Barn fire reported near Sportsburg Rd, Punxsutawney PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a barn fire near Sportsburg Road in Young Township. Multiple stations and tankers were dispatched to contain the structure fire, which produced heavy smoke. Operations took place around Snyder Hill and nearby rural areas. The fire response escalated to a second alarm before crews were later cleared from the scene and returned to standby.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson, Clearfield and Elk Counties Fire
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06:47
Transcript:
00:00
Jefferson County, alerting box 40Y, structure fire.
00:33
Jefferson County.
00:35
Stations.
00:37
Box 40Y, near Sportsburg Rd in Young Township, structure fire. Stations 20, 30, 40, 16, 17, EMS Station 52, 14, 48.
00:54
Pretty good.
00:56
They're acknowledging.
01:02
Chief 30, turn it off.
01:06
Chief 30. 1448, near Sportsburg Rd in Young Township.
01:12
Barn is on fire.
01:14
Heavy smoke reported.
01:17
Operation Snyder Hill.
01:25
Copy Chief 20 to station.
01:39
Unit 16 acknowledging.
01:44
This is Ladder 30, on and out.
01:49
Ladder 30 responding, 1449.
01:52
On scene of a fire.
01:54
Young Township.
01:56
Caller reported structure fire.
02:00
Operations are going to start.
02:12
20 to station.
02:26
There's the last unit.
02:50
Jefferson County, Box 40Y, near Sportsburg Rd, Young Township.
02:56
Structure fire, available.
02:58
Station 17 to 1450.
03:19
Operation Smithville.
03:27
Tanker 30, you're out.
03:33
Tanker 30, you're out.
03:35
1451.
03:36
Bridge to side rail.
03:40
Tanker 16 is responding.
03:46
Tanker 16 responding, 1451.
03:49
Near Sportsburg Rd for rural township.
03:51
Structure fire.
03:53
Upper side of the road.
04:01
This is 40 en route.
04:06
Unit 4 responding for Station 52.
04:33
Engine and tanker 20 reporting by bridge to Snyder Hill.
04:50
Unit 17 responding for the upper Sutter Hill.
05:12
Copy at 14:55 operations Sutter Hill.
05:23
Unit 40 to Tower 40.
05:32
This is 40, this is Tower 40.
05:37
Just some county tankers.
06:02
Second alarm tanker is needed.
06:40
Engine 73.
06:44
We've been cleared from the scene.
06:45
Now we're at the Broadway station for standby.
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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:
Sportsburg Rd, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
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