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Controlled brush fire observed near Old Mercer Rd, Lawrence County PA

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Old Mercer Rd, Wilmington Township, PA

Fire units responded to a brush fire with visible smoke near Old Mercer Road between Route 208 and Route 956. Upon arrival, officials confirmed it was a controlled burn near a new gray garage between the two routes. All units were advised to proceed with caution and then returned to service.

Audio|Source: Lawrence County Fire and EMS - North
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Both units and relative to brushfire, just advising this brush fire is going to be on Old Mercer Road between 208 and 956.
00:09
She couldn't give us an exact location.
00:12
She told us 208, but then had mentioned the dinosaur in the area of 956.
00:18
So somewhere along that stretch is going to be this brush fire that you can see the smoke.
00:25
And for.
00:32
755 copies
00:36
LASD, take LASCity-33-A.
00:43
Copy-56504.
00:48
553, LASC.
00:54
Or you copied the update that this brush fire is going to be in the area between 208 and 956.
01:00
The caller couldn't give us an exact location.
01:06
Bruce, thank you.
01:08
6503.
01:13
Go ahead.
01:17
Looks like we have a haze up towards the intersection of 956 and Mercer Road.
01:21
Do you want to continue up there?
01:29
The units responding to the brush fire on Old Mercer Road between 956 and 208.
01:35
Just advising (name withheld) from Scott Township is on scene advising this is a controlled burn.
01:42
All units can come under caution.
01:43
It's going to be, he advised to us, it's going to be the new gray garage halfway between 208 and 956.
01:50
Let me see clear.
01:51
827.
01:55
O.S. Do we copy? 654 and 653 are both on scene.
02:02
654, 653 on scene 825.
02:09
Brush 1155, copies.
02:13
Copy, thank you.
02:19
O.S.E. 606.
02:20
6.06. 6.6.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:25
Confirming a control burn, you can put a relay back in service with thanks.
02:30
Copy 6-06, confirming controlled burn.
02:33
All units back in service with things, 828.

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Old Mercer Rd, Wilmington Township, PA
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