Smoke and possible fire reported near Briar Hill Road, Freeport PA
Fire & ArsonA large amount of smoke and a possible fire were reported on Briar Hill Road near Freeport Road and Butler Road in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The exact source of the fire is unknown. A caller from Cleveland Street reported seeing heavy black smoke in the area. Fire units were dispatched to investigate and respond to the scene.
Audio|Source: Armstrong County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Unknown type fire on Briar Hill Road, possibly near Bennett Drive.
00:08
Okay for five.
00:12
Station 60, 250, 110, 131 for an unknown type fire on Briar Hill Road, approximately halfway between Freeport Road and Butler Road.
00:26
Call reporting a large amount of smoke in the area, unknown source, FireTech 2.
00:30
1407.
00:32
131 review unit? No, it's 2 for 5.
00:36
35, okay.
00:38
Chief one, Chief.
00:44
On the C-62.
00:46
C-U-62.
00:48
P.R. 30 in Armstrong.
00:51
Clear and available.
00:53
60 is going to be short in manpower. What 2.40 on that call?
00:56
All right, sir.
00:58
All right.
01:01
I'm Sean, you can clear 88 also.
01:04
110G,
01:05
62.
01:06
Engine purse.
01:09
That's what I do. I'm out of town. I was just trying to get more, get any more help.
01:17
250 portable 13, Armstrong.
01:20
240 added for the unknown type fire on Briar Hill Road, FireTech 2's 1409.
01:26
Armstrong, one thing is in general, way 5.
01:30
Engine 110, okay.
01:32
Caller from West Catanning on Cleveland Street, reporting seeing heavy black smoke on Briar Hill Road. She states it's possibly about halfway between Butler Road and Freeport Road.
01:45
Unknown source, no other callers.
01:47
Okay.
01:52
I'm on my way up, Colt.
01:54
All right, well, we're probably going to need two trucks, so we got a crew here at the engine, we're probably going to leave.
02:01
250 tanker, the 250 Chief 1.
02:04
Tanker go to 2.
02:07
250 tanker, the 250 Chief 1.
02:10
Good.
02:12
Where are you, friends?
02:15
What's up?
02:20
Where are you? We can wait on you.
02:24
Station 16 acknowledges.
02:26
60 okay, fire 2.
02:29
Coming down the hill here toward 422.
02:33
Hey, I'll be in a tagger, you can take the engine.
02:37
2.40 for non-known type fire on Briar Hill Road, East Franklin Township Fire 2, 1410.
02:50
One time to our show.
02:52
This short is on Breyer or turning for them?
02:57
Caller was pretty adamant Briar Hill Road area, so if you come up the hill you should be able to see it. She was calling from Cleveland Street.
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Location mentioned:
Butler Rd & Freeport Rd, Freeport, PA 16229
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