Fire on Main Street in Emlenton sparks evacuation, Emlenton PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews contained a building blaze on Main Street in Emlenton, prompting evacuation and ventilation efforts for lingering smoke hazards. Residents were safely moved, including a wheelchair user.
Audio|Source: Emlenton Police, Fire and EMS
06:43
Transcript:
00:00
Stand-by, first correction, you can't cancel the second alarm.
00:04
The first alarm company is not already en route, stand by on their station.
00:09
Units there are en route, proceed on emergency.
00:18
Circle vision time.
00:21
Charlie's dial.
00:25
Call me. Call me.
00:47
My unit's aware it is touching on.
00:51
I know I'm going to get through a building service.
00:54
The Army is brought in a route.
00:55
Stay on my station.
01:04
Clearing Main Street command, what units are around?
01:12
All right there are out is Pye 7710 here.
01:19
Okay,
01:20
does 650 or 39 have an engine crew and station have them respond non-emergency?
01:30
Snorkel 55 from Main Street Command,
01:34
ensure evacuation on Division 1.
01:38
Nothing.
01:42
Next two apparatus, 55 apparatus from Main Street Command.
01:46
Main Street Command from 555, go ahead, I have to stick with me.
01:58
Bring engine 10,
02:00
park it at the plug in front of Baker Auto Parts.
02:03
I need your crew to go to Division 3, ensure everybody is in the stairwell suite.
02:10
Copy.
02:12
We believe we have the fire contained at this time, however, we are going to proceed to evacuate.
02:24
Fire command Vanango.
02:27
Go ahead.
02:29
Okay, just to confirm, we've had acknowledgement out in Clinton, you want them to stay at stations and standby?
02:38
Yes, have them to be standby for now.
02:40
We have the fire contained, however would you have smoke in the building still? We're just evacuated with the fire contained to the area of origin.
02:50
Copy, that's what we advised them.
02:52
Also, we did get a call from the alarm company for active law and second floor is then a hall in apartment.
02:59
We advised them you had an active fire there.
03:03
Receive, thank you.
03:06
Two to one.
03:08
Go ahead.
03:10
Third floor is supposed to have a person in a wheelchair to pop this staff.
03:16
Okay, we have a crew headed there.
03:18
I just want to move everybody into the stairwell for now.
03:21
Okay.
03:25
I'm almost in town.
03:27
I'll stand by with 10.
03:33
Okay.
03:46
650 engine 1 to 55.
03:52
650, go ahead.
03:55
We're on round, going 478, what's our words?
04:00
We have a fire contained at this time, we're ventilating the building.
04:03
Evacuation is still in progress.
04:05
Proceeds on emergency.
04:07
Park on the apron of the fire station.
04:09
Grand power over.
04:11
Come at it.
04:12
Park.
04:15
One engine tens in route to the Baker building.
04:25
55 engine 10, if you have an extra personnel available to assist with ventilation on Division 2, that would be helpful.
04:40
39 personnel is going to go up and help on the top four.
04:45
And you guys can help to do that and then send one person up here to help with ventilation on the main street level.
04:54
You can just stay there in the intersection and shut it down, that's fine.
05:03
Snorkel 55 advise when you have everybody either into the lobby there by the laundry room or into the stairwells.
05:11
Those are the two places I'd like them, please.
05:19
551 from clearing.
05:26
Go ahead.
05:31
Are you any ambulance? I think maybe Hamilton's out on a call.
05:36
I was having heard trouble.
05:38
Yeah,
05:42
that's fine.
05:43
They could be cleared.
05:47
Copy.
05:53
One from 132.
05:57
Go ahead.
05:59
First floor is evacuated.
06:01
Okay.
06:03
Just stay with them down there.
06:05
We'll advise them they can re-enter.
06:07
Okay.
06:10
Complete building evacuated.
06:14
Last year and repeat.
06:17
Is everybody off the third floor?
06:20
We have a crew going up there now to make sure everybody's in that safe area and also double checking the Main Street floor as well.
06:29
You just stay down there with those folks.
06:32
We're ventilating the Main Street floor.
06:35
Okay, somebody was inquiring about a relative on the third floor.
06:43
Okay.
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Main St, Emlenton, PA 16373
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