Controlled bonfire mistaken for tree fire in Franklin, Franklin WV
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of a tree on fire near Main St in Franklin. Upon arrival, it was determined the fire was a controlled bonfire for a Halloween celebration on the ground behind a house. There was no threat to property and the fire was not spreading in a tree as initially reported.
Audio|Source: Pendleton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Company two, you're needed across from the serial station for a tree on fire.
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It's spreading.
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Company two, you're needed across from the serial station for a tree on fire,
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it's spreading.
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Company two, you're needed across from the serial station for a tree on fire,
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it's spreading.
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Company 2, you're needed to cross near Main St for a tree on fire that's spreading rapidly.
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Company 2, you're needed to cross near Main St for a tree on fire that's spreading rapidly.
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Company 2, you're needed to cross near Main St for a tree on fire that is spreading rapidly.
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203 is in the station.
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2.03, 104.
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209 in Raptis Station.
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209-104.
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I'm sure when they open.
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Can find that's up here? That's right.
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Can you serve me a CAD for a civil assist?
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It's going to be in NAPLIN Parsons, if you can't have a patch 5, 6,000, close it.
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10.4.
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All company 2, take your traffic to Pintack 1, please.
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201 respond me.
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201, 104, 2047.
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834 Elton 10 a morning.
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August 6, 3, 4, 10.4. 10.4.
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Still on come, engine 283 in route crew of 3.
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Engine 23, in route crew of 3,
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2049.
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You open, 1023.
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Well, up, 1023.
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901 Com Center on scene.
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901, 104,
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2050.
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I don't really see any fire yet.
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Elkins, 610 or 6344.
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2.01, Rick, you say you don't see any fire?
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Correct, I do not see any fire.
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901 route.
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Elk in 610.
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Do you have traffic?
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It looks like it might be on the ground at a house up on that street up above Maine here. I'll go up here and check it out. Somebody may have thought it was in a tree.
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6-34-10-4[1]. Would you be able to return to public service to a Bennett subject and references some indecent exposure?
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Can't work for this, no.
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10-4[1], good in the county, I guess.
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10-4[1], she advised that she has a neighbor that leaves his curtains up.
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We'll play with his wiener,
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and we'll come outside naked as well.
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104.
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901, I can see a fireback.
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I'm going to turn around. It's either up Dyer Avenue area or it's on that street, Krigler Lane there.
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It's right. It's up here on this upper street.
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We're walking up here to it now. We'll tell you more shortly.
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Let me know your location.
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It's on the ground. It's not in a tree. It's up here off this upper street.
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9.01, are you aware yet if we can access it off a Criggler? Do we need to go up Dogwood and out in the High Street?
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Gov Dogwood, hang the right, and then take the next right out beyond the Anderson house.
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We're going up Dogwood, mail.
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Seems to be a Halloween celebration with a big bonfire.
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Oh,
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sir, you did get contact the fire company, correct.
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Come back on it, 201.
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You did contact the power, okay, correct?
04:57
Negative, I did not.
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We don't need anything. It's a controlled burn for these people. It's on the ground. It's not a tree.
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You say it's controlled fire?
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So large group of people celebrating Halloween burning an old tree laying on the ground here behind this house.
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It's in behind near Ows Place, ALS Place.
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Did you copy that ComCenter?
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That's a barmany.
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10-4[1].
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John Tom, Engine 23 is clear and seen.
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All responding units can cancel.
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10-4[1]-255.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Near N Main St, Franklin, WV 26807
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