Fire crews respond to smoke from chimney fire in empty house, New Salem Borough PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a possible chimney fire at a residence near East Main Street in Menallen Township. The house was filled with smoke, no one was home, and force entry was considered necessary to address the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Fayette County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
County Pointe Chief.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:06
Can activate my station, just my station, for a possible chimney fire, near East Main, in New Salem.
00:15
Thank you.
00:23
Just activate us for now.
00:25
Thank you.
00:33
County for Crown Chief.
00:37
Go ahead.
00:39
It's Presidents Needs in West Virginia and there's no way to get in.
00:43
You may want to get state police next room here, to force entry to the house.
00:50
Received.
00:55
We haven't known police hall.
00:56
We're going to send them.
00:59
All right, ten four.
01:00
Okay.
01:06
We have by near East Main, Manallan Township, received a call from 29 Chief reporting a possible chimney fire,
01:16
stated that there's nobody home, might need forced entry.
01:22
7-4.
01:29
Near East Main and Manallan for in-house call or possible chimney fire.
01:41
I'm 29 assistant, I'm in service.
01:43
I'll have lost first station.
01:47
Receive.
01:52
What's lost, too?
01:57
FD.O9. Jimmy, good, nine.
02:04
29, it'll be on nine.
02:08
Hey, just wait for somebody because I have to have masks go ahead, it's full of smoke.
02:14
Alright, I just started the truck up, I'll wait.
02:21
Okay, 20-9, Chief.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
Give me 18 here, too.
02:28
I got entry in the house, the house is full of smoke.
02:34
I do. I do.
02:35
State County can put 29 engine in service.
02:52
Thank you for 29th to near East Main in an house hall for station 29 revising possible chimney fire.
03:00
29 should revising the house full of smoke, FD9.
03:09
29 assistant from Chief.
03:16
Go ahead.
03:19
I acknowledge for Station 18.
03:20
I got personnel around this station.
03:25
Receive.
03:28
Town 18, Chief.
03:30
I'll be indirect.
03:33
Free Chief, FD9.
03:39
15 Chiefs from N-O-9.
03:45
29 engines from 29, Chief.
03:52
Sheriff, 5, Sheriff 45.
03:58
5.
04:00
6-6-4-1-2.
04:03
Sir Defendant (name withheld).
04:18
Copy, 15-0-1.
04:20
Okay, 301. All right,
04:27
careful.
04:36
Richie, I'm Tawson, Jeffrey's Crossing now.
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I'll be there in a few.
04:40
Alright, he ain't going over, just smoking the whole house up.
04:47
Alright, bro.
04:52
When you're on engine from Chief.
04:58
Hey, Chief.
05:01
I'm going to need somebody to put a mask on and we're going to need some ventilation to get in there.
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Location mentioned:
E Main St, New Salem, PA 15468
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