Controlled burn on Oak Terrace Road sparks fire response, New Ringgold PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a large brush fire on Oak Terrace Road, which was a controlled burn managed safely by the property owner with a skid loader, allowing other units to cancel.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
04:59
Transcript:
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County, 3701.
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3701.
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Responding.
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Okay, showing in route then at 1408.
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Larger brush fire in size, gravel roadway.
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There is going to be an individual with a skid loader trying to put it out.
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Fire operation valve.
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County,
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5540.
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Repeat her comment about forestry.
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Forestry notified.
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They were given the dispatch.
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Okay, ten four.
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Go ahead, 5540.
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Wow.
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Responding with 5540 and UTV 55.
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Okay, show you all in route at 1409.
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Fire operations is going to be Alpha 1, larger in size.
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Travel roadway, there is an individual with a skid loader trying to put it out.
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Assistant G3701 is also en route.
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Copy.
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Fire G501, Alpha 1.
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2.5-01.
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Tony can show me on scene, uh, oh pass.
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Okay, let's see it for.
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Tony from 5501.
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5501.
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Be advised it is a controlled burn.
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Property owner is on scene here with.
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G. 5501.
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Go ahead, county.
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I don't call us that the trees are on fire, etc.
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So, again, everything's control there, nothing's going to be needed.
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Primitive County, I'm standing here with the property owner who is in a skib loader.
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He has a small pile burning in an open field here.
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He has a thug up around.
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Do you want to let 3701 continue in to make his call since it's his township? But I would say you can go ahead and at least slow everybody down.
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Okay, copy it. Canney, 371, you copy that?
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Sounding tanker, 5530.
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5530.
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Responding.
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Okay, standby.
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Control burns,
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individuals with a skid loader control in it.
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Nothing is needed there.
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Your discretion on the units respondent.
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County, 3701, that's negative.
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Hey,
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what's negative? You don't want them cancel or do you want everybody cancel?
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Chief 3701?
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Chief 3701.
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County Chief 3701 Fire North
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County Chief 3701
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550505-01
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I'm not sure if you're having radio issues or what I did relay what you're saying but he said he didn't copy it I'm not sure about units cancelling or what
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20, 3701.
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3701.
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Go with your message.
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I was on 443.
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It's a bad area for the radios for a portable.
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5501's on the scene.
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He said it's a controlled burn.
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He's talking with the owner there.
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He has the skid loader that everything is controlled.
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He's asking for units that can cancel.
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Your discretion is your call.
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At 104 County, if 5501 says everything's good, then you can cancel everybody.
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Okay, 1415.
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All fire units respond in 111 Oak Terrace Road, West Penn Township.
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From command on the scene, 5501,
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all units can cancel.
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He's confirming the control burn with the homeowner.
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Units available 1415.
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Location mentioned:
Oak Terrace Rd, New Ringgold, PA 17960
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