Fire contained in Lancaster house basement water heater, Lancaster PA


Firefighters responded to a house fire in a two-story home near North St in Lancaster. The fire was confirmed in the basement's water heater. Crews controlled utilities, ventilated the basement, and confirmed no extension of the fire. No injuries or EMS were needed.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Alpha
06:57
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 67 arriving.
00:03
Two-story single-found with oiling smoke shone on the alpha side.
00:07
Have our own water at near North Road.
00:12
Engine 67 on the sea with smoke shining side alpha 2143.
00:17
Okay, squad 69 round 5.
00:19
Squad 69, okay.
00:25
Hey, Deputy 67, I'm the Cima Command, One Side Alpha.
00:30
Where'd be Apple?
00:32
First engine truck, remainder, level one stage, whichops do for an assignment.
00:42
That'd be 67, okay.
00:44
On the scene with command on the opposite side.
00:47
First engine and truck is seen all the units.
00:49
Stage operations will be on Ops 2, 244.
00:54
On Ops 2. On Ops 2.
00:56
On the side, Charlie, report 3 in the rear.
01:00
Walkout basement.
01:02
Knows and shit on inside Charlie.
01:05
Engine officer, I copy.
01:08
County, Rescue, 76, 3 and 4.
01:13
Command from Wagon, Choker.
01:15
Go ahead. Rescue 76, okay.
01:19
Have the second engine help me with a water supply, please.
01:24
Okay, do you not have your own?
01:27
Correct.
01:33
Command engine 67, officer.
01:42
601 got it confirming the fire is out in the basement for the fire in the water heater we need a fan in the basement
01:55
607 one officer or you can be operating the basement
02:08
That's correct.
02:10
I'm confirming whether or not we have any extension.
02:13
It doesn't look like at this point.
02:18
Okay, let me make you the basement division supervisor,
02:23
and I'll send you a ladder truck when one arrives.
02:27
Okay.
02:29
Okay. Okay.
02:33
You want the fan down back, or you want up front here?
02:39
Gandy, 202 is the machine.
02:41
Secondary water.
02:42
2.0504. No.
02:48
Engine 202, your radio cut.
02:50
Where is the secondary water?
02:53
The 20 engine with the second water supply.
02:55
I need you to move up and assist 67 with the primary.
02:59
In the one-pounder.
03:07
County, 202.
03:09
We've got secondary water across from 2.504 station here.
03:15
Engine 202, okay.
03:18
County letter 2.4 is a seat.
03:24
The station.
03:26
Engine 67 officer has the basement division.
03:29
You'll be working for MCOVI.
03:31
Copy, report to the basement.
03:32
Copy,
03:34
report to the basement, we're clear also.
03:36
County, Tower 642 is on Steam, staging on null.
03:40
Tower 642, okay.
03:43
County Squad 69, State traffic.
03:46
Squad 69, okay.
03:50
Basement Division, Command.
03:55
So, for basement.
04:01
Letter 204 is on the way to assist you.
04:04
Two more things.
04:05
Can you just verify whether we're going to need EMS for the occupant here? And are there any utilities that don't need control?
04:11
County Rescue 76 arriving, staging at a field in pinnickle point.
04:17
Rescue 76, okay.
04:23
Man from basement,
04:26
negative on the MS,
04:28
and I control the utility that I need.
04:31
I was able to cut the power on the breaker.
04:34
Okay. To advise you know the resources, we're still operating with two engines and one truck right now.
04:40
Everyone else is staging.
04:47
That's correct, man.
04:48
I'm good in the basement.
04:51
I'm not sure whatever we need on the next floor is off.
04:55
Okay, engine 202 officer from command.
04:59
2nd2, sir. A rock over 9505.
05:03
Rescue 9.05, okay?
05:07
Two things, is that water supply squared away for 671, and are you able to access the first floor, give me an assessment?
05:17
Command from 201, we set to 57, we were at a 202, and we can go inside and check out whatever you need.
05:27
201, a copy.
05:29
202's got the secondary water supply.
05:31
That's correct, so.
05:39
County 82 units are available.
05:46
and from the basement division.
05:50
Good.
05:55
Confirming the extension in the basement.
05:58
The only thing we'll need down here is ventilation.
06:03
Can you confer with the latter company officer and just get back to me whether we're any of these resources here? We can hold two and one.
06:13
Copy.
06:16
2.01, officer, from Vince.
06:18
Two, zero one.
06:21
Attention, 23, okay.
06:24
There are any unmeted needs on the first or second floor, specifically ventilation.
06:29
Ventilation, so it's the first and second floor.
06:31
We're going to need it as well.
06:33
Okay, with the manpowered equipment we have staging on side alpha, we'll be able to tackle that.
06:41
I believe we have plenty of equipment on the scene with two and one.
06:44
Okay, I'm just waiting on a report from the basement.
06:51
Command from the basement, we have no other needs down here.
06:54
I'm good to, if you want to skill it back.
06:57
Understood.
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North St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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