Transformer explosion causes small brush fire in Gettysburg, Gettysburg PA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders attended a small brush fire near East Railroad Street in Gettysburg Borough. The fire started after a transformer exploded, affecting an area about 20 feet wide. Efforts were underway to contain and investigate the cause of the fire. Power outages were reported in the vicinity, and units coordinated their response to the incident.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Brush fire.
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Edges 1-1-1-2, Tanker 22, Brush 1, Session Unit 33-3, Traffic 1.
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Ops 2,
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1334. Box 1830, Sturban Township, Giant, 44 Natural Springs Road.
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Commercial fire alarm.
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Edge 33-3, Truck 1, Service 22 for Traffic Control, Ops 3, 1334.
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Adams, brush one and the case no response.
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Brush one assistant one ops two, 1334.
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Your message in.
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You can show us responding.
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Okay, make you 5411,
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1335.
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(name withheld) was 5412 on scene.
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Samuel, 512, 1335.
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Cap V1.
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Got.
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Call from Firefighter Shed, advising, Power, I just calls the Alarmid Giant.
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Okay.
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Wait for the hospital service.
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Deputy 1 1335.
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Use dispatch responding box 1830 Giant 44 Natural Springs Road.
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Deputy Chief (name withheld) placed in the box in service 1336.
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The one. System 1. System 1.
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To be an area near East Railroad St, Carl revised, a transformer exploded in the grass and brush in the area were on fire, about a 20-foot area spreading.
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Direct, we're in the area in investigating.
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Okay.
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Assistant one, Adams.
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Assistant one.
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We're investigating.
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If first engine out of Gettysburg, you can defer to the commercial fire alarm. Okay.
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Okay, Deputy One place that box from service due to a power outage.
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If you have a callback number, could you call them back and see if they could meet us in the location?
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Okay, stand by.
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At this point,
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do you anything that's responded? Is yourself there, and it's 5412.
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No need to re-alert at this time. We have an engine crew around.
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Okay.
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Assistant 1, PD is in the area advising in the wooded area to the rear of near East Railroad.
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Before, you can mark some location.
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1338.
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The fire alarm or the brush fire?
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We'll respond to the brush fire. Ops 2, 13,
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38.
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I'm standpoint for when you can have me to the call.
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Still do the brush fire.
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That's correct.
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Okay, we'll respond with two.
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Especially in 333 use ops to 1338.
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Safety one, correction assistant one, you do have engine one, and especially in 333 now responding.
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That would be sufficient at this time.
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Rush one, if you can make your way back.
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Assistant, why you want us to cancel Tanker 22 then?
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I didn't even show one turn around the Brown Briar.
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Change of one, two.
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If you guys cancel Tanker 22?
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That's correct.
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Okay.
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Golly got it.
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Okay,
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Mickey, 54, 22, 1340.
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Call for engine 1-1 is canceled, 1340.
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Working on a full number.
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Okay, we're on the line with MedEd now, trying to get them started.
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Command 1, Inger 1-12.
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Engine 1-2. Edge 1-2, you'll come back all the way the end of River Lane by the townhouse apartment.
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If you want to come back to the end there, the edge of flight, we'll see your furor-PD car, and send staffing them down around to your wife.
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Can you repeat, you are on ready to help because the one?
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Upon your arrival at the end of railroad,
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you'll see the townhouses parking lot. Turn left in that parking lot, come to the end, you'll see a Burr-FPD car,
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save the engine there, send personnel up to the brush unit, which will be located and you'll see a cut-up to the right of the engine.
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Near E Railroad St, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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