Vehicle fire spreads to garage, threatening nearby house, New Bethlehem PA


A vehicle fire near Farm Rd escalated into a garage fire. The flames threatened a nearby house and could involve other buildings. Responders noted heavy smoke and limited manpower as they worked to control the blaze.
Audio|Source: Armstrong County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Near Farm Rd and a vehicle fire fire...
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300-second animation for vehicle fire in the Honning Township.
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Near Farm Road and Fire Force.
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Thirty for a fill.
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Vehicle fire, Mahoney Township, near Farm Road and Fire Force.
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Six hundred to armstall.
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Six hundred.
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Engine one, brush one and out.
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Thank you. Thirty for a vehicle fire in the hunting township.
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Near Farm, Rone, Fireford.
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Pedic 116.3 County, we're on scene.
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1234.
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Armstrong DPS 3.
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DPS 3. DPS 3.
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That is a working vehicle fire.
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We can see the header.
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So I have somebody coming from New Bethlehem.
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I don't have anybody else on the road.
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If you could like swing by and tell us how close it is the garage, that'd be great.
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County 1162 is back to resume normal dispatch?
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Well, judging from what we can see, it might be more than a vehicle fire because it is a very huge header.
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1235.
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I'm just going to operate it.
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It's under 300, 300.
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Armstrong, sir, acknowledged.
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600 to Armstrong.
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Mr.
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Armstrong. Go ahead.
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Armstrong is distant on the road yet?
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Negative.
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Time for.
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Company 560, Station 190, Added to the Assignment of Possible Structure Fire now, Manhattan, Trip 139, Visit Form Redby on Fire Type 4-1236.
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116. 116, 3,
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County.
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300, Lieutenant, the 300 chief.
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Go ahead. You know PD made entry you're in the phone department?
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They're in the lobby.
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We're taking a structure fire call right now and got tied up.
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I apologize.
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800 should be in the lobby.
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We're working now, thank you.
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He is responding for the vehicle fire near pheasant Farm Road.
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Multiple calls now reporting a barrage fire, possibly a house fire as well.
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1236.
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600 chief, 10 4, 600 to 300.
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600, you're the only truck on the road.
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600, 10.4, get some more units responding.
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We are just coming on.
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That's heavy smoke.
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Appreciate.
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30 to 600. We've acknowledged what do you want out of us in our engine or a tanker.
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Get engine intact, the bus rowland.
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It looks like it's, we may have two structures on fire.
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I haven't made it seen yet, but a lot of heavy black smoke.
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Copy that. We're limited on manpower, but we'll bring what we can.
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600 Dollmstrong with a fully engulf garage fire and possibly endangered another house.
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First name.
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Tanker 260, tanker 620, garage fire endangering a structure.
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Medetown-Touch, near fessiform, red fire for, toll 38.
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600 to 30. Expedite.
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We're going to have several structures on fire if we don't get it.
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Firestrong, 16, 10 is on scene.
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Copy that. There's only two of us.
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We're going to bring our tanker, which could double is an engine if need be.
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Bill 38.
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Near Farm Rd, New Bethlehem, PA 16242
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