Firefighters request portable pump to reach fire from river


A radio dispatch where firefighters discuss bringing a portable pump to draw water from a river to reach a fire, noting about 400 feet of hose is needed.
Audio|Source: Cayuga County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
5-4 (name withheld) 13. Receive 13. Now is in my UTV[2] to car one. Car one on. Yeah, we've got quite a bit of heat down here. Any chance we could get the port-a-pump[1] down here to put in the river and About 400 feet handling, we could reach the fire. Copy. Let me work on that.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
port-a-pump: Portable pump for firefighting
[2]
UTV: Utility Terrain Vehicle
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Location mentioned:
Town Hall Rd, New York 13021
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