Basement fire with compromised floor in Chippewa Township, Beaver County PA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in the basement of a building in Chippewa Township, causing heavy fire and compromised floor structures. Fire crews responded to suppress the fire. Utilities were not immediately secured, and the electric power was still active during the early response. Crews faced difficulty accessing some areas due to floor damage. Efforts included interior entry and remote utility shutdown coordination.
Audio|Source: Beaver County Fire and EMS
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Engine 11 interior.
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Go ahead, branch 11 interior.
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Okay,
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we have fire near the regular route,
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Delta 5.
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Copy tape, we're getting it right now.
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Open up that's up this corner there in the ceiling.
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We'll get it.
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Copy.
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The 11 crew to command.
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Go ahead, 11 crew.
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All right, see if we got this all open up,
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what can look like now.
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Engine 14 to break the time to anchor.
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You go ahead.
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When you come on the scene, then on the 37th Street, Chabin Roadside.
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We're turning on a McKinley now.
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Charlie's side, go ahead.
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Do that.
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Okay, have an interior from command.
02:04
Be advised the hallway running from the center of the house towards the Bravo side, the floor compromise.
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Yeah,
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we're in the center of the structure.
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We can't go pretty much from that area.
02:27
The basement, man,
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fire's down, the basin of the current coming up.
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Copy.
02:51
Okay, utilities have been secure.
02:54
Can the interior crew from the Charlie side get to that Delta Peak or we need to try to get that from outside here?
03:07
Tanger 63 is out.
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Tanger 63, (number withheld).
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Okay,
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Charlie's five, correction on that, I guess electric has not been secured yet.
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Fire dispatch from Chippewa Command.
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Chipawall Command, good.
03:38
DTA on Penn Power or can we shut this down remotely here?
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When we noticed I said they were sending the remote signal, I can call back to see what's going on with them.
03:55
The vision one fire attack is a message.
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Engine 11, Division 1, command.
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Engine 11, go ahead.
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Chief,
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Alpha, Prado, Border, Baseway.
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We've got heavy fire in the basement.
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5 from command.
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Copy that, yeah.
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Somebody entered the basement, see what we find out there.
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Ladder-pointed to all tankers.
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Go to channel two.
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Channel two, hold tankers.
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Capmine, are you near an exit?
05:02
Okay, Charlie, five.
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Engine 11-191 crew from command.
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It might be in the...
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It's coming up to the station.
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Okay, give me the location again.
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It was in the Alpha Bravo Corner.
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Charlie Todd, you could see that.
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Alpha Brava Corner.
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It may be up in the floorboard.
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Okay, I do have Tower 11 being deployed the group.
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I don't know if we're going to get past the front peak here.
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Okay, this is the command.
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We have a hut spot in the middle of the house, so I'll be outside their head spot here, that's for us.
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I was the message.
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Copy 21 plane.
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Just a hotbed that I can see so far, no visible force.
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I can see so far, no visible...
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...Meture 142 from Sacramento, you're about a half for me.
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Copy that, thank you.
06:51
2211. 2.11, go ahead.
06:57
I spoke to Penn Powell, and they confirmed they sent the disconnect signal so there's a chance that didn't go through.
07:02
We do have a tech-in route with a 30-minute ETA still.
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Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Chippewa Township, PA 15010
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