Fire crews battle building fire on n 3rd St in reading, Reading PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters are working from multiple positions to control and put out a building fire on n 3rd street. They are coordinating access through the courtyard, fire escape, and roof while ensuring the safety of people on the street below.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Sorry, can you repeat the... Okay, and I'm just out of the fire, so... Okay, can you operate into the courtyard off of n 3rd and immediately adjacent to 5'1 from where you are? If we have to reposition and pull some of that soft, it would be probably good. Okay, we'll keep working from back here in the meantime.
00:21
I don't know similar to car four. Where did you need this all out? Come through the courtyard up the fire escape to the roof in the rear. All right. I have the driver command.
00:50
We don't want to push the parapet out over 5th street. I just think I have a command. Go to command. I have a good advantage of this front room. You want me to work over and start hitting it? Not hitting that front wall? Yeah.
01:17
As long as you're not pushing it through, because we've got people out here in the street. We're also positioning the tower to try to get a better angle on it. Okay, I'll work over. I have a pretty good vantage point of that whole front of the building. I can hit it all without hitting the front wall. Okay, do what you got to do. I'll be fine, hurry to go.
01:44
What a stock fire station? Let me say, 0502-2[1]. Engine 25[2], Lender 18, T. You set down a lot of place. Dobby, shirt you down. Radio, I'm at 6.1-21-on-on-2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
0502-2: Fire Incident Report (likely local code for fire response)
[2]
Engine 25: Fire Engine Unit
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Location mentioned:
N 3rd St, Reading, PA 19601
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