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Containment of backyard campfire reported as structure fireJohnstown NY

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Johnstown, NY 12095

Fire and EMS were dispatched for a report of a possible basement fire at near Street in Johnstown. The caller later clarified the fire was an uncontrolled backyard fire pit, not a structure fire. It was confirmed to be a contained campfire in the backyard.

Audio|Source: Fulton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Send it fired EMS for a possible structure fire fire in a basement at near Street.
00:07
Disregard.
00:15
(number withheld).
00:22
Johnstown, MS. Dispatch Lake Valley, possible structure fire near Street.
00:27
Callers third party states he's on the phone, possible fire in a basement.
00:32
Callers unable to attain further. Feeding forward.
00:35
Johnstown, Bowersville.
00:36
Lake Valley, possible structure fire, near Street.
00:40
Called in third party, caller stating there's possible fire in the basement,
00:45
unable to attain further.
00:47
You know, dispatch fire to dispatch through 26.
00:56
John Selper, base your seat.
01:04
So.
01:11
FedEx 2Bee, yeah, MS-a-Sephe.
01:14
You must have left.
01:17
Feddick 2 will be en route to the call, BOS from Berkshire.
01:23
I'm heading to an up E-LF tommy.
01:36
Grease. Fire dispatch, John Somby's.
01:39
John Sombrose. John's over at B-side.
01:44
The caller called back stating that it's going to be a fire in the back pit that is unable to be controlled.
01:50
It's not going to be a structure fire.
01:53
It's going to be in the backyard.
01:59
Nice.
02:14
Copy, believe it's going to be in the back yard. What's your pleasure with Johnstown?
02:19
Leave them in route until I figure out what's going on, please.
02:25
Receive.
02:27
Still they determined.
02:33
Johnson Base your seat.
02:44
Sub 1-2, fire dispatch.
02:48
Your dispatch.
02:51
Sub 1-2-0-2-4-1-12.
02:53
1-2-0-230. 1-2-30.
03:04
(number withheld), counting.
03:05
(number withheld), counting.
03:08
4-5.
03:11
You can advise the fire department is just the campfire that's contained.

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