Brush fire near power line contained in Franklin County, Franklin County PA
WildfireFire crews responded to a vegetation fire near a power line and driveway area in Franklin County. The fire burned brush and grass but was contained and did not spread further. Crews coordinated access due to a burned off power line and eventually released all units after the fire self-extinguished with no active flames remaining. The situation involved a downed transformer and broken wire at a utility pole.
Audio|Source: Franklin County Fire Operations
05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Brian, I did 9-1 on the scene.
00:03
Looks like a...
00:10
You know, I'm pretty size up here once we get in the driveway.
00:14
Go.
00:19
9-1 to the tanker, just hold up. There's no way to make the driveway.
00:28
Okay,
00:29
make, we got the car behind us if you want to use that to make access.
00:36
Assistant Chiefs come over the humpback bridge, you can take the two people and me up.
00:43
Engine 9-1, brush 8 of a bow out, if that helps.
00:51
Rush 18, if you're coming off of Anderson from 16, you're not going to get past all of us.
00:59
Car 9 to engine 9-1. I'm right behind Tanker 9.
01:04
I can possibly make it up to you. If you can give me a little bit of leaveway, I can get past you.
01:10
This is Chief 9. I'll be on the same.
01:15
This is Chief 9, 246. 1956 on scene.
01:18
Franklin, Command 17.
01:20
Call on 156, 2046.
01:22
Franklin, you can show all company nine units on scene.
01:25
Go ahead. Cutting, I units on scene, 246. I made contact with West Penn.
01:30
I advise them of the severity of the situation.
01:34
Obviously, they said they're pretty busy in that genera area right now.
01:38
They said it could be up to two hours.
01:41
This Chief 9, Franklin, I'll establish Command 9.
01:44
Okay.
01:51
Ashton 172, Command.
01:55
Go ahead.
01:58
All right, let's go ahead and work the special unit around to the access point where the engine's at.
02:03
We can get it work back in here.
02:05
It's not burning ahead too quick, I'm sure you can see it,
02:09
but we don't want it to go any further. So we get the special unit back here, we stretch it down,
02:15
a line down around the front of it, and just keep it at bay. We don't want to hit where the line's at,
02:21
but I don't want to stop it from spreading any further.
02:24
Command 9 from 2341.
02:27
I'm Greg.
02:29
Command to all incoming units.
02:31
State will be canned proud to not commit to Anderson if you're not already committed.
02:36
Yeah, sounds like a good plan. Especially, you're okay with that?
02:39
And if you don't just keep bench that great out on Henders right now.
02:42
That's formative. Keep them out on hand. We got the wagon back here sitting in the special unit. That's going to be sufficient water for now.
02:50
East side of the bridge.
02:52
My recommendation you can hold with one unit in place to remain your own service. There's no active fire right now.
02:58
Special unit copies. We're on our way back.
03:02
I'm Derek.
03:03
I can be holding engine 911 and return the rest.
03:06
Plan, I'd hold mention I want to return the remainder, 2048. We're going to move up to the Palmfish barn, so we're out of the road.
03:13
Slesion, the UTV is going to be coming out by the engine.
03:16
They're going to guide you back in.
03:19
Right. Spot is available.
03:22
Copy that.
03:23
Should I come back to the driveway where the engine is?
03:27
That's correct. The access point is going to be by the wagon.
03:35
Franklin, Washington County Tanker 4 is available.
03:39
Watchtack 4, 24D.
03:42
Frankl, PoltNinja 56.
03:44
Returning available, returner back to Polk and release from the transfer.
03:48
Go Fort Ninja 56, 24 in that.
03:55
Maynard, Frank. Maynard. Man, Frank.
03:57
Maynard.
03:59
All right, we found a burn off power line.
04:04
I'm attempting to get the next pole up.
04:07
I'm going to go ahead and release all units on scene. I hold myself if I get to the information.
04:14
Talk, Command 9 remaining, releasing all units left, 2051.
04:21
Command, can we get through to Orchard? Do we need to turn around and head back to the Canaan Trail?
04:27
Now, you should be able to get through Orchard.
04:32
Right there in the driveway, Greg, is the pull of the transformer.
04:37
Okay.
04:39
Okay.
04:42
Command and I was a phone number here, right?
04:49
Yeah, I'm going to go ahead.
04:52
It'll be a PE systems pole.
04:56
Whiskey 4463-1. Wire's going to be broke at the next pole east from there,
05:05
and it only involves Westbound.
05:10
Copy command 9.
05:12
2052.
05:17
If you haven't started back in, just stage for now.
05:26
Copy, we were just coming off the area in front of the engine, trying to get a game plan,
05:34
watch the UTV come off pretty rough.
05:41
The SWAT fire is pretty much burned itself out.
05:44
I'm not making my way over to it now.
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