Firefighters respond to roof fire from downed wire


Firefighters are responding to a roof fire caused by a downed wire. The incident is at 621 Pershing Avenue near the intersection of Pondland Road and Benjamin Franklin Highway.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
03:12
Transcript:
Make sure a count 6-2-1 for Crosher, Pinewood, Red, and Penn Franklin Highway, put a roof on fire[2] from a ground wire. Operations on Works Cryops 3 at the response. 1350. Town 4. Yep, up at the split. I need everybody turn around right there at that split. Turn 4. Turn 4. Second dispatch. Pector of Township, 6621 Perkins another, first structure fire[1]. Tanger 25, tanker 6, 10, 23. Second dispatch. Enterer Pounder 621 Percian Avenue, across the Pondland Road and Ben Franklin Highway. For a roof on fire from the down wire[3], Operation Docter 5, Hulse 3 after response, 1350. 25201, Sergeant 6 on South 2. Credit 201. I'm coming up for 22, passion, Lankill Road. Wait, what do you want me? Bessel Township, 8401, Lancaster Avenue. The fire line. Station 5,454, Pessel Township, C. Dennis Clop Corporation. 8401 Lampster Avenue, crush the school road, and the house Halley. A report of a one fire line. 1350. I'm going to need that turn around right after that old gas station, the U-turn there. That's where everybody's going to be turned around and sent back, because we're probably going to have to shut down the highway. Ease or what? 201, Jacket, six, I'll take care of that. First, engine 64 is responding. Engine 64, you're responding 1354, just confirming yourself fulfilling the risk. That's how it is. Three C, 1355, ops number three. First, engine tanker, 25's on feet, as well as engine seven. Rescue engine 25. Stand by for a size-up. I'll put a note responding. No, 4. Copy engine system, rescue engine 25, and engine tanker 25 on location, 1355. All right, magnetic 5551, available. Berks, traffic 20-up, draft 7-5-5-1 to be able to 1555. Traffic 25 and 251 responding 1355.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
structure fire: Confirmed building fire
[2]
roof on fire: Roof actively burning
[3]
down wire: Electrical hazard contributing to fire
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Location mentioned:
Benjamin Franklin Hwy, Pennsylvania
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