Smoke reported inside West Hemfield Middle School, Irwin PA
Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported inside West Hemfield Middle School, creating a light haze. Fire station 10 assisted with ventilation operations. On the roof, construction workers accidentally dropped a ladder onto a power line, requiring power to be shut off to remove it. The only smoke smell aside from the kitchen was near the gymnasium area. Efforts were made to ventilate the building naturally, and the children were expected to return inside once the situation was safe.
Audio|Source: Armstrong/Westmoreland Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Swarland I-Wend near Northumberland Drive, West Hemfield Middle School. Assisting Station 10 with the light haze of smoke in the building, Operations Tac 6.
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Station 41 respond near West 3rd Avenue for wires down, Operations, Stack 10.
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Dispatch, Station 41.
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Good.
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Common service, I'll acknowledge for the station.
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Ten, I'm not sure if you read that. We notified West Penn.
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The issue there is there's people on the roof currently.
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They're doing construction and their ladder fell into the power line, so they need the power kicked to get the ladder.
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Ten-four.
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If you can get an ETA from them, I'd appreciate it.
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Stafford, we will.
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Quintan officer.
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What's in Phil command last year?
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The only area in the building that had a slight odor other than the kitchen is by the gymnasium.
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Do you want to try natural ventilation right now there?
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10.22.
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Ven3 is your seat?
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Let's sendtell command from Venfrey. Do you want some urgency or no one?
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Can you? Can you can't? And in three units.
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See Thursday, can you can clear me from Suzanne.
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Go ahead.
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We're going to want you in the alpha side, the kids should be all back in by then.
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Don't pull up until they're all in and then Captain 10 is going to give you some direction on that ventilation.
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Location mentioned:
Near Northumberland Dr, Irwin, PA 15642
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