Vehicle fire on Route 30 cleared by crews, Westmoreland County PA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue crews responded to a vehicle fire on Route 30 near Norman Avenue. Smoke was observed from a vehicle, and crews checked ventilation to clear the area. Traffic was temporarily closed while firefighters worked and later reopened once the scene was cleared.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
03:47
Transcript:
00:00
Companies responding, Route 30 at Norman Avenue, Command C, request you proceed non-emergency.
00:09
Okay.
00:10
Are they going to be done for the day up there? Can you find out what's going on so we know how to proceed before we leave?
00:21
Yeah.
00:24
Okay.
00:28
Are you familiar where your truck parked earlier?
00:36
Affirmative.
00:38
Okay, Latter Six is going to meet you there and help you come in that side door, whatever you can do.
00:43
So we can get this corridor,
00:48
which is on the Bravo side.
00:56
Okay, we're just pulling on Northumber one now.
01:00
Okay.
01:06
Team from Chief.
01:12
Go ahead, Chief.
01:14
What's your staffing?
01:19
Two.
01:26
Enzy, why don't you go ahead and return to station?
01:29
We'll be sufficient with the rescue down here.
01:33
Engine returns.
01:36
We're in the rescue now.
01:39
Okay, understood.
01:46
The supervisor of the crew's advice that the vents for these intakes are supposed to be off.
01:54
That's what I'm trying to check out right now,
01:56
because it's coming back in here. I'm going to push smoke from the kitchen now while the vent pushes down that hallway.
02:09
Command, they're going to be working by these vents for the next 30 minutes. They probably have another 25 to 30 yards to lay down.
02:21
Okay.
02:27
Rescue 85,
02:29
Walthamil Command, passing COA, requesting instructions.
02:35
Rescue 85, you're going to replace engine 116 when he get here. This has some cones up around a truck and direct traffic to round a bell.
02:45
104.
02:48
Engine 2,
02:51
you're going to back out.
02:56
(name withheld), I'm going to stop traffic up here by the McDonald's and let them come across.
03:05
All right.
03:09
As you're too, once you're ready, I have the traffic stopped up here once these other ones get out of your way.
03:15
That's receipt, thank you.
03:21
Come in place, let me know when you want to start.
03:24
You can start.
03:31
This master engine two.
03:35
Good.
03:37
All vehicles have been removed from the roadway route 30s open back up. You can show everybody back in service, returning.
03:43
Thank you.
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US-30, United States
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