Large building fire with propane tanks venting near Oak Street, Kulpmont PA
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Fire & ArsonMultiple fire units responded to a large building fire near 14th and Oak Streets in Kulpmont, involving propane tanks venting. Firefighters set up hydrants and heavy water streams to control the fire, and a manpower pool was established at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Northumberland County Fire and EMS
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07:38
Transcript:
00:00
The jury command will pass Walmart orders.
00:07
Truck 32,
00:09
come down Tresford Street Street.
00:14
to 13th, or correction 14th Street,
00:18
try to make the right on a 14th Street get to the rear of the structure,
00:22
set up for elevated master's trim.
00:26
AT 111-11 to command, we are passing one word as well.
00:30
Lieutenant 21 to command.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:36
Just letting you know you have one propane tank venting right now and you have another one to the left structure getting ready to go off.
00:45
We're going to hit this with a deck gun once we get a water supply going.
00:50
Okay, yeah, just get everything with the deck on.
00:52
We need heavy water right now.
00:56
Copy.
00:59
Thank you, 11th command.
01:00
We are coming into Colmont.
01:05
What's nice?
01:13
The engine 21st.
01:15
I think so.
01:20
Andrew 111-11, your orders, we are in Coltmont.
01:26
Make your way down to 15th and Scott.
01:29
Pull in behind engine 2, say here Matt Power forward.
01:37
Commandant-Dicts-11.
01:39
Go ahead, Dylan.
01:45
We're just coming in a barrel barrow right behind 62.
01:51
Okay, you guys are proceeding from 15th Street, just come up to Scott Street.
01:57
Stay as close as soon as you can.
01:59
Staying around power cord.
02:02
Okay,
02:04
ma'am. Command County.
02:09
One month command,
02:11
county.
02:13
Good.
02:15
Do you see 131 unseen anywhere? I have the emergency call come on my screen, and I'm not getting an answer on primary.
02:23
No, they're not here yet.
02:30
County Safety 203 on primary.
02:33
Good.
02:35
Contact the streaky part, and tell them to get out here with salt.
02:40
The emergency radio call from your truck.
02:43
Is everyone okay?
02:48
Send for, we're all okay.
02:52
21 from 20, how's your pressure?
02:59
Brian, do you want to pressurize it? I got 50 pounds.
03:04
Drive.
03:12
Marcia, we're passing Walmart, any specific direction for us.
03:17
Agent 2, the hydrant, open hydrant.
03:27
Water.
03:29
21, how's your pressure?
03:37
Pass the fire scene,
03:39
head down to 10th Street,
03:42
come from 10th Street to Scott,
03:45
and just come up to the scene, you'll be coming down Scott the wrong way, just come up that way.
03:50
You can get as close as you can to the scene.
03:54
Receive, 10th Scott, wrong way.
04:00
Chief 41, now this point.
04:03
Go ahead.
04:06
Counties, Matt.
04:09
Go ahead.
04:12
Just make an announcement that all-manpower is side A so we can set up a mad power full.
04:26
Thanks for all units responding and on scene of 200 Buck Street.
04:30
Per command, all units respond and report to side A for the mannpool,
04:36
0938.
04:39
County Safety 203.
04:46
Safety 203.
04:48
Go ahead.
04:50
Attack P.P.
04:51
and Lpound to drop the grid.
04:54
939.
04:59
G20 for PAPS at 20.
05:01
Correct. The G.21, Path of 20.
05:03
Pressurized that if you care.
05:06
County Comlock Command.
05:09
Go ahead.
05:11
Evacuate the main structure.
05:20
All units in the main structure evacuate, all units in the main structure evacuate, all units in the main structure you evacuate for command, 0939.
05:31
And from Portable 21.
05:37
Go ahead.
05:42
You have fire.
05:45
They're like maybe it's going to be your Bravo 2, and Bravo 3,
05:51
Division's 1 and 2, you're going to have direct friend and position on your Bravo 4 in about a second if they don't put water on it.
06:03
It's a true, charge Newark for one!
06:08
NG20, shut down the monitor.
06:16
NG20, shut down the monitor.
06:20
Good call.
06:25
Man from County.
06:28
Sorry.
06:29
As of now, I have one seven responding as R-rit.
06:33
That's the only one that got out.
06:34
Google has nothing.
06:38
Okay, keep replacing them.
06:41
We need an additional rate here.
06:42
Give me at least two wristings.
06:44
Also, put the third alarm on standby.
06:48
Gave, 0-941.
06:52
County ladder 294, arriving.
06:56
941.
07:01
221.
07:02
Charge that 400 footer.
07:09
Honor to an engine tube.
07:10
You can bump my pressure up to the ladder truck a little bit.
07:14
Engine tour in a chief tube tube.
07:35
Command, Chiefs, Terry.
07:36
Just be aware, 32 is unable to make the allegations.
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