Wildfire near Fort Road and State Route 22 in Ticonderoga, Essex County NY


A wildfire is active near the intersection of Fort Road and State Route 22 in Ticonderoga, Essex County. Several fire departments are responding with tankers and brush units. Fire police are closing roads to manage traffic. The Department of Environmental Conservation and the railway company have been informed due to the fire's proximity to train tracks.
Audio|Source: Essex County Police, Fire, and EMS - Southeast
07:29
Transcript:
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Takenaroka Fire 3303 requesting fire police at the intersection of Machom and the Fort Road, as well as River Road, to shut down or all traffic on State Route 22.
00:14
Repeating for Takenaroga Fire 3303 requesting Fire Police, the intersection of Fort Road and Mokom, as well as River Road to shut down all traffic for State Route 22.
00:27
1732-910.
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County dispatch 3303.3303.
00:32
Give me Putnam one tanker as well.
00:36
Give me Crown Point one tanker and their utility with their skid unit in the back manpower.
00:40
Racing tanker in UTV from Crown Point and one tanker from Putnam, 1732, 910.
00:48
Racing, 1732, that was there.
00:51
Semi-Crownpoint fire,
00:52
mutual aid, Tychondroga, 325, stay Route 22, requesting a tanker in your brush truck or a wildland fire.
01:02
It is, back.
01:03
Crown point fire.
01:04
Carrey. State Route 22 for a wildland fire requesting one tanker and your utility truck, repeating for Crown Point fire.
01:16
This amount of 325, State Route 22,
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or a wildland fire requesting tanker and your utility truck.
01:24
1733, 910. 4-9-0.
01:27
243 County that's fast.
01:29
No, it's in route, Takarroga.
01:30
Racy, 143, responding 1734, now and zero.
01:33
143, will you need additional pages for your utility truck?
01:36
Last affirmative, that's patch.
01:38
Race, 1734, now and zero.
01:39
1.305, that's the county dispatch.
01:42
1305.
01:43
3.05. 305. Be advised I have river road shut down at this time.
01:50
Receive 1732.
01:51
330.
01:52
330, you're responding 1735-904.
01:57
140 response.
01:59
140, you're responding 1735-904.
02:02
2714-disfatch.
02:04
2714 dispatch. 2714.
02:05
2714 be clear of last, and we're back to UCJ with one mail, very much.
02:09
Is the DEC been notified?
02:16
They're being notified at this time.
02:17
This, you can show one-first effort to that call.
02:20
You guys? 1737-914.
02:21
Dispatch, 147.
02:23
Mottom Street at Fort View and Stair Route 22, repeating for Tegonderoga Fire.
02:29
Go ahead. Request for fire police to shut down at Moncom Street in Fort View, Craction, Fort Road, shut down requesting your utility truck.
02:38
Do you have personnel responding with that unit as well? Affirmative, full crew.
02:43
That's 1401.
02:45
1401. 147 has the brush unit on it.
02:47
That is the utility that we're looking for.
02:49
Erasing. This was confirming.
02:51
1738, 910.
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This badge 3303.
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3303. 3303.
02:55
Can you just make C.P.
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Rail aware of this incident?
02:58
That's affirmative.
02:59
We'll advise C.P.R.
03:01
1738, 910. Is the line across their tracks?
03:05
We're aware that we are next to the tracks, but right next to the road.
03:09
They fund on EPA 433 in route to the call, 1738.
03:13
0503.
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Down 332.
03:15
Sir, engine 3332 is responding.
03:17
332, you're responding 1739-904.
03:20
Take the west part of the street in place at the River Road intersection.
03:21
See, fire, please sit, River Road intersection, 1739-90.
03:24
That's Ticonderoga 330.
03:26
Dispatch Ticonderoga, Command 330.
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03 on, go ahead.
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03, be advised DEC has been notified.
03:34
Also, Putnam has a unit responding at this time.
03:37
Racy, thank you.
03:38
1730 cents.
03:39
4401 arrive.
03:41
3-2 arriving on scene.
03:44
Both units on scene, 1740.914.
03:46
1740, 914.
03:47
Encent 3-2 in command.
03:49
Dispax 3303
03:52
On 330005 with CP Rail[1] at this time they're inquiring if you would like train traffic stopped or just for them to be on the lookout
Police codes explained
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[1]
CP Rail: Railway hazard notification
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Location mentioned:
NY-22, Ticonderoga, NY
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