Smoke reported from fifth floor of old hospital, New Castle PA
Fire & ArsonA commercial fire was reported at the old hospital on South Mercer Street. Smoke was seen coming from the fifth floor, and fire crews requested a general alarm and tower to assist with the response. Units accessed the building through an open door in the back parking lot to investigate and respond to the smoke.
Audio|Source: Lawrence County Fire and EMS - North
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Transcript:
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Station 2, 400 Station 9, 500 commercial structure fire 1000 South Mercer Street, Jameson South.
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Calling by code enforcement said there's smoke pouring out of the roof of the building.
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Utilize, you've got fire response on 6134.
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How many other team, 9,500 is not just a call, 9505 will be your unit.
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Okay.
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Compt 24-1, 1634.
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24-1 from L.A.
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24-1 is out.
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Not 24-1.
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The code enforcement is not there any longer, he drove by and seen it.
00:53
Ten-four earlier, so are we talking about the old hospital?
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The affirmative.
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Two-four.
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I'm always.
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Senate.
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Copy 7, 1635.
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Tews responding.
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1636.
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LASE,
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9505.
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9505. 9505.
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24-1.
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24-on-1 is on location.
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I have smoke showing from the fifth floor of the hospital.
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I'm going to need a tower here.
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You need to go ahead and get me a general alarm.
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Oh,
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24-1. I'll locate.
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There's one environment at Central.
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He's going to get a tower here.
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Head up.
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10-4[1] when he reports on that report to me if you guys want to come up to come up into the old back parking lot off of Lutton for right now and we'll figure out where we're going to go from there not real sure yet
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matter of fact just go out on the Mercer take two out on the Mercer for right now seven go on to Mercer for right now also and we'll figure out how we're going to get into this
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LEOC 9505 Warnerop.
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Copy right at 5.05, 16, 37.
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So, 2402, come into the parking lot, and we have an open door there.
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We'll start there.
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We'll see what we can find from here.
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(name withheld), we're on South Mercer.
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You want to come around the front then?
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Yeah, come around up in the parking lot off of Lutton.
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And there's an open door here.
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Unless you see something on Mercer where you think we can get in,
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I'd say this is probably the easiest place to get in to find a set of stairs.
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Yeah, we were just on Lent.
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We didn't see you over there.
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2400 general alarm Jameson South one down South Mercer Street unit on scene with smoke coming from the 5th floor request my 24-1 I was to play the 1630 30 you know if 24-4 is your route was 2 24-1 with your orders
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Fort, you're going to Mercer Street.
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I'm going to set up there for right now.
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We'll see if we can reach from there.
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Floor Bobbitt.
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Sorry, 4-01 from LAC.
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Hi, LAC.
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Where do you want the police to come to you?
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I'm at the old main entrance.
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If they come up the back off the light and they'll come up inside, they'll see me up there.
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Come across from the nurse's patient.
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Time for one.
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Time for one.
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So to stand by the hydrant right now off of nursing,
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we're not sure if we need a guess.
04:44
Where?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative / Message received
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Wilmington Ave, New Castle, PA 16105
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