a pile to be found.

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Near W Allen St, Allentown, PA 18102

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