Smoke smell at high school prompts fire team response, Monessen PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a strong smell of smoke inside Monessen High School. They investigated the roof and interior but found no visible fire. Crews checked HVAC units and the auditorium area during the search.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Public Safety
07:45
Transcript:
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Commanding 1 engine 33 is broken the school.
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33 engine. What's your location again?
00:08
Let me come up to the school entrance here.
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I want you right at the main entrance.
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If we have to, we'll take a line up the stairwell alongside the auditorium.
00:19
Strong smell of something burning right across from the library.
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truck one take the middle school gymnasium to for a rave.
00:37
Truck one, take the Bravo side by the middle school gymnasium for roof access, please.
00:48
Accidental are at 11.20.
00:58
Do you think you can get that auditorium roof from the A-side?
01:09
All right, if you can make that roof from the A-side, come in behind engine 33-3, please.
01:17
All right, show plenty on scene.
01:22
Next engine into the complex, sit on the hydrant on the Delta side of the building.
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I'll tell you which truck to feed it to if need be, please.
01:33
Anyone, engine wants to come in on Steam.
01:35
We'll take that, Hydrant.
01:40
Anyone rescue two then?
01:43
Engine 33-0.
01:50
Westmoreland, number one, station 121 alpha response in place to station 135, 2611 Virginia Drive in Littleboro for a 78-year-old malpatient who fell last night, unable to get out of bed with right hip pain.
02:17
behind you now or you want to take that, just sit on one else please.
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The latter one, let's keep, we're just going to hurt me, nose and nose is an end of 33, behind 33 engine.
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10-4[1]th.
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Truck one, come right in behind 33 engine right here.
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I have the latter one on a minute.
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That's it.
02:47
Engine 80 approaches the high school requesting orders.
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Engine 80, take the Delta side with 2080, stand by the hydrant air, please.
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After C.
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Captain 33, come in.
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Three commiss.
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Good.
03:14
You sent a can decision too?
03:18
You got it.
03:24
Three 117, Coney.
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Show me up with the mail of the station, please.
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1131.
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Good.
03:37
28 is going to be current valid until the end of the month on a 14th board Jason and Ethan Hodge from Pleasant Valley Road.
03:46
The 27 is going to be expired, 913 of 25, negative 30.
03:55
How?
03:57
Good,
04:01
Chief.
04:04
How then check roof units? It's no way it could be a unit problem.
04:11
All right. 2080 from Chief 81.
04:21
Get on that roof and check the middle roof unit above the auditorium in that area, please.
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Be safe.
04:31
Chief 81, Rescue 11 is getting off the bridge on 906.
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Rescue 11, I want you in to assist 33 Division 2 with the 6th list.
04:45
Rescue 11 copies, Assistant 33 Division 2.
04:53
In any one crew with the hydrant on D-side, you know what this to charge that?
05:02
Allegan, here, Washington.
05:07
Affirmative.
05:09
Alligany wants to know where she's going to be launched at, and Washington faxist up a copy.
05:20
Do they want her lodged at Westmoreland and they'll come get her?
05:26
It would appear that both of them would like her lodged at Westmoreland.
05:32
Okay, she facts a copy down to Magistrate Glassix by chance?
05:39
That's correct, they're on their way down.
05:42
Thank you.
05:47
At this time, nothing visible.
05:55
Wagon 105, man, 81, we're approaching.
06:01
Wagon 105, come into the complex, send your mount fire to the alpha side.
06:06
I'll give you orders here, please.
06:09
Okay.
06:14
Station 610-15 is clear Westmoreland.
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5005 back, 47.9.
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1040. Get your way up above the auditorium now.
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Our dispatch, Manesson High School Command, your 15 minutes into your incident.
06:44
All right, still got a strong smell of smoke, second floor, nothing found at this time.
06:49
Crews on the roof, multiple crews, division, too.
06:53
That's your seat.
06:59
Fire dispatch, Washington Rescue 11 is out.
07:03
Washington Rescue 11 received.
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1130.1136.
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Section 610, medic 614 is on scene.
07:25
Okay.
07:30
And from the roof.
07:34
Go ahead.
07:37
Is there any way we can turn the HVAC units on?
07:41
They're running,
07:43
but they're not actually kicking.
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Near State Rd, Monessen, PA 15062
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