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Controlled burn mistaken for structure fire in AlbrightAlbright WV

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Albright, WV 26519

Fire and emergency units responded to a report of a possible structure fire near Central Avenue and McCrum Street in Albright, West Virginia. On arrival, responders found the fire was a controlled burn in a garden or field. No further emergency action was needed, and all units were stood down.

Audio|Source: Preston County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Custom, Collin Center, Company 1, Albright, Company 5 Kingwood, Company 5 Brousson, Stage 15 can't need to respond, possible structure fire, near the intersection of Central Avenue and McCrum Street, Albright, Tav Alert, 1944.
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Callum Center, 6-18-2-year-in-row.
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632, you're en route in 1945.
00:27
You're going to be en route to the intersection of Central Avenue or Cremstreet Break.
00:33
Good.
00:37
It's going to be for a possible structure fire,
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possibly a trailer that's on fire.
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Break.
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Good.
00:47
Good.
00:52
A shot for fire.
00:54
My caller's daughter is now advising it's going to be a garden or a field that someone's burning.
01:00
We haven't received anything for a control firm though.
01:06
Sorry, three people stand by at station, really can confirm it.
01:22
Good.
01:25
Medics 682.
01:27
Caller advised her daughter just got back to the residence.
01:29
She said it looks like it's going to be someone burning in a garden or a field.
01:34
However, we did not receive any calls about a controlled burn.
01:39
Great.
01:40
Good.
01:44
682. She did advise that the flames have gone down.
01:49
We do have fire department page out.
01:54
After Steve, those are shown this unit BLS and goes there are 600.
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T6A2, that's okay.
02:03
Case, sir.
02:05
One base.
02:08
One base. You know, the page being around momentarily.
02:10
You have anything further on this?
02:12
One base, copy.
02:14
I just saw some of the caller.
02:15
She advised her daughter went down by there.
02:18
Someone's going to be burning a garden or field.
02:21
Advised that it is not going to be a sharp firebreak.
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That's copy, Compaire.
02:29
Go ahead.
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One base, standby.
02:41
Call on Center, Compton, one base.
02:44
Go ahead, call center, Compton, one base.
02:53
One base. We have the individual who's doing the burn.
02:57
We're getting burn log information from him now.
03:00
You can stand down and it's going to be a controlled burn.
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That's copy Compton Center standing down.
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Company on Coffee Break Center, Company 5.
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You can stand down.
03:13
It's going to be a controlled burn.
03:15
Engine 5.6 Compton Center, you guys this is controlled burn.
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Engine 5-6 pirmatives.
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And received chosen state.
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5-6 in station, 1950.

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