08:58 hrs: Company 7, Quint 6 (Monarch), Ladder 1 (Mt. Penn), Engine 25 (ETFD), Rescue 25 for RIT, Tanker 23 (Gibraltar), and M680 (Southern Berks EMS) were dispatched to the 900 Blk of Union Street, Birdsboro Borough for a possible structure. The homeowner came home from work and found her house filled with smoke and the smoke detector going off. Chief 7 (Bickings) arrived with to find a strong odor of something burning inside. Engine 7 arrived and deployed a single attack line while crews searched for the origin. After a lengthy search, crews found some potted plants in the basement that were smoldering as a result of an electrical cord running under them. Crews removed the plants and overhauled the area. Crews were clear within an hour.
