Fire response hindered by water main break at intersection, Branchdale PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an active fire at the intersection of Spruce and Pine streets. Water supply was affected by a nearby water main break, causing challenges in accessing hydrants. Efforts were made to establish water lines and coordinate tanker response to support fire suppression.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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6710. All location, Phil's site is established at Spruce and Pine.
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Copy, Phil. It's established Spruce and Pine, 1110.
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Channel tankers, few in responding.
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Engine 6710 is a full site established at Spruce and Pine, Spruce and Pine Street,
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1110.
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22 to 24-2.
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All right, John.
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I don't see her.
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52 to 3.10.
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Go ahead.
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Looks like we got a line established now. You should be getting water shortly.
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Copy that.
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50-2.
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Gotty from 48.
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41-38.
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41-38. 4138.
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Arriving.
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Arriving 11-1.
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P-23 to 1201.
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419 County.
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419.
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419 is in or out.
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1112, along with 4320, a minorville fire rescue.
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419, call the condition.
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to try and strap out of his pond in case this hydrant there, whatever water you have, send it up. We're trying to set up the secondary here right now going the opposite direction.
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Receive.
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22 to 24-2.
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Yeah, John.
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Lee, you guys in sight.
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I have three guys.
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3.30, 310, 360.
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I'm only about five feet in the front door here.
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Everything looks solid from up there.
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Okay, I wouldn't go any further until we could get something just locked down.
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3.360.
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Go ahead.
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Now it's coming to her two. 50 pounds.
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Go ahead, fifty hills.
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The engine that's on the hill here. Tell them to not charge that line so we swap on 14 here.
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52-3-242.
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The tower and the step-men right now.
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52-3 to 52.
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Go ahead, Mike.
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Yeah, I see water flowing down bottom.
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If you're going to pull humane out of there, why don't we just get that tied back together with the next engine sitting down there?
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Just in case we're going in kind of road.
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Right, so I can see them pulling a gun down bottom there, they got water, so.
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Yeah, I see it. I don't know what's there is a room.
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52-3 from 12-1 are you ready for the water?
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52-3 priority.
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Go ahead.
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Just heard from Blight's water. They have a water main break up on Farswell.
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Not sure how much water we're going to get out of any of these hydrants.
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We may have to move in and grab one in Newtown.
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Copy that. 52, did you hear that? Let's hide them back in and get that water down bottom.
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Exactly.
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12-10, whoever's tied into the 5-inch light coming from the bottom of the hill. Are you ready for water?
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A negative, hold on, one minute.
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And the three, how are we on tankers on? Okay,
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14-4-2-county calling.
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Negative, county.
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242 to 523.
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Go ahead, 242.
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How many pangers showed up so far?
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I can't hold of 1201 to find out.
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Water will be coming to you in about three minutes.
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Copy. Do we have enough tankers or I need to request more?
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Hold on, frame up.
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Location mentioned:
Pine St & Spruce St, Branchdale, PA 17923
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