Cooking sets off false fire alarm at Leesport home

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Second dispatch, Fern Township, (number withheld) Upper Van Reed Road and automatic fire alarm.

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Ladder 30, 2nd dispatch, Fern Township, (number withheld) Upper Van Reed Road between Beechwood Lane and Hilltop Road, automatic fire alarm on the 3rd floor.

00:17

Copy that, cover 0930.

00:18

Berks, stop the medic.

00:20

Five 721 is available.

00:24

Thank you. Two is available.

00:28

Six 860 . Allocation along with the city engine.

00:41

Seventy-six sixty-six to city and thirty-eight.

00:50

Confirming the homeowner was cooking.

00:52

The alarm's been reset, everything's good.

00:54

You can place assignment available.

00:59

Copy, confirm the report, everything is checked.

01:01

No recall, mark sound available 939.

01:11

Copy, just signed a burn township (number withheld) Upper Van Reed Road.

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Assignment has been recalled and marked available 0939.

5/9/2026 06:31 AM

Fire & Arson

Upper Van Reed Rd, Leesport, PA 19533

Cooking sets off false fire alarm at Leesport home

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, crews responded to an automatic fire alarm reported near Upper Van Reed Road in Fern Township. The alarm was later confirmed to be false after determining the homeowner was cooking.

Cooking sets off false fire alarm at Leesport home

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