Garage fire with propane and gasoline hazards in Pennsylvania, Erie County PA
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Fire & ArsonA garage fire occurred near Hopton Hill Road, Pennsylvania, involving multiple fire departments. The fire posed hazards including a propane tank and gasoline stored in the garage, located about 20 feet from the house.
Audio|Heard on: Erie County Fire and EMS
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07:25
Transcript:
00:00
Westwood, second tap, start fire.
00:08
County is not a second tap.
00:10
Can you go ahead and do a second alarm, please?
00:14
Time for a second alarm.
00:20
Hill Village, Coolos,
00:23
Greenfield,
00:24
(name withheld),
00:25
Corrie, Corrie,
00:27
Assistant to Wattsburg, Start Fire.
00:30
Mill Village, Cool O's, Greenfield,
00:34
Elgin Bieber Dam,
00:36
Corey,
00:37
Assistant to Wattsburg, stretch fire.
00:44
County, stage 14.
00:49
Working good.
00:53
They want an engine or a tanker?
01:00
There's time, it is one engine and one tanker.
01:04
Gabby.
01:05
Gabby.
01:10
City for an additional ladder.
01:12
No village for a tanker.
01:14
Cool hose for one tank.
01:15
Correction, cool hose, two tankers, one engine.
01:18
Greenfield for a tanker and an engine.
01:20
Belton Beaver Dam for a tanker.
01:22
Corey for a Whig.
01:23
Assist Wattsburg, Karachfire, (number withheld) Hopton Hill Road.
01:29
Union City for an additional ladder, Mill Village for a tank, cool hose for one tank, correction cool hose, two tankers, one engine,
01:37
Greenfield for a tanker and an engine, Belgian Beaver Dam for a tanker, Corey for a break, Assist Wattsburg, garage fire, (number withheld) Hopton Hill Road.
01:50
1113 to...
01:52
113, go ahead.
01:55
113, go ahead.
01:57
The command wants a ladder or a tanker?
02:03
Your original was one tanker and one engine.
02:07
Second alarm[1] is calling for a ladder.
02:11
Your original was one tanker and one engine.
02:16
Second alarm[1] is calling for a ladder.
02:19
County,
02:21
Station 113 can go ahead and bring a tanker, an engine and a tanker, no ladder.
02:28
Copy that 113, you copy direct.
02:32
Copy that 113, you copy direct.
02:36
Copy that, copy that, copy that.
02:39
Ten copies for a rate.
02:42
Ten,
02:44
ten. Ten.
02:46
Two of all one to the station.
02:52
Tens 109.
02:54
12-1.
02:56
109, responding.
02:58
130 to the station.
03:01
109, you're responding.
03:03
A-L.S. Party.
03:06
130. Party, one response.
03:11
(number withheld) East 13, Apartment 1.
03:13
Correct.
03:14
It's going to be a party two, stay away from the same.
03:20
County 120 responding.
03:23
One 20, opt-on, South County Fire Type 1.
03:26
Area 9-6-2.
03:29
Go ahead.
03:33
Ten seconds, top, time for Witt.
03:38
Top and second, tap, time for the RIT[2].
03:43
Operation 170, Clear Nightingale.
03:46
117. Postal.
03:50
Corey,
03:52
who needs it for the rip?
03:53
Sir, after fire.
03:55
County, 120 responding.
03:57
Copy 120.
03:58
Johnny, you're still 1135 around.
04:04
So let's go to south pack one.
04:06
1135 around.
04:12
Corey, second tap.
04:15
Staff needed for the rig.
04:16
System Bonsberg.
04:18
Crossfire, (number withheld) safe, positive, no less.
04:38
The 90 Paramedic Intercept Party 2 response fire standvices to Wattsburg (number withheld) Hopton Hill Road Super Sheriff's fire
04:50
14-0-0.
04:54
Operations 109, you're clear for the same, 109, you're clear for the same, 109, you're clear for the same.
04:59
Copy,
05:00
got me, got me.
05:01
14,
05:04
go ahead.
05:05
Check-execute.
05:07
County 140.
05:09
I'm on scene. I got a working fire.
05:11
Positive.
05:13
Copy on scene.
05:14
Copy 140 on scene.
05:18
Working fire.
05:19
I'll be advised.
05:20
You did mention there was a propane tank there and some gasoline in the garage.
05:25
And forth's about 20 feet from the house.
05:34
125 is the route 740 Gordervynes.
05:43
120 oh one 1010 from station 12 go ahead orders are one orders are one tankers.
06:03
County, if needed, we have an engine crew.
06:10
10-4[3]. One a yes, one.
06:17
County, 187 is dropping out the T's and the residents.
06:25
One-90, you're responding.
06:27
Paramedic Intercept Party to response to Hista-Wadsburg.
06:31
Structure fire, (number withheld) Hopton Hill Road.
06:36
170 is on location.
06:39
Copy that 187.
06:42
170 on 10.
06:47
There's a propane tank, 500-gallon tank about 10 yards behind the garage.
06:56
187, here you're 10.
06:59
Go ahead, county.
07:03
Just confirming, are you going to continue on to the structure fire?
07:06
ETI sent in a medical only.
07:13
We dropped our personnel at the structure fire and are heading to the station to get the engine.
07:22
Copy now, we'll get a transportable drone from mutual aid.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Second alarm: Upgraded fire response level requesting additional companies/resources beyond the initial assignment
[2]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team (firefighter rescue team)
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative / Message received
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