Large fire at scrapyard on Washington Avenue, Scranton PA
Fire & ArsonA large fire with heavy flames and smoke broke out at a scrapyard near Washington Avenue in Scranton, requiring multiple fire units and tankers to respond.
Audio|Source: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Station 154, 119, 40-injured and brush, 554.
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Tavitt's scrapyard,
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near Washington Ave.
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40 unknown type fire,
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601.
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This seems to turn over to UGI.
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They will call back, so they need to be further.
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Command 178, they can put back first.
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That 4602.
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Engine 2.
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Engine 2. On the way.
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You're in LA at 604.
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A third party call received stating large amount of flames and smoke coming from the scrap area.
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Copy.
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Copy.
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Sure command.
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Okay.
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At this point,
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UGI just arrives on scene, we're going to be releasing truck 4.
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Leave fire command attached to it.
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F4 is going to be turning command over to F1.
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He's going to be awaiting the rest of the people we have coming to this scene here to get here.
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That'll be the point of contact for here on O.
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10, 4. 6 real quick.
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parking fire, it looks like up in the scrapyard.
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I'll try to find out where exactly it is more.
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Uh,
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at least three tankers.
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Okay, I'll start the first three in your rotation here.
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And also, could you get Zora's little rush hanger?
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Uh,
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there's rush from.
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Okay, we'll do.
02:06
I also put it out,
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then I have a working fire up there.
02:11
Okay.
02:16
154, Keith County, we need to tow down for us to get our brush trucks, man.
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Time for our brush trucks to be a man.
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154 chief their 154 engine.
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What's your location?
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I'm going right up to the front right now, (name withheld).
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I'll give it further update.
02:43
All right, yeah, you want me check Keating Street or no?
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Yeah, if you want to head over to Keating Street.
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I'm pulling up now.
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Copy that.
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It's going to be probably on Teething Street side, but I don't know if we're going to access from over here or that side.
03:45
Boxwood fire rush trucks needed.
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Corkdale fire for the engine and brush, Jackson Tanker, Truxville Tanker, Lake Zilcork Tanker, 379 for the brush tanker and light brush,
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Tabit Scrap Yard and Marksville Barrow for the scrapyard fire.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505
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