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Structure fire on south high street behind courthouseElkins WV

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S High St, Elkins, WV 26241

Firefighters responded to a structure fire behind the courthouse on South High Street in Elkins, West Virginia. Flames were visible coming from the second floor of the building. Fire crews and law enforcement were on scene addressing the fire.

Audio|Heard on: Tygart Valley Fire
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Station 4, Station 3, Station 2, Company 7, standby for turns, High Street, Philippine, Structure Fire.
00:26
Station 4, Station 3, Station 2, Company 7 respond, the High Street behind the courthouse, structure fire, flame showing from second floor, 1146.
00:35
The FEC-4-Warver, what was inside of us?
00:40
12 of ice structure fire on High Street, fire showing from second floor.
00:45
Okay.
00:54
Robert 24 is responding.
00:59
Responding, 1149, responding area south-by street behind the courthouse, trucker fronter, law enforcement on scene above thing.
01:05
All right on the second floor.
01:10
That received.
01:18
Station three, call the good page, waiting on a crew.
01:27
350 and station 3, I'm coming up by 8-2.
01:32
You're dropping.
01:40
Barber, again 33, Rich Pondon.
01:44
Responding 1150, South High Street behind the courthouse in Philadelphia.
01:48
You truck fire, law enforcement device fire showing on the second floor.
01:55
My only topic.
02:02
Forty-22 is Swanee.
02:05
Swarney 1151, South High Street behind the courthouse.
02:10
Law enforcement on Tivvise,
02:11
fire train from the second floor of the building.
02:19
Aye, proceed.
02:24
117.
02:28
172. 172.
02:36
11502, responding south high street behind the courthouse in Bill D.
02:40
Perfect truck fire.
02:46
When you get up here, the fire's on the second floor, we can hook straight to the hydrant.
02:51
That's a seat.
02:58
I want to read through the tower.
03:01
That's just safe.
03:05
Truck 4 is responding, Barbara.
03:07
Can I get the best access to this?
03:15
42 is on the scene with a working fire[1], G4 S command.
03:21
I'm off you on this three.
Police codes explained
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[1]
working fire: Confirmed active fire requiring full assignment and operations

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S High St, Elkins, WV 26241

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