Fire spreads from scrapwood burning to abandoned house woods, Harrison County WV
Firefighters responded to an abandoned house near Joseph Street where a fire started after the homeowner burned scrap wood during demolition. The fire spread toward the nearby woods, and additional calls reported the woods might be on fire as well.
Audio|Source: Harrison County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Joseph Street, Dawson, Mines,
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Structure Fire, Company 11, Inger 41, Engine 71, Engine 71, Engine 81,
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Engine 101, Company 61 EMS,
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has been alerted.
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This incident has been assigned Pack 1,06630.
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614.
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Responding, Joseph Street, Dawson, Mines, 614, 0630.
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A quarter 614, it'll be an abandoned house by the end of Joseph Street.
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The caller was burning scrapwood while tearing down the house.
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The house now caught fire,
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worried it will spread to the woods.
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That's the 521, don't think.
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The only seen 521 is here, 631.
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Headquarters, company 11, engine 41, engine 71,
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engine 81, engine 81, engine 801, are you okay?
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Engine 112, responding,
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Joseph Street, Dawson, Mines, Engine 112, 0633.
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41 momentarily.
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101 momentarily.
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Copy,
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injure 41, 101, 101 momentarily, 0634.
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Deputy Chief 11, responding.
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Responding,
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Joseph Street, Joseph Street,
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Dawson Mine, Deputy Chief 11, 0634.
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Apparatus responding, it'll be abandoned house by the end of Joseph Street, was burning scrapwood while tearing down the house.
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Backside of the house is now on fire where anything will spread to the woods.
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One's lower seed.
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Copy company seven momentarily.
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Copy company seven momentarily, zero six thirty five.
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The headquarters 112.
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Go ahead.
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Another call, Mel was going hunting.
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He thinks the woods may possibly be on fire now too.
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Okay, that's true. Do you have a tacked animals on?
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Oh, fireman, it'll be tack one.
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You have company 741 and 101 responding momentarily.
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Okay, that's true.
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41.2.
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Responding, Joseph Street, engine 41, 0636.
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Tanker 7.
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Responding, Joseph Street, Dawson, Mines, Tanker 7.
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Engine 81 with 2.
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Responding, Joseph Street, Tulsa, Mines,
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engine 81-637.
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Apparach, responding Joseph Street,
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be a bandit house.
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Homeowner was burning scrap wood while tearing down the house.
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The house is now caught fire.
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Yay, what a guy?
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One at one with two.
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Responding engine 101,
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0638.
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Order Zapparice responding Joseph Street took another call,
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fires now getting bigger.
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I'm so sorry.
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Location mentioned:
Joseph St & Co Rte 19/38, West Virginia 26301
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