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Smoke detected at montrose theater fire controlledMontrose PA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Public Ave, Montrose, PA 18801

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to smoke detected in Montrose Theater near Public Ave. The fire was extinguished and the building is being ventilated. No fire occurred at the nearby bank.

Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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04:7
Transcript:
00:00
to the M&T Bank and Montrose, all units except for rush fire units hold in place at this time.
00:08
Susquehanna, accounting to all units,
00:10
responding to near Public Ave in Montrose Borough, to the M&T Bank for a structure fire, all units except for rush fire units, hold at this time per rush 11, (number withheld).
00:21
Correction per United 11, (number withheld).
00:33
Step down, repeat your message.
00:38
Forest Lake Base.
00:41
Coming on, Forest Lake Base.
00:44
Acknowledging standby.
00:48
(10-4[1]), acknowledging standby, (number withheld).
00:53
Calling comment, 4.
00:57
You could go back in service, sir.
01:04
24.
01:09
Support a regional (number withheld).
01:27
Go for it.
01:31
This has got to be, this would have to be the exhaust stand for that theater at some point,
01:44
and I don't know how you would turn it down.
01:51
So the key holder gets there they would know,
01:54
we could turn it out and maybe pull it out the back way.
01:57
But we got a good breeze out here hitting that hole we're dealing is now.
02:00
It might push it out for you.
02:06
Here you're right where he's at, so you're right there by him.
02:16
Squathe 51 Lackawanna.
02:20
3.
02:23
Rush engine 3 and route was 6.
02:25
(10-4[1]), rush engine 3 and route was 6, (number withheld).
02:44
11 rush engine.
02:49
Rush engine, go ahead, Wallace.
02:51
Kill yourself getting here, but when you get here, come up the avenue in front of the theater and assist engine, two, with ventilation out front.
02:57
We have a building full of smoke.
03:03
Receive.
03:07
You on the ladder. You on the ladder.
03:15
Washington County on United on United Ladder.
03:22
County on United Ladder.
03:26
United Command, South Grandin County.
03:30
County, United Command.
03:33
We found the source, what the problem is.
03:37
I've talked with an individual who actually put the fire out and saw it.
03:41
I've also talked to the person in charge in the 3-Hav Center and showed her what the problem was.
03:48
We do have smoke in the Montrose Theater, not in MBT Bank.
03:54
We're going to just ventilate the building for now what the fire is up.
03:59
(10-4[1]) fire is out of this time.
04:01
We've talked to individuals who witness the fire.
04:03
The fire is going to be at the Montrose Theater,
04:05
not at the M&T bank.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.

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Public Ave, Montrose, PA 18801

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