Generator smoking on back porch at Parkwood Road home

Heard on: Indiana County Fire Dispatch and Fireground Operations

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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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One hundred chief, you are responding for possible generator fire.

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(number withheld) Parkwood Road, cross streets Laurel Road, Anthony Run Road, Armstrong Township.

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Be general, correction generator on the back porch.

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Smoking, making strange noise, is fueled by natural gas.

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Lights are to be flickering.

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Caller stated it does smell hot.

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You are around twenty-three forty-seven.

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Tower 50, engine tanker 50.

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County 100 central acknowledges.

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100 central, you're acknowledging possible.

00:57

(number withheld) Parkwood Road, cross streets Laurel Road, Anthony Run Road, Armstrong Township.

01:04

The generator on the back porch smoking, smells hot, making a strange noise.

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Is being fueled by natural gas.

01:13

Does not see any fire.

01:15

Stated lights in the house are flickering.

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You're acknowledging.

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2349.

7/27/2026 08:47 PM

Fire

Parkwood Rd, Indiana, PA 15701

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 home near Parkwood Road in Armstrong Township for a possible generator fire on a back porch. The caller reported the generator was smoking, smelled hot, made strange noises, and was fueled by natural gas, with lights in the house flickering but no visible flames.