Fire contained at factory vacuum pump in Greensburg


Firefighters responded to a factory where a vacuum pump was on fire. The fire involved oil inside a pressure vessel but was contained. Fire units used ventilation to manage smoke and control the situation.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Public Safety
04:48
Transcript:
engine 26th. 1798, the private on scene. And in 798 operations for envelopes is on Pack 3. Section 32, there's a hydrant right there in that lot, right in front of that standard envelope on the corner there. Unpersonal Care, Room 209 for an 88-year-old male fall head injury. 113, you'll have to turn everybody else around. Yeah, do that down here in this gravel parking lot. Senator 798 to command, he says he thinks he hasn't contained. It was oil on fire inside a pressure cylinder and a vacuum pump. Engine 798, you're on Fire Attack 6[2], Operation Fire Attack 3[3]. Are you coming off a hopper or up above? Oil off a hop in the parking lot coming towards you. Okay, come right in here along the side of the building. where all the cars are parked and you set up there. 24 truck, in behind number 8 there somewhere and take that area there. 24 trucks on C. Truck 24, 10.4. That's 26-10-4[4]0. All right, Spatch, come in 32. Go ahead. Go ahead, just batch. No acknowledgement out of 23 and 28, we have 29, 79, 6, and 2084 going in place for them. Okay, for now. We have a smoke condition inability. We have cruising one in the check. One on one. Engine 29, 796, 593, 24 respond, 220 Huff Avenue, South Greensburg, Sweet 600 standard envelopes for vacuum pump on fire, assisting 32, tack three. Okay, Matt, it's contained into the vessel, but the vessel's really hot. So it's probably still burning, we're going to have to take it apart. Okay, we'll get you a couple of cans in there. 84, we're committed to the Donahue Road accident. 10-14-2[1]. Command 32, he said he has his internal ventilation system, one, too. 901 engine 796 respond 220 Huff Avenue South Greensburg is standard envelopes suite 600 for vacuum pump on fire assisting 32 pack three now on truck 91 engine 796 respond 220 Huff Avenue South Greensburg standard envelopes suite 600 for vacuum pump on fire assisting 32 back three machinery pressurized or anything. We got to worry about it blowing a park. Well, I don't think, but I was thinking the same thing. I'm waiting for the maintenance man to come back. Right now we have no live fire on the exterior. He said he did have open flame. They stopped it. We're getting the ventilation system turn back on right now. Okay, I'm going to slow everybody else down. Do you think we need the phone truck? You probably should get that on the road. All right, dispatch. Can you start phone 79 this way? 10-4. All other engines and stuff, non-emergency.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-14-2: No standard code, likely local designation for unit or call
[2]
Fire Attack 6: Fire operations channel
[3]
Fire Attack 3: Fire operations channel
[4]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Location mentioned:
Near Huff Ave, Greensburg, PA 15601
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