Wildfire on mountainside near Bumbarger Drive in Clearfield, Clearfield County PA
WildfireA wildfire is ongoing on the mountainside near Bumbarger Drive in Clearfield County. Smoke is visible, and responders have difficulty accessing the fire site. Multiple fire and rescue units are responding, and they plan to use nearby railroad tracks for access. It is confirmed that no trains will be passing through the area during the operation.
Audio|Source: Clearfield County Fire and EMS
05:50
Transcript:
00:00
Six and seventeen twenty.
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Good.
00:02
What side of the river are you on? Your side.
00:06
I'm up at the last house on Bumbarger Drive with Brush 21.
00:10
That's where I still have not made access to it yet.
00:13
I'm trekking along the side of the mountain and I lost it in a tree where I did see smoke, but...
00:20
Yeah, Dan, I got a pretty good smoke call on like the team to solve the mountain here.
00:43
Rush 20, Deputy 20.
00:44
Come back, Bombarder Drive to the end.
00:48
Clearful, Deputy 20.
00:49
Go ahead and start UTV 19.
00:50
After street.
00:51
Getting ready to request them their best access might be the track.
00:56
Give me about five more minutes to get down this mountain.
00:58
Clear forward at the tanker, 17,
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Austin. I just tanker 17.
01:02
I just tanker 17 to a system 17.
01:04
Do you want to stay just a track?
01:06
Based there,
01:07
I'm about three-quarters of the way down the mountain.
01:09
I can see it's smoke.
01:10
It's having a hard time getting to it.
01:12
It's all.
01:13
Clearful Deputy 20.
01:14
Deputy 20.
01:18
Go ahead, page for Center Brush 17.
01:21
Have them access Trader Drive off of the Earth Germania Road.
01:24
If you can find any access from that way.
01:26
Open up.
01:27
Dane, I don't know how close you are, but this thing looks like it's picking up some steam from up here.
01:31
I'm almost...
01:32
Plysmobile.
01:33
We're supposed to be a second.
01:35
Assistant 17.
01:36
The U.S. Did you seem to be nice and get off?
01:40
Not yet, they're due for page now.
01:43
They're back back that there's going to be the railroad track.
01:46
It's along the side of the river.
01:48
Copy that. Clearfield, Rescue 17 is on team.
01:50
Rescue 17 on tape.
01:51
Clear for County Box 20B outside fire, near Bumbarger Drive, utility 19 still due.
02:06
Assistant 17, engine tank is 17.
02:09
Go ahead.
02:10
We're going to access the tracks, you better call Fleet and let them know that we need to check for access on the track.
02:16
Clearfield deputies for any contact RJ Corman, find out if any trains are coming through and tell them we're going to be using tracks through the wildfire.
02:23
We already contact him no trains coming through today.
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Location mentioned:
Bumbarger Dr, Covington Township, PA 16836
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