Smoke report near church turns out to be boiler steam, Waynesboro PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a report of smoke near St. Andrew's Church and North Broad was investigated. Fire units found no fire; the smoke was steam from a boiler. The scene was cleared after verification.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin County Fire Operations
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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
This is Chief 5, 24.
00:07
24-2 to the Chief, keep coming up,
00:10
past the engine two there.
00:16
This is Chief 5 to Command 24.
00:22
Go ahead for command.
00:24
All right, Chief, we've driven to the top of North Broad,
00:28
and we've walked to the top of North Broad.
00:31
Talk to neighbors and there's no sign of anything up here.
00:39
Copy.
00:41
Command to Assistant Chief, too.
00:45
St. Andrew's is also clear, nothing up here.
00:53
Very good.
00:55
Command 24 to Franklin.
00:57
We're going to hold engine 242, 21 and truck 2.
01:06
He replaced the remainder of the balance and service.
01:10
We're going to chalk this up to a good intent.
01:16
All units do-in respondent in a 24-1 box.
01:19
Command 24 holding engine 242, engine 2, 1, and truck 2, remaining used place in the service, 1932.
01:30
Frank, come on 1914, we're on the team and available.
01:34
Squad 19, 1932.
01:41
Washington County Rescue Engine 1 is in the service.
01:45
Washington Rescue Engine 911, 1933.
01:53
Franklin, Command 24.
01:56
Go ahead, Franklin.
02:00
Fire Police at 255 is requesting you or somebody to come to Main and North Broad.
02:07
They have steam coming from St.
02:09
Andrew's Church Day.
02:10
I think that may be what it is.
02:17
Copy.
02:19
Engine 24 to keep 24.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
Are you good talking this up to good intent? We can clear the three remaining units.
02:35
I'm checking the church and school now and it looks,
02:40
it's just smoke coming from the boiler.
02:46
Okay,
02:47
I'll go ahead and let two go up here where we're at.
02:56
G-224 to Franklin.
03:04
If we do have a significant amount of steam coming out of the steam pipe for the boiler at St.
03:10
Andrews,
03:11
we're going to assume that that's what the caller saw.
03:18
Okay, 1938.
03:24
We're going to go ahead and release all units, clear the channel.
03:28
Thank you for your assistance.
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Location mentioned:
N Broad St, Waynesboro, PA 17268
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