Controlled burn mistaken for fire near Beaver St, Hollidaysburg PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated reports of smoke and flames near Holiday Hills Drive and Beaver Street in Hollidaysburg. The incident was determined to be a controlled burn near storage units, and the fire department extinguished it as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
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05:17
Transcript:
00:00
Holiday Hills Drive, Beaver Street, Hollidaysburg Borough.
00:03
Box 10-2[1] for outside fire investigation.
00:08
Station 10, station 20 for engine 20.
00:11
1551.
00:15
Beaver Street, if you could check your side of that, give us an indication.
00:25
Will drive Beaver Street.
00:31
Caller reporting thick smoke and flames.
00:34
Possible building.
00:37
Five for up.
00:42
Did you say a possible building?
00:49
Eight (number withheld).
00:52
Three one.
00:55
Hey, there's a dark colored Corvette with a lot of exhaust coming your way.
00:59
I'm not sure if he'll come out past your station or not.
01:02
If he does,
01:04
take a look now and see if you know who it is.
01:05
I've been getting traffic complaints on him.
01:10
Is it a black Speedbot Corvette?
01:15
Yeah, it looks like it.
01:19
Received, uh, Chief (name withheld) from East Allegheny Street.
01:26
Ten four. Yeah, I've had two complaints from Cove Mountain Road, that same vehicle.
01:32
I seen him going through the gap last night and it headed its way as well.
01:40
Straight life, he just went faster.
01:42
Station here a little bit ago.
01:43
I'm at five.
01:54
Received, 15 fifty-four.
01:58
Two. Oh, it is Holiday Hills Drive, Beaver Street Central.
02:02
Central Broadway.
02:06
We're switching to central.
02:12
Well, it looks like it's off to the right here, (name withheld).
02:22
Chief (name withheld), I got a call from Sheriff (name withheld).
02:26
He stated there is a group of individuals that was out with this.
02:29
It's possibly a controlled burn there by the storage units.
02:35
Three, you want to get down the Y switches and go out or on Street? I'll get down Beaver here.
02:43
Copy.
02:49
Maybe railroad track area.
03:08
You can mark myself (name withheld) 57 off duty.
03:11
Have a good night.
03:14
Thank you, you too.
03:17
Need me continue in for any traffic control?
03:24
21, just continue in but continue not emergency.
03:29
I'm almost on scene here.
03:36
Pass the highway garage and then before this railroad tracks, it's on the right.
03:46
Okay, does it look like it's by the storage units there?
03:56
(name withheld), you want to send a Hollidaysburg unit so we can get this gate open for the storage sheds?
04:06
Received. Hey, I'm en route.
04:12
Chief Ten, I'm on scene.
04:19
Well, if they're getting already, have the fire department come up off of Beaver Street? They can access us that way, I believe.
04:29
Received.
04:38
Chief, that.
04:44
I apologize.
04:54
Place of 470 alpha response unconscious 808 Union Street, Hollidaysburg Borough, 1557.
05:06
Copy order.
05:08
Engine tank, come around to the back of the building.
05:12
This is a controlled burn, however we're going to put it out.
05:17
Received, clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-2: Receiving well / Signal good
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Location mentioned:
Holliday Hills Dr W & Beaver St, Hollidaysburg, PA 16635
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