Firefighters Respond to Fire with Water Supply Issues, Luzerne County PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire near Luzerne Street and Green Street in Foster Township. They faced issues connecting to primary water sources from hydrants and used alternate water supplies from secondary hydrants at nearby intersections including South Street and Hemlock. Multiple fire engines and ladder trucks were deployed to manage the fire and water supply challenges.
Audio|Source: Luzerne County Fire - Fire South and Operations Channels
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Transcript:
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141 Chief 3 to command.
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141, Chief 3 to Valley Engine.
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1 16 engine, go ahead, Chief 3.
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Make the right onto Green Street. It's going to be before Hemlock, right on the green, come down to Green and Luzerne.
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You have a blue cap right at the corner, it would be secondary water.
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116 copies right on the green down to green and Luzerne.
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Blue cap right there. Do you want us to lay here or you want me to call you at first?
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That's only about 300 feet, put it down.
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Truck 5-2-3.
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Come up to Luzerne Street, make the left. Come on up to the, uh, probably the Alpha Bravo corner.
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Do you can do.
01:01
Alright, we're just coming past carbon industry now.
01:09
The primary high-secondary watershoots just unestablished the hydrants down.
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Last unit, what's the problem with the watershorts?
01:28
Primary lay-in from the Little League hydrants down. We can't connect. Get a secondary water source.
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Agile Chief Ford at command, you have a green top hydrant at the intersection of South Street and Hemlock.
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141, Captain,
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the 136-10.
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First of Air, why?
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134, Chief, 134 station.
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We're there in 560 square? 560 square.
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Other client, your water's coming.
02:27
Turn about Brerner's, can you stop me out one in a additional hill sick location? How do you be facing one apparently?
02:38
Flood, can you repeat?
02:45
136 engine to iron, charge your hiring.
02:49
36 engine, I advise the Hygirdstown, a hydrant town, we're working on an alternative.
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Come in for Mention 186.
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One 86 engine, I want you to lay in from Hemlock and South. Hemlock and South, forward lay behind 136 ladder.
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Copy that, lay in for Hemlock and South forwardway.
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County, this is the 560 Squad medical branch.
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The additional unit come in could go down from South Street, down to either face the outside direction towards facing away from Muzarn.
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Duzarn County from Skookle 4922.
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School 492.
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We got a page on our high-end from Luzerne, but when we contacted school goal, they don't have a call. Do they need our ladder in, Foster?
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I apologize. I didn't get to reach out to them. Yeah, if you could, they need manpower needed to the scene.
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Location mentioned:
Luzerne St & Green St, Foster Township, PA 18224
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