Firefighters respond to railcar fire near Selkirk, Selkirk NY
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters and police responded to a fire involving a railcar near Selkirk, New York. They coordinated access to hydrants, tanker placement, and entry routes to manage the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Bethlehem Public Safety
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04:36
Transcript:
00:00
So caller stated that it's the same as earlier.
00:10
20-06, that it's 2901.
00:16
2906, that's 2901.
00:21
26?
00:24
Are you just using a ladder for this?
00:30
Have you the ladder, if they can get us close enough to the hydrant.
00:38
Okay,
00:39
we'll roll the engine from here.
00:41
Yeah,
00:44
don't get a tank around.
00:55
Part control, 2927, route crew, 4A's.
01:04
1924.
01:10
2951, fire control, I'm on the way as well.
01:20
29708, 2901, how would you like us to approach?
01:25
You can come in through the home be the best way to come in.
01:32
Go ahead, come off South Albany with Peter.
01:36
We're coming down 32, you can come in 32 entrance up there by Stewart's, working way in that way, if you know how to get in.
01:52
12928 the crew of five with four interior thank you thank you twenty eight twenty new through the crew of five with four interiors twenty twenty six
02:16
Fire control, I'm out in the area.
02:18
I've got to locate this car.
02:23
Excuse 1922.
02:30
03, have you been able to find this railcar that's on fire?
02:36
Only one of their people there bringing it to the location.
02:41
Got it.
02:48
We're going through the hump here.
02:51
Come through the hump, make a run.
03:00
You got to see a water tanker sitting,
03:04
you're going to stay to, you're going to go to the right when you get to that fort.
03:07
You'll see my lights up here.
03:11
Copy that.
03:16
Locate us a hydrant, right where we are, there's no hydrant area.
03:25
2928, the fire controllers can show us out in the area.
03:33
Stop right where you are.
03:34
We're going to be right where we were earlier today.
03:36
They're going to move it down to us.
03:45
Out in the area.
03:51
Team 31.
03:54
Just doing 84 for control.
03:56
I'll make by where that water tanker is.
03:57
That's where we're going to give push to if we can.
04:01
Okay.
04:12
So I assume same as earlier,
04:15
right next to it and put the ladder over it.
04:19
The railcar is going to be closer to where the roadway was, you're not going to go in.
04:24
I don't believe you're going to go into that inside area.
04:26
Should be all running probably like a hundred foot line and feed you water.
04:33
I copy that.
04:34
We're also coming down the center right now.
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Selkirk, NY 12158
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