Residential structure fire involving multiple buildings, Saltsburg PA
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a residential fire involving multiple buildings on Church Street in the Tunnelton area of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The fire started in a garage and spread to several structures. Some roads were impassable due to conditions, requiring alternate routes for responders. Water supply and safety measures were managed during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Indiana County Fire Dispatch and Fireground Operations
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06:34
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to go ahead and clear and proceed to the structure fire, Tunnelton.
00:05
290 received 0727.
00:12
Indiana County, 2nd Captain 2.
00:15
290 Captain 2. 2nd, Captain 2.
00:20
What road was impassable to the structure fire?
00:29
Coyntag 3.30 safety for that information.
00:36
Receive County.
00:37
330 safety, 290, Captain 2.
00:41
3.30, Captain, good, 3.30.
00:47
330, what road is impassable to your location coming from 286, Clarksburg area?
00:57
You can make it up Tunnelton Road.
01:00
If not,
01:02
Beatty Hills impassable, take Corksburg Road up to Saltsburg Road and then back onto Tunnelton.
01:09
Recease.
01:16
The 295 from 311, 312 tried to make Beatty Hill, they couldn't make it.
01:26
Cali, 29C, plus one.
01:34
Stations, 270, 160, 180 receive, wind, motor correction, residential structure fire involving several structures.
01:43
41 Church Street, near Church Street, Tunnelton, Fireouts 5.
01:53
County, 29, Street, Firehouse 1.
01:56
29, Chief.
01:59
It's 260 out on anything.
02:05
(name withheld) is for 204.
02:10
77 received.
02:16
72729.
02:18
Stations 270.
02:27
16, 180, respond.
02:30
Presidential Structure Fire.
02:32
41 Church Street, near Church Street, Tunnelton, Fireouts 5.
02:41
31, 311.
02:43
Go ahead.
02:46
Them roads that way are pretty impassable.
02:48
I don't know if you want to try them or not.
02:52
We're going Bell Road, other directions that's unpassable at this time.
03:00
Stations,
03:02
27, 160, 180 respond.
03:05
Presidential Structure Fire, 41 Church Street, Tunnelton,
03:10
Fireout 5.
03:16
27 330 Chief.
03:19
If you're coming 981, take Tunnelton Road.
03:21
I'm plowing up the Allen Road right now and anti-skidding and I'm going to come back out Tunnelton Road with the plow truck.
03:41
You can approach from Bell Road.
03:43
It's a little slippery, but we were able to make it up here.
03:49
As we see, we're turning off to 86 on to Compton Road right now.
03:54
295 from Chief, do not take Tunnelton Road to Baney Hill, go to Bell Road across from the Township building.
04:05
Glad to see you, Chief.
04:14
Station 180, you're acknowledging residential structure fire.
04:19
41 Church Street, near Church Street, Tunnelton Road, 1st Avenue, Township.
04:27
The garage fire extended to several buildings.
04:32
You're acknowledging yours 1732.
04:35
All right, (name withheld).
04:38
Station 180, 1-180-1-10-2.
04:50
Station 180, 180 Lieutenant 2.
04:59
Come down in Baltimore, Hillton, you're gonna need the truffle by the church.
05:02
Come up in there.
05:03
Just walked our tankers kind of blocking the road.
05:05
We're hit a hinder right now, though.
05:06
We should be good on water.
05:10
Copy that.
05:15
330 safety back up over the power lines to your right here inside get out of there back on the hill 330 canton I see them.
05:29
330 canton what pressure do I have in this red line repeat that how much pressure is in my red line?
05:40
I've got 140 right now.
05:43
Do I want to turn it up? I barely have any pressure in this red line.
05:47
All right, red line's sitting about 80.
05:50
Let me get you to 110.
05:53
Go ahead and do it.
06:02
Station 260 respond.
06:04
Fire stand by Station 290.
06:08
Fireout 5.
06:13
60.
06:16
6160. 6160.
06:18
Acknowledge caller, are they requesting air or engine?
06:25
They're requesting your station.
06:32
My permanent.
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Church St, Saltsburg, PA 15681
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