Tree falls on power lines, causes brush fire near River Rd, Weedville PA
WildfireA tree fell onto power lines near River Road, starting a brush fire. Firefighters are on site managing active fire and downed power lines. The nearby road is closed and traffic is being controlled for safety.
Audio|Source: McKean County Public Safety, Elk County Fire
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Transcript:
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Copy 513 year and round area of Caledonia Pike River Road near the address of near River Road.
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For a brush fire,
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a tree was down on lines, caught the area on fire.
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More calls for coming in sittings.
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And that's affirmative county.
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We do definitely have a tree across the roadway and definitely have active fire here.
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513 from Deputy 5.
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Did we have a driver for the tanker?
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Sorry,
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make sure we get that tanker in route.
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C5 out, show me on scene.
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Copy T5, you're on scene.
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74 is back station and service.
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744 in station and service.
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744 in station and service.
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513 from Deputy 5.5, expedite please.
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Copy that.
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Locations.
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That's the old chicken goose.
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13. Upon your arrival.
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Deputy 5.
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Dispatch a brush unit or an engine out of Cameron 16 to the scene, please.
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Copy a brush unit and engine out of 16 to the scene.
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It's either a brush or an engine, one of the two.
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That's normally.
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Received.
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the westbound lane and come right down through but watch for vehicles turning around.
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Come down here come to the other side of my vehicle and stay on our hard road and get me a line pulled off.
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513, Deputy 5.
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Yeah, go ahead.
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We just came on to Caledoni Pike.
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How far back are you? On the River Road, 555.
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It is not on the Caledonia Road.
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For the Caledany Plate, keep coming.
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Towards Ben of that.
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from Mount County.
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Go out, Elf.
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216 advised that he's in route.
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He can get a tanker en route for you as well if you need it.
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Yeah, we should be okay with just an engine for right now.
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Receip.
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Did my tanker go en route yet, County?
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Negative.
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Go ahead and repage for that, please.
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Thank you.
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John, I'm almost unseen.
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Go ahead.
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Chief, I'm going to set up traffic control here at Rock Hill and start turning everybody around.
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All right, Tom, good, thank you.
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Show me and Ralph.
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Copy 51 in route.
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FD 51 from Deputy 5.
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Go ahead and stop all traffic.
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I'm right at the Caligonia Shortcut and direct them up around.
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They're not going to get through here.
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Copy that.
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K-5 Deputy 5.
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Deputy 5.
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Go ahead.
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The fire I got burning on this side there are no lines in it.
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The lines are down between you and me from the pole up.
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Everything's still up in the air over here.
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I'm just burning along the bank.
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All right, sounds good.
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Maybe get Garrett and him to get off of where they're at in case that line decides to break down there.
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They don't need to be there.
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Want to hold off 116 then?
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Cancel 16 then, Brennan? Yeah, we can do that.
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We can be able to hit this right over here with an Indian cans.
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I might even be able to stomp it up.
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All right, break.
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Deputy 5 out.
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You can cancel Cameron's 16.
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Copy cancelling 16.
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Copy 401, you're available.
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513 on C.
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Received.
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Location mentioned:
Near River Rd, Weedville, PA 15868
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