Fire pit behind Cross St extinguished after odor reported, Suffern NY


Fire department responded to reports of a strong unpleasant odor and smoke near Route 202 and nearby streets. The source was traced to a fire pit behind a building on Cross Street. The fire pit was extinguished, resolving the issue.
Audio|Source: Rockland County UHF Fireground Tact 3
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
We're in a tanker, go down 202 and see if it's any of the houses in the back there. There's an odor, strong odor, unpleasant, might be in the backyard of one of the houses on 202.
00:14
19-tanker there again.
00:17
4.
00:20
We're by 47 million, we're checking out in this area.
00:26
Recease.
00:32
We're just the officer command.
00:34
Three, uh, four to three.
00:35
Check Washington Circle.
00:37
I just spoke to somebody that there was smoke coming from Washington Circle area.
00:43
Yeah, I'm over here now. I don't even have an odor. Uh,
00:46
this is the strongest on, uh, Pleasant.
00:50
Hi, Richard.
01:03
Okay, anchor.
01:06
47 Wayne checked out negative.
01:10
He said 47 Wayne, what was the second part of your message?
01:14
Yes, negative over here.
01:18
He said it was a negative?
01:20
Yeah, negative. Yeah,
01:24
negative.
01:26
Okay, received.
01:34
3 is on the smell is strongest on way it's not dissipated yeah it's kind of dissipated everywhere now uh whatever it was burning they probably put it out
01:50
seven to command command on command on
01:55
As per PD, they're going over to chestnut.
01:57
There was a smoker going on there last night making the same smell.
02:01
He also was checked by the tracks by Tilcon Bridge.
02:05
There's a homeless shelter over there with a fire pit that usually is on.
02:10
See in a day of day.
02:14
Okay, received tanker, what's your location?
02:19
At the exit at Cross Street.
02:22
Just take a slow right over to Chestnut,
02:25
and then if there's another unit that could just go over by a stillcar.
02:31
Tanker received, going to Chestnut.
02:34
It's definitely not coming from the tilt on the railroad area.
02:40
Okay.
02:41
Received.
02:46
3, go 311.
02:51
Okay, receive. You find the source?
02:55
A-firm.
02:56
Stay by. I'm getting the address now.
03:00
Time for it, thank you.
03:02
Behind 18 cross, fire pit extinguished.
03:06
18 cross, receipts.
03:09
A tanker, you can make a signal 14, back to 9-200.
03:14
Receive, tanker on 14.
03:21
All units when you're secure, you make a single 14.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cross St, Suffern, NY 10901
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