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Structure fire at 80 Potomac Avenue in RomneyRomney WV

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Potomac Ave, Romney, WV 26757

According to the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred near Potomac Avenue in Romney, West Virginia. Multiple fire companies and mutual aid units from several counties responded to the fully involved fire.

Audio|Heard on: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters
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06:29
Transcript:
00:00
Company 1, Engine 42, Engine 313, Your Second Alert, near Potomac Avenue, Structure Fire.
00:08
Company 1, Engine 42, Engine 313, Your Second Alert, 0306.
00:17
4, Canadian Report.
00:29
Thank you. Stand by.
00:36
11 years, second word, 80% Avenue,
00:39
District for Pryor.
00:40
May 11 year second word, 0337.
00:56
One.
01:01
That would serve. Sandry, there.
01:07
I didn't upgrade me to the second alarm, using other conditions.
01:15
One, seven forward.
01:17
Working on higher hydrants, we'll just retain another call-long-go.
01:25
They're standing the other number one call, but I got a working fire here, Andrew.
01:33
Ten, for sir, to be advised, Squad 37 has almost hit their scratch time,
01:38
and Minnore County did advise that they got a public service from company 38.
01:43
I stated that they are available to them.
01:49
Second alarm.
01:50
They'll be all units to the fail.
01:52
Go ahead and back then.
01:55
I have a tower one.
02:06
I'm off 28.
02:09
I'm going to house in the corner of first of Potomic.
02:13
Truck access is going to be limited.
02:15
I want you to stretch me a line to the delta side.
02:22
We're going to start transition first.
02:28
Go ahead.
02:31
Okay, we're showing closest hydrant to be an area of 38 Pacific Avenue,
02:39
to be approximately four residences down.
02:43
Also have another one, the intersection of Cumberland Road and Central.
02:49
Give me my second one up, Potomac.
02:52
Second one up for Tomeic.
02:56
Of all first street.
02:57
There should be one in the area of the second or third.
03:02
Where do you all have another intersection with first and central and show another of fourth and central?
03:12
Okay.
03:18
For rescue engine 39,
03:20
rescue engine 5, tower 30.
03:28
Engine 44, rescue engine 39, rescue engine 5, tower 38, now added to the call for a structure fire, 80% McAvenue,
03:37
now added to the call, 0-311.
03:44
I'm down to the fire seat.
03:51
Jobbed, crap plug at Central 1st.
03:56
Andrew Tyrone is on location.
04:02
Command to Engine 42.
04:06
I want you to pick up my plug for me.
04:08
Tire Wins laying out, bro.
04:13
Squad 37 Sack 1.
05:04
Mutual aide to Hampshire County, A.D.
05:06
Potomac Avenue and Romney for the fully lost structure fire.
05:10
Tower 38, Rescingen 392, engine from company 44.
05:14
Now do your first alert, 0313.
05:21
Mutual aid to Hampshire County, 80, Potomac Avenue and Romney.
05:25
The fully involved structure fire, tower 38, Resc Engine 392, engine for company 44, now do your first alert, 0314.
05:37
This one.
05:42
Zero 314.
05:43
A little bit, just take care of our Air Force Police.
05:51
104, you want a truck, engine, rescue?
05:55
You can't get a decision.
05:56
How much such an issue?
05:59
1014.
06:04
Operations, Tech 1.
06:11
Tower 30, copy 2.
06:15
Tower 30, copy you with 2, 035.
06:20
Hampshire 106 on Tech 1.
06:27
Next to engine 5, your second alert, 035.

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Potomac Ave, Romney, WV 26757

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Incident Timeline

  1. Continued Response and Mutual Aid Coordination
  2. Operational Challenges and Hydrant Locations
  3. Second Alarm and Additional Resources
  4. Mutual Aid Requested and Fire Confirmed
  5. Initial Dispatch for Structure Fire

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