Fire alarm led to hose deployment near industrial highway, Eddystone PA
Fire & ArsonResponders investigated a fire alarm triggered by a faulty detector near Industrial Highway. A charged fire hose was laid across nearby train tracks, requiring coordination with the railway operator to prevent train traffic until the tracks were clear. No active fire was found, and the situation was brought under control without incident.
Audio|Source: Delaware County Fire - Ops 8
04:49
Transcript:
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Investigating a faulty detector at this time, two feeders.
00:04
No real.
00:11
Okay,
00:12
can you hold with engine 20 to continue the investigation?
00:18
I have the phone missed you.
00:22
Okay.
00:23
We're holding engine 20.
00:25
You can recall the balance I'll be available.
00:28
Car 3, okay, Inj 36, engine 74 recall.
00:36
Major 36 available.
00:43
Answer, 74 COPS.
00:47
Units available, 2.30.
00:55
We're having on 16, transport, defense.
01:01
A116, 201-0-19, 2-0-9.
01:10
Forty-nine food.
01:12
Fireboard, we have a train coming.
01:16
All right, we have the train coming.
01:21
Power to command.
01:24
Check.
01:26
All right, 49 standard of the train coming through. I just want to confirm there's no members or supply lines across the tracks, correct? I don't need to shut down traffic again.
01:38
Stand by eye, welcome, Brown.
01:45
We have to the charge line on the bushelms track.
01:49
All right, I'll call Conrail again.
01:57
End it 489. We do have a charge line on the track.
02:03
Okay,
02:10
that's correct,
02:12
I'm on the phone, a con, round now.
02:17
Copy. Copy. Engine 20 is available, 242. Engine 20 is available 242.
02:33
All 16 is out of foot.
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Channel 16, 242.
02:42
Okay.
02:43
Dr. 149.
02:46
Hydrant and shut down.
02:52
Okay. Gotty.
02:58
What Eddie's in command?
03:01
Yeah.
03:02
In your fifth 10 minute mark, 50 minutes in and Conrail will notify they're going to shut down to train traffic again.
03:10
All right, you placed job under control, we're not clearing the tracks for the hallway to know that is clear.
03:17
In command, placing 903 industrial highway under control 243.
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20 is off radio.
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Engine 764 is off radio.
03:42
Engine 409 of command.
03:58
Our supply lights is connected roadway is clear so the train with center.
04:06
Judge, still for the tracks are clear.
04:14
Command, here, Pete.
04:19
You are confirming the tracks are clear for grain traffic.
04:25
That's correct.
04:28
That's correct.
04:31
That's correct. I just want to confirm that there's going to be no more hose lines across the tracks before I call him again.
04:41
There will be no more hose line across the effects track.
04:45
Okay,
04:46
I'll give them a call then now.
04:49
All right.
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Location mentioned:
Near Industrial Hwy, Eddystone, PA 19022
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