Brush fires burn along northbound I-81 between mile markers, Columbia County PA


Two brush fires are burning in the median and along the northbound side of Interstate 81 near mile markers 147 to 150 in Pennsylvania. Fire and emergency responders are at the scene working to extinguish the fires. Additional resources have been requested due to multiple calls reporting the fires.
Audio|Source: Eastern Columbia and Western Luzerne Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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216 Second request, anyone northbound between the 147 and 150 for a brush fire and a median.
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1649. 249. 241 portable.
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Johnny, interstate 81 southbound of a small brush flyer.
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I'll get your mile marker here.
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Negative. We have 15 calls on it.
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Ten four. Council? Council?
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Go ahead.
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For me to transporting to GWP.
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Keith, I'll at least tell you for me to part reach out to the Red Cross, they'll be contacting your cell phone.
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Okay, thank you for me to do you do.
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Thank you.
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Chief, multiple calls on 147 to a 150 northbound.
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Roger Nutt.
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Roger Nutt. All right for country, seven, three.
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Okay, ninety five, seven, any five, seven, any one.
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Those around coming.
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5778-A-1 transporting PLF in Newelson.
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10-4[1].
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Medicines 5, come in.
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Quarantine. Very good. 1553.
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1073
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County,
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can you confirm that PSP is en route?
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PSP would have was advised, we'll give him a call back.
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All right, we've got on vehicle, it's drivable, that is not.
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I'm super.
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D-3, Kenny.
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Sotty 3.
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Stere, ESB is in route.
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Thank you.
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It's one for patients.
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Yeah, for.
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Go ahead.
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122 engine and county, we're on scene.
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16-5-6.
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99516 agent.
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Missouri County.
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Two separate fires that we have going on right now.
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VISA 116, they're going to have to have additional resources.
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All right, and the same frequency, 150, any copy? We got one at 148, and we have one probably down around the 150-ish area.
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Yeah, tough, we have multiple calls between 147 and 150.
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Yeah, correct, there's two flyers at this point.
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Yep, I got a missed call.
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I'll call them. Yeah, for it.
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Mickey 195 Transforming GMC Mickey 97 on scene 125 GMC 1616 16 16
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16 to 116 brush
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116 standing blind
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We're going to try to use the extinguisher on the one around the 148.
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I'm not sure how big the other one is down the road.
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All right, we're there in a minute.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Message received
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