Barn fire with hazmat concerns on Meetinghouse Rd, Horsham PA
Fire & ArsonA barn on Meetinghouse Road caught fire. Firefighters reported hazardous material burning on the corner of the building. They faced water supply problems and requested additional crews and equipment. Power supply needed to be located and shut off. Foam was used to help extinguish difficult parts of the fire. The affected corner collapsed, and no visible fire remained there. Crews continued overhaul operations to fully extinguish the area.
Audio|Source: Bucks County Fire - Central
06:38
Transcript:
00:00
NG-05, NG-R-5.
00:04
Just for the tanker.
00:09
How much more are you guys got?
00:16
We're just below half.
00:22
Sorry, sorry. Wait one.
00:31
Command engine 15.1, are you getting good pressure on the supply line?
00:36
Engine five fire attack. Good.
00:43
We have rehab setup. I got to change out our first in crews.
00:46
I'm going to need two additional crew members fresh to the Charlie side.
00:52
Is it?
00:53
And Agent 41 was neutral there. Command of Fire Attack, go ahead.
01:00
Can we get a machine from the township to help us pull this apart?
01:10
We will make the request.
01:16
Do we command of office?
01:18
Did we command?
01:20
Engine 5, engine 5 operator?
01:23
Aye.
01:24
Azure water.
01:27
On cell.
01:30
Can we get a township machine to assist in pulling apart for in here?
01:38
Hi, Ricky, we're gonna start along.
01:42
Okay, I'll be my call.
01:47
Okay,
01:49
good way from that.
01:50
Okay, good way from that.
01:56
Okay, good way command.
01:59
You're going to need utilities out there.
02:03
Fire attack, man.
02:04
Rehab is going to be set up to the rear of Tracker 5 along the greenhouse.
02:08
Medics are working the way in.
02:12
Do you have any utility needs?
02:18
Yeah, we have power to the board.
02:21
We're going to need to find where that source comes from.
02:25
Yeah, if you can start PCHO for me.
02:30
Engine 5 operator to fire attack. You only have tank water on engine 5 right now. For Pete, you only have engine 5 tank water. You only have engine 5 tank water.
02:38
We're clear. We got the both of them not. It's going to be Bob.
02:43
Agent 5, we're fire attack.
02:52
Engine 5 to fire command, or correction, fire attack.
02:57
Got engine clark.
02:59
All right, we got some kind of hazmat burning in the Charlie Delta corner of the structure right now.
03:11
Fox, restroom sports have, right? Okay.
03:19
Received. Back up.
03:21
Make sure everybody's packed up.
03:24
Leave it contained.
03:26
So where it is.
03:30
Fire attack the command.
03:31
Unknown Hazard on the CD corner of the barn.
03:37
Received unknown hazard on the CD corner.
03:41
Can you get a little clarification or do you know?
03:44
Working on you.
03:50
Engine find a fire atop. Cut.
03:55
See,
03:59
we're having problems with the pressure, we've overheated it, but we're going to do a foam solution now.
04:05
Yep,
04:07
sir.
04:10
One 151 to water supply.
04:16
Fire attack to Battalion 15.
04:18
And you put a crew of two together for a recon to the CB corner with lighting to see what the material may be?
04:26
I stand midway from that.
04:31
Midway from that.
04:37
Two things, PPO is advised they're in route.
04:40
Joe Dickens from the township will be out with a machine with a 15 minute ETA.
04:46
Receive them both, thank you.
04:49
Commander fire attack.
04:52
Fire attack.
04:54
15 minute ETA via machine, PECO is also en route for power supply.
05:01
appreciate. We're still trying to find the source of the electric supply.
05:11
We're trying to find this source of the electric supply.
05:14
Hanger 5, Vennger 5.
05:23
All companies responding on Tiger Box 543, near Meetinghouse Road.
05:29
Keep meeting house road, all apparatus to keep meeting house road open for the tankers.
05:38
Engine fly to Clark Towers.
05:41
All right, Tauk.
05:46
Wallfire on the Delta and Charlie's side is knocked down. We just got steam at this point. We're going to start overhauling these pallets. Start knocking this down over here.
05:58
Hi. Before you start overhauling that corner,
06:02
can we get a size up on whatever that?
06:05
Material maybe that we're starting about on the CB corner.
06:10
That is negative. So we put water on it, it went out,
06:14
and that corner of the building's all collapsed on top of it. There's no more visible fire. We're unable to get in there to see what it was.
06:21
Reaching. Fire attack. We have you, copy that?
06:25
Copy.
06:30
Engine 5 operator, how's your water?
06:35
I got over three-quarters of a tank. Let it eat.
06:38
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Near Meetinghouse Rd, Horsham, PA 19044
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