Smoke reported near Arlington Avenue caused by burn barrel, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonSmoke and the smell of burning plastic or tires were reported near Arlington Avenue off Loyal Way. Initial concern was a house fire in a supposed vacant house but firefighters confirmed the source was a burn barrel.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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1437, Arlington Avenue off Loyal Way in Freeland Street.
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No complainant.
00:06
A caller says he got a call from my neighbor stating that someone was in his house.
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The house was supposed to be vacant.
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Only 7 got it.
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48 to copy.
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1549.
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33A, you can put me on that.
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Copy 1549. Copy 1549.
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3.31A in Route 2 on Arlington.
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1549
00:48
Claims coming from the air.
00:49
It smells like plastic or tires.
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I'm sure if the house is on fire or if they're just burning things.
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Your responding companies are going to be 23-inch, 22-engine, 24-inch, 24-truck, 26-truck, Battalion 4, 20-engines, the Go-Team, the Mac Unit Battalion 2, the Safety Team, and Utility 4.
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All companies respond in on Fire 2 and 1550.
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About 12.
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5.3.
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We need to the 12 area, 344-4 Bex Run Road of a Hoveland.
01:29
This came in as a possible commercial structure fire.
01:33
Smoking flames coming from the area, smell of plastic or tires.
01:37
Caller unsure if the house is on fire or they're just burning stuff.
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Attention all companies for zone 412, we're going to put the auxiliaries in the second truck on Response 1.
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Again, attention all companies in 412, the auxiliaries and the second truck, go to Response 1, 1551.
02:00
Yeah,
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can you hold that call for PM, roll call?
02:09
Received, 421 a and 423A, disregard.
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21A will thank you, I'm back.
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23, able to receive.
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Special attention to Medicineshire area.
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Queensland Street is now reopened from Walton to Lucia, 10.0.1551.
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Queensland Street.
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Is now reopened from Walton to Lucina, time now is 1551.
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Rescue 2.
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Rescue C2. Rescue C2, my cell, please.
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Appreciate.
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Well, go ahead.
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For our call, NAM, file 1 or fire 2?
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Twenty-three hundred is on scene.
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Dispatch, this is going to be a burn barrel.
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We can now.
03:29
That's a burn barrel.
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Attention all companies for Zone 412, take a disregard.
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This will be a burn barrel.
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Twenty-three engine a handle.
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Again, attentional companies for zone 412, take a disregard.
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This will be a burn barrel.
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Twenty-three engine.
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Two-handle, time now, 1553.
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Loyal Wy, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
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