As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported truck trailer fire near West Penn Pike and Dove Lane in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, at a location near Thunderhead Lodge.

Truck trailer fire at Thunderhead Lodge

<nospeech> West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, 2520 West Penn Pike, cross street of Dove Lane, for a truck trailer fire. Tanker 17 with Schuylkill Station 37. West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, 2520 West Penn Pike at Thunderhead Lodge, cross street of Dove Lane, for a truck fire.

West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, 2520 West Penn Pike, cross street of Dove Lane, for a truck trailer fire.

West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, 2520 West Penn Pike at Thunderhead Lodge, cross street of Dove Lane, for a truck fire.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a possible tractor trailer fire near West Penn Pike and the Thunderhead on northbound Route 309. Responding units found a white semi pulled over with smoking front brakes, determined it was a mechanical breakdown with no fire, and canceled the remaining units.

Truck brake problem reported on West Penn Pike

2520 West Penn Pike here at the Thunderhead, a tractor trailer fire. District 37, here at 2520 West Penn Pike, the Thunderhead, tractor trailer fire, 10-1. 3713. 3713. Just one hour. 3713 6507, both are out 1003 Alpha 1. Gonna be PA 309 northbound, just before The Thunderhead. We have a white semi pulled over, front brakes were smoking pretty good. One call on it, it's gonna be a passerby. County 3757. 3757. Thirty-seven fifty-seven responding. At 1004 , alpha one. Trooper chief thirty-seven. Chief thirty-seven. Trooper myself thirty-seven eleven responding. Copy that, switch it over. Okay, 1004 , Lehigh's also contacted for 17 . 5502, okay. 5502. Okay, put me on location for the tractor trailer fire on the mountain. There is no fire, it's a mechanical break down. Okay, 10-07. 83711. 5502 pulled up on the scene saying it's a mechanical failure, no fire. Copy. Keep thirty-seven fifty-five oh two alpha one. All right, thirty-seven. Any need for up there, (name withheld)? Yeah, (name withheld), I just went for a ride to make sure that's the only one. It's got to cut out there completely off the road. Copy. Schuylkill Chief 37. Chief 37. All our units will cancel. Can you go ahead and put a cancellation page out, please? Copy. Units responding to the tractor trailer fire, West Penn Township for Chief 37. All units go available. All units cancel, go available.

2520 West Penn Pike here at the Thunderhead, a tractor trailer fire.

District 37, here at 2520 West Penn Pike,

the Thunderhead, tractor trailer fire, 10-1.

Gonna be PA 309 northbound, just before The Thunderhead.

We have a white semi pulled over, front brakes were smoking pretty good.

One call on it, it's gonna be a passerby.

Trooper myself thirty-seven eleven responding.

Okay, 1004 , Lehigh's also contacted for 17 .

Okay, put me on location for the tractor trailer fire on the mountain.

There is no fire, it's a mechanical break down.

5502 pulled up on the scene saying it's a mechanical failure, no fire.

Keep thirty-seven fifty-five oh two alpha one.

Yeah, (name withheld), I just went for a ride to make sure that's the only one.

It's got to cut out there completely off the road.

Can you go ahead and put a cancellation page out, please?

Units responding to the tractor trailer fire, West Penn Township for Chief 37.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible tractor trailer fire near West Penn Pike by a nearby landmark.

Tractor trailer fire on West Penn Pike

(number withheld) West Penn Pike near the Thunderhead. A truck. You're at (number withheld) West Penn Pike. That's Thunderhead. Tractor trailer fire, 10-1.

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