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Man found sleeping in car at intersection, Reading PA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 08/27/2025 11:33 AM (PDT)

Court St & Thorn St, Reading, PA 19601

A man was discovered sleeping in the driver's seat of a car at the intersection of Court Street and Thorn Street. Initially reported as a medical emergency, it was later confirmed he was just resting and did not need medical assistance.

Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital

03:9

Transcript:

00:00

Barish, here's place, company 19 available. Company 19 available, 4C33. Engine one's all location. Engine one on location, 1434. Attention, engine one on location, 1434.

00:28

685 and intermediate 5553 covering Court Street and Thorne Street for cardiac arrest, 1434. 553 covering station 600. City are running the intersection of Court Street and Thorne Street to cardiac arrest. 1434. Court and Thornton.

00:53

Engine 5 responding 1435, Court Street, Thorn Street, a mail slumped over in the driver's seat of Gray, Mazda 6 in traffic. No further.

01:21

4600, put me on court and thorn. Spot 600 will place your responding. Court Street and Thorne Street, 1435. Radio, intermediate 5553 responding, we copy the additional. Intermediate 5553 responding with the additional 1436. RadioMedic 5551, Berks, security check.

01:48

We have a refusal. We can head over to Court Street. Receive will place your responding. 1436. 5551. 5551.

02:11

We currently have Medics 6-825 and the intermediate 5553 responding as well, your wishes. And if I'm listening to RPE. Excuse me, Medics 68233 is available. Medics 6823 is available, 1437.

02:35

This is not in the rest. The guy was sleeping and woke up it doesn't believe any fire department service is reading the service is needed. We're not in a rest. Now we're sleeping. You're on fireups one.

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