Controlled burn mistaken for wildfire on Route 6

Heard on: Potter and McKean County Fire and EMS

02:04

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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McKean County Fire Department, 48 box 48-03, Ulysses Township,

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(number withheld) Route 6 West for wildfire.

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Department 48, box 48-03, Eulalia Township, (number withheld) Route 6 West for a wildfire.

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1131.

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Two hundred and forty-eight responding.

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Tag county 200 and forty-eight.

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Behind (number withheld) US Route 6 West, it's burning.

00:55

It's into the wood line, heading east and it's spreading.

01:05

Also stated that there is nothing threatening

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the fire.

01:14

Three standing by.

01:19

4620.

01:21

I'm on scene.

01:22

Can you notify Chief 48 that this is a controlled burn? If he wants to hold in quarters and come verify for himself.

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10-4, 4620, I'm 36.

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Hold your department in quarters.

01:55

McKean County Two, all department 48 units responding.

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Eulalia Township for the wildfire.

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Recall on the orders of Car 4620, controlled burn 1135.

2026-10-07 15:31 UTC

Wildfire

US-6, Coudersport, PA 16915

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported wildfire behind a location near Route 6 West in Ulysses and Eulalia townships. A unit on scene later reported it was a controlled burn, and responding units were recalled to their stations.

Controlled burn mistaken for wildfire on Route 6

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