Garage fire with pesticides in senator township, Jefferson County PA
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Fire & ArsonA garage fire occurred near Gainesville Road in Senator Township. The structure contained pesticides, and fire crews responded with exterior operations only to contain the fire. There was minor fire spread into nearby woods. Firefighters used breathing apparatus due to pesticide presence. Additional hazmat support was considered due to runoff concerns.
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05:33
Transcript:
00:00
Re-alerting squad 22, Quinn 22, Station 23 on the garage fire near Gainesville Road, Snyder Township, and 36.
00:12
This is 33 firefighter bar lane.
00:15
There is minor firebacker around the back to structure.
00:19
You say you do have firepoint up into the woods?
00:24
Very little, it's moving very slow.
00:28
We're not going to worry about it, we're going to constitute on the structure for now.
00:36
Assistant Attorney Traylor.
00:43
Received.
00:46
Player assistant 33.
00:53
Player at this time, I have water supply established, I have two handlines off from fighting the fire.
00:59
That's receipt.
01:04
There'll be no interior operation, so no part checks will be needed.
01:11
That's receipt.
01:15
36 responding.
01:21
436 at 1036,
01:24
529, Crawford Avenue.
01:26
Crossage are going to be Salt 6th Street, South 6th Street, 68 your middle having difficulty breathing.
01:35
That's your lung problems.
01:41
Ground units,
01:43
all fire ground units,
01:45
put your breathing apparatus on while you're fighting fire.
01:49
Put your breathing apparatus on.
01:51
There's a massive amount of pesticide in this building.
01:58
So let's 136 one seat.
02:02
Let's proceed.
02:04
The alert tone and tell all these guys they need to have breathing apparatus on as they come in.
02:16
All units on the garage fire, make sure you have your breathing apparatus on.
02:20
There's pesticides inside the structure.
02:22
All units breathing apparatus on. All units breathing apparatus on.
02:32
Boy, this is assistant 33.
02:34
Go ahead.
02:36
Just advising, you have Huntingdon Engine 22, Huntingdon Quint 1 on the road as well, nothing out of 23.
02:44
Receive. Everything to scene.
02:58
Well, a 23 unit cut.
03:01
We're in for 20-printing around.
03:06
Regional.
03:13
We're going to move that engine up, so you'll be able to move up.
03:17
I'll be able to move up.
03:20
I'll see you.
03:22
232 to assist in 232.
03:31
Deputy 33 is spawning.
03:44
Radio five for outside.
03:47
Receive.
03:57
321 Blair, what's our operation trail for this?
04:02
That's regional fire.
04:06
Thank you, sir.
04:09
Thank you, sir.
04:31
What's Mark Engine, if you can?
04:34
Guys, get off that road, get up here, please.
04:41
Copy that.
04:44
There's a parker up here you can get in.
04:55
Good.
04:58
Can you see if 300 or the deputy from the hazmat, if they have any interest in coming to this?
05:09
I know we have a couple hundred gallons of pets aside in the building.
05:13
It's running off down Gate Hill Road.
05:18
Just see what their opinion on it is, if they need to respond or not.
05:23
That's received, standby.
05:29
33, deputy 33 on the scene.
05:32
That's received 1046.
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Snyder Township, PA
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