Water main break causes street flooding near homes

Heard on: Washington City Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Central Station 54, as a request of police so they can be freed up.

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Montgomery Avenue, the area of Donnan Avenue, for a water main break.

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Said the water's coming about four to 5 ft close to the houses.

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Engine 542 is responding.

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Engine 542 at 2240.

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Engine 542, go ahead.

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Engine 542 at 2243.

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Washington Engine 542.

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Engine 542.

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All right, this is doubled in size since we've been here.

01:12

Doesn't seem to be affecting any homes currently.

01:18

But right in front of the address that you gave,

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could be affected here very shortly.

01:28

Great, chief.

01:39

Engine two to control, can you also notify

01:43

West Penn Power?

01:47

The pressure of this is in a service line to the house.

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Ten four.

9/6/2026 07:38 PM

Other Non-Crime Event

Donnan Ave & Montgomery Ave, Washington, PA 15301

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported water main break near Montgomery Avenue and Donnan Avenue in Washington, where flooding was growing and potentially threatening nearby homes. A utility company was requested to address pressure issues on a service line to a house.