Fire crews investigate smoke in house with blocked access, Lebanon County PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke report at a residence on Ridge Road. Access was blocked by a fallen tree, which crews cut to reach the house. Crews checked the basement and a bedroom. Smoke stopped after power was turned off.
Audio|Heard on: Lebanon County Fire
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02:35
Transcript:
00:00
It's 557. Piercey, you're heading up the driveway now.
00:04
We got a tree across here too.
00:12
Arriving on scene now.
00:13
If you have to come up, it's going to be up and to the right.
00:17
When you come up around the turn, we need to lay in.
00:23
Do you want us to come up to you and then get situated to lay out from you?
00:29
I don't think you're going to be able to lay out.
00:30
It's really tight back here.
00:36
If you want to send your manpower back, it's not too far of a walk.
00:43
Once we get this tree cut out, we can start doing something else.
00:47
Get up!
00:51
Engine 57, County.
00:53
I'm Fire Girl 3.
00:56
Go ahead, County.
00:59
This time the only units in the field are tanker 57, Tower 58, and engine 5746.
01:05
Do you wish to replace them?
01:08
No need to replace.
01:09
I'll be on scene here.
01:10
We're going to cut a tree up just to get back to the house.
01:14
For my vantage point, I got nothing shown from the exterior.
01:19
Receive.
01:25
Tanker 57 responding, en route.
01:32
House a while.
01:34
Yeah,
01:36
I'm in the house, checking it out, no smoke so far.
01:42
All units on the 57 box, stage on Ridge Road.
01:52
Sir,
01:53
crew back with a gas meter,
01:55
please.
01:58
Engine,
01:59
5711, I'm in the basement.
02:01
I don't see anything.
02:08
Committee from the system 75.
02:13
Go ahead.
02:15
I'll take your investigations group.
02:17
We're investigating the Alpha Bravo Corner bedroom.
02:21
She's reporting a smoke condition and then she turned the power off and it stopped.
02:26
So we'll be looking at there.
02:29
Okay, I've received.
02:31
I have engine 5710 crew of three staging at engine 5711.
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Location mentioned:
Ridge Rd, Pennsylvania 17078
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