Active chimney fire at unity township residence, Latrobe PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an active chimney fire at a residence near Meadow Spring Road in Unity Township. There was confirmed smoke and fire in the wood burner and chimney, with concern about a possible blockage in the chimney.
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05:36
Transcript:
00:00
347 Meadow Spring Road, Unity Township for chimney fire, TAC6.
00:08
If that's Chief 114.
00:15
Good.
00:17
Quake no acknowledgement for an engine out-of-way trip, 96% places.
00:24
Okay.
00:26
Six.
00:30
One outstation 26 respond, 301 north third sheets for vehicle accidents and two vehicles, no injuries, TAC10.
00:39
Ninety-one engines approaching.
00:45
One, 14-engine drunken.
00:49
3 feet. 91 engine, Captain 91.
00:53
Just pull right in front of the driveway.
00:55
Uh,
00:58
like a fan to the front door bottom.
01:05
Also, take a chimney kit off of the engine.
01:10
Tanker 114 to command 114.
01:15
114. 114 chief, go ahead.
01:20
Chief,
01:21
do you want us to stage down on Bayton County or do you want us to come over?
01:27
No, call up the engine.
01:34
Breeze.
01:35
Engine 91, Dusty.
01:41
Just staged right there, 91, 11 has command.
01:45
No, we're from Cap 29.
01:49
Captain 29, Houston.
01:53
Oh, 2996, Quillam, the insurg, turn, clearing time.
01:58
10, 4. I don't know if you got the page that we put through you.
02:02
There's a water break in front of your station.
02:07
Yeah, we're aware, thank you.
02:10
Free secret.
02:16
26.
02:22
It's a better area to turn around.
02:29
Agent 33, turn on the Meadow Springs orders.
02:35
Off Beatty.
02:37
Off a baby.
02:40
Off a baby.
02:42
Look behind 114.
02:48
Defender, manpower, tangent 114.
02:52
Behind engine 114, manpower 114.
02:59
Tension 39, approach it,
03:02
behind 33.
03:05
Same order.
03:08
Let's receive.
03:15
Tanker 114, officer.
03:19
10.14. If needed, your closest hydrant is going to be Meadow Spring Road and Eaton Drive.
03:33
Okay, that's true.
03:35
Any other tank or vacant stage at the Unitownship Supervisor building?
03:46
Tanker 91 with 2.
03:53
Last morning, Alan, all additional tankers respondent in Meadow Spring Redder stage at the Unity Township Municipal Building.
04:06
Spornow, Rescue 96, Respond, 347, the Meadow Spring Road, Unity Township for chimney fire, assisting 114-14 on attack 6.
04:15
4-26, being with 2 gun no 11.
04:22
Rescue 26, close location.
04:28
Third and depot.
04:30
Both vehicles are off the roadway across from the old hotel here.
04:38
Ten, four. Squad just called around all set.
04:44
All right, they can go ahead and return.
04:47
Like I said, the vehicles are off the roadway.
04:52
Three feet.
04:53
Squad 26 you clock, direct.
04:56
That's received.
04:57
We're returning.
05:03
Go ahead.
05:08
We get an attic ladder to the interior.
05:14
Yeah, 39 on we're bringing it in.
05:20
Sent the chief.
05:22
This is a wood burner.
05:24
I still have active fire in the burner itself.
05:27
The piping on the flu pulled apart,
05:30
that's what's causing some of the smoke condition.
05:33
So the biggest question is if there's a clog anywhere in the chimney section.
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Location mentioned:
Meadow Spring Rd, Latrobe, PA 15650
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