Building fire reported near Pitney Rd, Lancaster PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible building fire near Pitney Road in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster. Multiple firefighting units, including engines, squads, rescue and ladder companies, were dispatched to a large two-story commercial building described as a wedding venue. The incident involved coordinated operations at the scene and references to command being established and communications among multiple responding units.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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03:7
Transcript:
00:00
East Lampeter Township, near Pitney Road.
00:04
Building.
00:06
County pumper tractor 35 available.
00:09
Pumper tanker 35 okay.
00:12
County tanker 62 available and then Pitney Road.
00:19
Okay.
00:22
County Intermediate 17-1 arriving Reading Hospital.
00:27
Intermediate 17-1, okay.
00:32
County from Tanker Pumper Tanker 29, you can add us onto the hit and your right box.
00:37
Ladder 2043.
00:40
Ladder 204, okay.
00:43
Pumper tanker 39 is available.
00:46
Pumper tanker 39, okay.
00:48
Pumper tanker 29, you can add us onto the Sydney right box.
00:52
Okay.
00:54
Engine 63-4.
00:57
East Lampeter Township, near Pitney Road.
01:01
A building.
01:02
Engine 63, Squad 62, Engine 64-3, Rescue 48, Squad 54, Ladder 204, Ops 8 for the fire ground 1312.
01:12
Got it, Command 4.
01:17
Back. Command 40.
01:20
Command 44 from county.
01:22
Command 44.
01:26
There's another activation of emergency activation for squad 44-1, seat number one.
01:32
Okay.
01:35
Rescue 42 to the roll.
01:39
Rescue 42, okay.
01:42
Rescue 48, rounds.
01:45
Rescue 48, okay.
01:47
Ladder 42 available.
01:50
Ladder 42, okay.
01:54
472 is available.
01:57
472, okay.
02:02
Pump protector 52, okay.
02:05
County squad 3 is returning from the 44 box, sliding on to the 63 box.
02:14
Copy.
02:16
County command 44.
02:20
Command 44?
02:23
We reset activation and should be reset.
02:28
Okay.
02:30
Oh, you're coming in through the dog ladder.
02:32
Hold on. Correct.
02:35
163, are you going off the right main road or are you going to run through the dot lot?
02:39
We're going down the main drive right now.
02:46
Engine 63 from split plate from the DOT parking lot in.
02:51
County Tower 63 on scene, we'll be passing command.
02:55
Tower 63, okay.
02:58
Captain 63 on scene with command.
03:01
Two-story large commercial wedding venue.
03:06
Captain 63, okay.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Pitney Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602
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