Horse barn fully engulfed in fire on Mercersburg Road, Mercersburg PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fully involved horse barn fire behind near Mercersburg Road, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The barn measured approximately 30 by 50 feet and required multiple firefighting units to contain the blaze. Fire personnel accessed the scene via a lane across from the address, and efforts were made to protect nearby structures and control the fire spread.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Fire Operations
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Transcript:
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Back and car nine chief nine responding with one. Car nine chief nine, near Mercersburg Road. Call from the homeowner advising their horse barn to the rear of that address is on fire. You'll access it back a driveway right across from near Mercersburg Road. It's going to be the first left back that driveway.
00:26
Copy access it, laying across from near Mercersburg Road, first left inside the driveway, correct?
00:35
That's correct.
00:38
Okay, engine 9-1, you copy?
00:43
I did not, can you repeat?
00:48
Near 9287. We're going to access the lane across from that address.
00:54
Once you access the lane, it'll be the first left to access the barn.
01:03
9-9. I'm going to want you to stay there on a hard rope tanker 9.
01:06
I'm going to want you back behind the engine.
01:08
You copy?
01:11
Covering.
01:13
Franklin, I have a heavy header leaving the borough.
01:16
Go ahead and start working fire.
01:19
We started the working fire dispatch, 1307.
01:28
Frank 115 to Chief 9.
01:30
You got a fully involved barn.
01:35
Okay,
01:36
can you estimate the lay the distance from Mercersburg to the incident scene?
01:47
They're going to be at least a thousand foot.
01:53
Okay.
01:57
Packer 9, Chief 9.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:03
If that's the barn farm, it should have a lane straight through to Fort Loudon to make a circle for the port supply.
02:11
Okay. Okay.
02:16
Engine, do you want us to lay or not?
02:21
At this time, do not lay,
02:24
I'll advise once on note for sure where we're accessing.
02:29
I copy.
02:35
Don't lay out, going back to the scene.
02:43
Franklin, Chief Line, based on our CAD map, it's measured about 750 feet.
02:49
Okay, Franklin, thank you.
02:51
I think we're going to be able to do a straight through here with this residence for a tanker shuttle.
02:57
I'll advise here in just a couple seconds, I'll move on scene.
03:01
Got me.
03:09
9-1 set up for deck gun operations.
03:11
Tanker 9, go ahead and come up behind engine 9.
03:14
We'll plate this quick.
03:17
Go ahead.
03:19
Franklin engine 9-1, chief 9, car 9, rolling steam.
03:23
We have an approximately 30 by 50 fully involved horse stable.
03:39
Chief 9-1 stead-living 30 by 50 fully involved horse stable 13 10s.
03:45
9-1 are you able to get past? Can you get past the scene so we can get a ladder truck up here?
03:53
I'm worried about the heat damage to electrical lines.
03:58
Okay.
04:06
It goes on 1310.
04:12
9-1. This shed right here in front on me, try and get some protection on it quick.
04:22
9-1, go ahead and pull a long line off the rear, come up here and utilize it for exposure control on this type building.
04:34
9-1, shut your wagon pipe down, you're not reaching the fire.
04:43
Niagara 9, command, your water supply, water supply plans.
04:52
Command to engine 3-2.
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Location mentioned:
Mercersburg Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236
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