Chimney fire extends into attic at single-family home, Mt Penn PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a chimney fire at a single-family home near Hill Avenue in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania. The fire spread into the attic but was mostly contained. All residents evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
06:35
Transcript:
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Chimney fire is mostly contained through Hill Avenue, homeward.
00:04
They used extinguishers.
00:06
States believe it's mostly in the attic area.
00:09
Everyone did evacuate.
00:11
Fire ops 2 for operations.
00:18
Negative injuries.
00:20
(number withheld).
00:26
A location, one story, single family.
00:30
I have not shown I got people outside waiting.
00:33
I'll be checking.
00:35
I see it. Bobby, it's someone you're at location.
00:38
Not seeing anyone outside.
00:39
You're checking (number withheld).
00:41
Upstairs two. Okay.
00:44
That's your one.
00:45
They're out.
00:47
And you want to respond to (number withheld), far up to.
00:55
Sergeant-out.
00:58
Agent Center is spying (number withheld), fire offs 2.
01:00
First, Assistant 1.
01:05
Assistant 1.
01:08
Okay.
01:10
Make this a working structure fire.
01:12
I got fire out of the chimney into the attic.
01:17
I need the first in ladder to the front of the building.
01:24
Copy. System 1 working fire.
01:27
Fire in the attic first and ladder that is front of the structure, (number withheld).
01:32
Rescue 5, (number withheld), fire ups 2.
01:40
Here, copy, I'll put you on at (number withheld).
01:48
(number withheld), you can recall from Spring Township for the motor vehicle accident (number withheld).
01:52
Go ahead.
01:54
Go ahead. My address.
02:02
Affirmative.
02:04
Leave room for the tower to get in.
02:07
It's a tight street.
02:10
Yeah.
02:11
I'm coming in, uh.
02:12
Everybody still has to come in off of Brook Street.
02:16
Through the roads being closed from the paving.
02:21
Berks, Tower 25 is arriving.
02:23
Tower 25 on location, (number withheld), Ops 2.
02:28
Berks, Rescue 1 then around.
02:31
Prescue 1 responding, (number withheld), far, Ops 2.
02:36
Mark, Captain 1.
02:39
Taffin one.
02:41
Five feet, sole apparatus, pass the header Hill Avenue from Brookings, due to the road being closed from paving.
02:50
Bruce, (number withheld).
02:52
You gotta go ahead.
02:57
Enter one's on location.
03:01
Andrew one location, (number withheld), up to.
03:07
Our extension tanker for...
03:12
Yeah, it's responding Mount Pennboro near Hill Avenue for the structure fire.
03:16
You have to enter from the Brook Street side due to paving on the other end, (number withheld).
03:24
Clark's engine four.
03:26
Engine tanker, engine four.
03:29
Engine four, engine tanker, four responding.
03:34
Engine four, engine tanker, four responding (number withheld).
03:38
Enter from the Brook Street side, fire up to.
03:43
We do.
03:50
Tower 1 from Assistant 1.
03:59
You guys come in your news right in the Tower 25 then.
04:05
Tilly, we're supposed to hide.
04:08
Uh, Andrew 1.
04:14
Perks, Deputy, T.1.
04:19
Deputy 18.1.
04:22
Forest hot air oil furnace malfunction.
04:26
President is going to shut it off and they're going to stay somewhere else for the night and have it service professionally.
04:33
Simon's available.
04:35
I mean, FDA.
04:36
1, Forest hot air oil burner malfunction.
04:39
Homeward is staying somewhere else's evening.
04:41
They'll be having a service.
04:42
The assignments available (number withheld).
04:50
Suistic 1 engine for your orders.
04:55
Erks, rescue ones are out of location.
04:58
Press 1 in location, (number withheld), FireOps 2.
05:06
Security check.
05:09
Go for 5052.
05:12
Security check. Security check.
05:18
We're going to be out with one.
05:19
We can clear some checks.
05:22
We see. Clear checks.
05:23
(number withheld).
05:24
We're going to be out 6.5.0.
05:29
Okay.
05:34
We have one that's possibly going to need an e-val.
05:36
He's bleeding from the face after striking two parked vehicles.
05:46
Okay, I'll be there about a minute.
05:52
All right, the radio.
05:55
Right.
06:00
Contact the next oncoming chief, should be car two.
06:05
Camry.
06:06
I may be tied up here in Mount Penn for a while.
06:11
Okay.
06:17
So it's Mountpan command.
06:20
Mountaine command.
06:23
Okay.
06:24
We had a chimney fire that extended into the D side of the dwelling.
06:30
We got one line in service.
06:33
The truck company is to the route.
06:34
We're starting to open up.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hill Ave, Mt Penn, PA 19606
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