Fire causes structural collapse at funeral home, Erie County PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm at Schmidt and Son Funeral Home near Wattsburg Road, Pennsylvania. During the incident, a structural collapse occurred inside the building. No injuries or victims were reported. The fire was brought under control with no active flames at the scene.
Audio|Source: Erie County Public Safety
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Bell Valley, engine 922, engine 923, commercial fire alarm,
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near Wattsburg Rd.
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Bell Valley, 922, 923, commercial fire alarm, Schmidt and Son Funeral Home, near Wattsburg Rd.
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Thanks.
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922.
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18 in route to the cement.
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143 command.
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923 is in route. 923 is in route.
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922 and 923 responding.
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Commercial fire line near Wattsburg Rd reported as Zone 11 General.
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Command 1135 approaching one of your words.
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Why 433 is out of water?
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922 and 923 switch to Mill Creek Tack 1 for ops. Gary County from 1201. Go ahead.
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County be advised.
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Waterford 140 is going to be taking over coming in.
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EC 190 operations.
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Got to be 140 with command.
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We have a structural collapse on the inside, no victims.
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Structure collapse to the inside, no victims.
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County Command, what's the status of getting a water supply set up?
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922 from here, Ken.
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2043 is flowing water.
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It's flowing water.
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Good.
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You're on East Talk Group.
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You need to be on South Talk Group.
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Update from somebody on scene, they're reported proper code, no fire.
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We're on scene.
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We'll set to verify and reset.
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It's 193 below. I can do on service.
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Command, we've got a bunch of tankers coming in, the only other engine.
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Not sure if they can't. County departments are unseen yet.
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We've got 4344 on the way.
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The ladder tower 109 from Yuri County.
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There's a bunch of tenders.
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Copy, 92 on scene, 9, 2, 3, and Bellevillian in service. 150, come in.
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150, go ahead.
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93 copies and service going back to dispatch.
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You're going to have operations.
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923.
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Copy, 150 with operations.
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Command, we're going to have to control. We got some firemen still walking all these hot lines.
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Johnny, Echo 2 is out.
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Echo 2. Echo 2.
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Power!
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You know, we've set down 100% out.
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All right, let's see if we can get that taped off around there.
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Johnny, for 287 crew, we're in service prior to arrival.
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Copy, in service for 287.
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The next tanker coming in. I need you to come up to 172.
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This is why 172.
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We're going to have pawns at 143 and 172.
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Status and par check. Okay, in command, 435-1-2. 435. County, we have a total collapse of the initial structure.
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3d3, you guys have far?
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Lightliners charge.
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3D3 have par.
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3D3FAR.
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3D3FAR.
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Copy 172, you have far.
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922 area county.
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172 FMR. Go ahead.
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Copy 143D FMR.
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You have 482 portable 5 with you? Signate 1 just went off.
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Jimmy, they're good.
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172, can you turn down the pressure, please, on this line?
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Copy, both floor.
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172 to command, I'm down to a quarter of a tank.
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123, do you have far?
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Command, Union Shell 135, once seen with full interior crew.
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Copy, get in line, you're going to need your crew up at the structure.
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And once 144 gets out of the way, we need a pond from what the next tanker is up to 172.
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123, come in.
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Dave, I need pressure on the red line.
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From Command all Units out of Park.
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Command 1-4-4.
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Command 1-44.
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Okay,
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922s in service.
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Hey man, we just need people with hooks right now.
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923 in service.
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144. You almost ready to move?
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Correction, 922.
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Once I fill up 143's boost, I'm going to pull up and jump.
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Okay, I gotta get water to 172.
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One 90.
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All right, I was just directly feeding the fire.
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He's still in the sink now.
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Copy 190 for the fire grounds.
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115 at St. Vincent.
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If they can stretch two and a half down, I can feed them both.
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Hey, Dave, the yellow cross lay.
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More pressure.
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109 to command we're approaching.
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Tower 109 is approaching. Command, what do you want?
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Just park out of the way somewhere and send your man power up to the scene and C-150.
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Copy that. County, 109's on location.
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Copy 109.
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County 1138 something.
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1138.
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24 is finished.
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If you're going to get the member of some quarry as well.
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We need more fresher on that road line.
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The 4-4 is empty.
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Anchors in behind 144.
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383 and 3144.
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383144 clears come up to 172 and supply them.
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Wattsburg Rd, Pennsylvania
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