Fire alert at apartment building in Upper Macungie Township
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to an alert from a six-story apartment building about a burning smell on the second floor.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Police
03:32
Transcript:
Come, 43 is on scene. I have a six-story apartment structure, nothing shown all sides. Over. County, 819[2]. 819. 10[3]. 1350 floors. The other half is still in shopping. I have no idea where she is. She would call that later with her info then. Better fire alarm. I have another phone call holding. You're able to take it. Your command. Main Street command. County, two things. Can I, two things. Can I fire ground, if available, if available. and can you notify maintenance for me? Headforth. And since that's (name withheld). That's Main Street Command[1], utilize fire ground one. It's a voicemail. If you have mailboxes or anything that comes up for (name withheld), a B-R-E-U. is reporting an odor of something burning on the second floor. I assume you made contact with maintenance and do you want to upgrade? County, yeah, I made contact with maintenance and upgrade this to a commercial structure fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Main Street Command: Incident command designation
[2]
819: Unit identifier (context: reporting/responding unit)
[3]
10: Unit status or acknowledgment
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Upper Macungie Township, PA 18051
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