House fire with smoke reported on Minnehaha Road, Umatilla County OR
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a house fire on Minnehaha Road with smoke reported and a possible electrical fire in a well. Access was challenging due to driveway layout and safety concerns about potential explosion if the well lid was opened. Water tenders were dispatched to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Umatilla County Public Safety
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05:28
Transcript:
00:00
BC21, a copy en route.
00:02
You're responding to a house on Minnehaha Road.
00:06
They believe it's an electrical fire in a well.
00:14
TV21, continuing RP states that she agreed it's going to explode.
00:18
There is four feet of straw inside around where the fire is.
00:23
They haven't seen flames.
00:24
They're seeing smoke.
00:25
Proceed.
00:29
1929. Good much, and then 23 in route for a lot minute.
00:38
Copy.
00:40
Cp.
00:45
21 from 92.
00:48
Go ahead.
00:53
We're just about to leave them off.
00:55
What do you want to respond?
00:58
Return a Gravitator.
01:04
Copy for returning gravity attenders.
01:05
For returning gravity attenders.
01:09
Mr. Smithman.
01:11
21 on the next one.
01:13
No. 21.
01:19
We've been en route to the fire for about three minutes.
01:21
Will we copy all the traffic?
01:23
Copy.
01:29
This is a nice break.
01:30
Thank you.
01:33
Reddick 22.
01:34
The show us corner of this last call and enraught back the station to grab a water cutter.
01:45
Copy.
01:50
And if you're fresh, 24 for us.
01:55
Chief 24?
01:58
4932, Station 30, do copy.
02:02
10 round to the search for Minnehaha Road.
02:07
4932 from Station 3 on Pendleton 1.
02:09
Go ahead.
02:14
Copy. Copy.
02:15
I messed my portable radio up.
02:17
I have to find the right channels again.
02:19
Thank you.
02:21
Yeah, I'll be in 1931.
02:27
Hi, copy. Break.
02:29
Units responding to Minnehaha Road.
02:32
Your instructions on how to catchway is going to go straight down the driveway, go around to the back, and take the Y.
02:42
It looks like smaller trucks will be able to access it, unknown if larger trucks will be able to get back there.
02:49
They are afraid that if they open up the lid, it's going to explode.
02:53
Also turn out the rollberry's apple sign.
02:56
Units responding to mini-haha continuing.
03:00
RPC there will be fun at the end of the driveway with a flashlight to wave you in.
03:05
Just dash, Watertender 11.
03:08
Watertender 11.
03:10
We went en route a couple minutes ago.
03:13
Copy.
03:14
Just that J.C.881.
03:18
Engine 81. One in route via Paul County.
03:24
In route with a 156.
03:26
Copy.
03:31
D.C.
03:33
21, engine 23.
03:39
Over, Ducy-21.
03:43
Let's turn it down the driveway.
03:44
Do you have orders?
03:51
He's currently on investigating one pole out of the way so you can get up for a minute.
03:55
Okay.
03:56
Breaks dispatch, engine 23.
03:59
Engine 23. Engine 23.
04:02
Okay.
04:06
Copy.
04:11
Contact one.
04:12
We do have a cover smoking with a, it looks like a well.
04:16
I've got a water can.
04:18
Age 23, let's pull a line around here when you get on to him.
04:22
23, copy.
04:24
Just much hobby.
04:27
Ready for water.
04:33
Copy seven by one.
04:39
Water's coming.
04:45
We can't handle you and control.
05:00
I see Chief A1, Check 1.
05:09
Last unit, go ahead.
05:15
So this is Boardman Chief 81.
05:17
Can you find out from the Incident Commander if he needs my engine to continue?
05:22
Copy, B.C. 21,
05:24
please pull audio traffic.
05:26
Copy all other units be canceled.
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Location mentioned:
Minnehaha Rd, Oregon 97838
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