Homeowner conducts controlled burn in backyard near River Rd, Pittsburgh PA


Firefighters responded to smoke near the old Rocksea Theater at near River Rd. They found a homeowner burning materials in the backyard, which was a controlled burn with no immediate danger.
Audio|Source: North Fire Dispatch 6
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Transcript:
00:00
Johnny, 160 at least 7.3, I'm on the Pine Street River Avenue.
00:03
Copy that. 1255.
00:04
Connie, do you just have a single caller on this? We're going to just have a single caller on this.
00:11
Read it.
00:12
Copy, thank you.
00:13
That's in the area of the old Rocksea theater.
00:16
Coffee.
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Only 160 Lieutenant 3.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:20
I do have smoke from the other end of Pine Street.
00:24
The advice Pine Street is closed, so I got to loop around.
00:27
Connie. 150.
00:28
We're out at near River Rd.
00:32
We're with a homeowner that's currently burning materials in his backyard.
00:37
We're investigating to see if anything, but he's saying it's a controlled burn worldwide worldwide.
00:42
Copy though.
00:43
168, Lieutenant 3, copy direct.
00:44
I copy 115 direct.
00:46
I'll be on scene here about a minute or so.
00:49
168 engine on location.
00:51
168 engine on location. 168 engine on scene, 1,300.
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Location mentioned:
Near River Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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