Garbage truck fire with fuel leak on North Highway 41, Pend Oreille County WA
Fire & ArsonResponders were called to a garbage truck fire on North Highway 41. The fire involved the hopper area of the truck. Fuel was leaking from the tractor, raising safety concerns. Multiple firefighting units arrived to extinguish the fire and manage the fuel leak.
Audio|Source: Inland Northwest Fire and Sheriff - Multiple Counties
01:45
Transcript:
00:00
...engine 11, 101, Medi-13 for a delta auto fire, near North Highway 41.
00:07
Letter 13, Indian 11, Battalion 1, Medic 13, River Delta[2][1], auto fire, garbage truck, near North Highway 41.
00:16
Fire off foot. 36, 71, 19, letter 3rd.
00:19
Thank you.
00:21
The fuel leaking from the tractor or from the container calling.
00:28
From the tractor.
00:30
I agree. We've confirmed the vehicle is shut off.
00:33
I don't know if we need to cut the battery, but I think someone else needs a little more expertise on that.
00:41
Might want to double check.
00:42
Again,
00:43
I don't know if we can even get into it.
00:44
It's partially laying on its hood.
00:47
I believe the fire's in the hopper, Matter 13 and Meg 13 are arriving, continue all units will be out extinguishing.
00:55
This will be Republic Command[3].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Delta: High-priority medical/fire emergency
[2]
River Delta: Geographic reference or fire zone
[3]
Republic Command: Incident command designation
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Location mentioned:
WA-41, Washington
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