Residential structure fire in East Huntingdon Township, Ruffs Dale PA
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Fire & ArsonThere was a residential structure fire near Dillinger Drive in East Huntingdon Township. Multiple fire departments responded and worked to establish water supply to fight the fire. Fire units coordinated to manage the situation and set up staging areas near the elementary school on Ruffsdale Road.
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07:52
Transcript:
00:00
Command 74 from Portable.
00:07
Near Dillinger Drive, East Huntingdon Township.
00:10
Working house fire system 74 attack three.
00:18
Plan 74 from portable.
00:20
Go ahead.
00:22
I'd rather bring an engine out of Alpertain or go get the tanker.
00:26
Jimmy is a tanker and just standby on Ruffsdale Road for now so I figure out how I want to run water supply.
00:35
Great safe.
00:41
Okay.
00:45
Sly five we know, I'll just...
00:48
Tax three.
00:54
Dispatch fan 74.
01:00
Good.
01:04
We're filling for RIT.
01:05
Rescue 104 is in-round short staffed.
01:07
They requested additional.
01:11
Yeah, go ahead, Phil.
01:14
Sarge Line.
01:19
Rock 82.
01:22
Rescue 32 for rapid intervention, respond.
01:25
Near Dillinger Drive, East Huntington Township.
01:28
For working house fire assisting 74 on TAC 3.
01:36
Diff Fetch engine 38-2 is in with a crew of 3.
01:41
10-4[1].
01:46
Truck 58 will be in with 3.
01:49
Truck 58, 10-4[1].
01:55
Rescue, bump up, bump up, pressure.
02:03
74 command from 26 engine.
02:08
Okay, 26.
02:11
Alright, we'll be coming into Rostale shortly off.
02:14
We'll be standing Ruffsdale Road.
02:17
Once we cross over the tracks, how far up is that plug?
02:24
About 300 yards, maybe.
02:30
Rescue, I need some more pressure.
02:38
26, the plug is going to be past the scene,
02:42
probably 150 yards.
02:49
Okay, so we gotta go past Dillinger,
02:52
up to the plug, turn around and bring it back.
02:55
That's what you're saying.
02:58
That's affirmative unless somebody comes from that side.
03:03
Okay.
03:09
Truck 25 is en route.
03:13
Truck 25. Truck 25.
03:18
Command from assistance 50.
03:20
You do have engine 382 coming from that way.
03:27
First, I think an injured en route.
03:31
Engine 19.
03:37
All 48 units will be clear to the interstate.
03:47
I'm ready to press Pampas transit that would be planning for you may run down of the unit please.
03:56
truck 25 engine 32 truck 58 engine 38 tower 38 engine 19 and rescue 104 all in row.
04:07
okay thanks.
04:11
All 788, time for.
04:12
Command from Tower 38, we're on Church Street now.
04:15
We're about to turn left on Dillinger.
04:18
Stop up Rostell Road like you're heading towards Huntington Village stage there and walk down through the yard to the back of the since then.
04:29
Repeat, you want us to stay on Rustdale Road and walk down?
04:33
Yeah, don't come back the lane because it's pretty tight.
04:38
I'm here for her.
04:41
A man from 26 engine, we just came up Ruffsdale Road here.
04:45
We passed Miller.
04:47
Where's this plug?
04:52
Man, I'm down to less of a quarter tag here.
04:58
All right, 26, change of plans.
05:00
Come to the intersection of Rostell and Dillinger.
05:03
Leave me a line right there and then just come back to the incident.
05:06
I'll get it all the way back to my route.
05:13
At 26,000, you want us to drop the line at Dillinger and Rostell, come back in.
05:20
Alright, take up the line in peace.
05:28
Come out, guys, you're back, quick surprise right now, guys, you're back quick surprise right now.
05:36
All right, dispatch, I'm going to keep 74, 38,
05:41
2658, all other units can level on stage and Ruffsdale at the old floor.
05:51
754, can you repeat?
05:56
7458, 26, and 38 units can come to the scene.
06:02
All other units that might be on the road have them level one stage at the old bar in Roscoe, near the elementary school.
06:11
Do you want to clarify that?
06:16
Yeah, park your apparatus near the elementary school and stage there.
06:22
Okay, thanks.
06:24
Tanker 74 in short.
06:31
We're leaving the line out here at Rostell, breaking it back.
06:39
Engine 382 is approaching scene requesting order.
06:44
The stage on Rostell Road and bring your crew down through the back yard.
06:52
Tanker 74, there's going to be a line at Ruffsdale Road and Dillinger Lane, the 26th blade.
06:58
Just hook up to that and provide me water supply, please.
07:06
Tanker copy.
07:12
Okay.
07:13
One engine from 37 into 38.
07:18
Okay.
07:24
Plains responding near Dillinger Drive East Huntington.
07:28
Mayor requests all units with the exception of 74, 58, 26, and 38.
07:32
Stage on Ruffsdale road at the elementary school.
07:45
6 means Rusty 74.
07:48
I got a 5 inch laid out to where you can hook into the feed me.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Dillinger Dr, Ruffs Dale, PA 15679
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