Fire crews tackle structure fire near Edwards Rd, Lancaster County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire departments responded to a structure fire near Edwards Road and Hammertown Road in Caernarvon Township. Multiple units including Squad 34, Tower 39, and several tankers were involved in fire suppression and water supply operations. The incident appeared to be under control after coordinated efforts by responding crews. One person declined medical transport.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Digital
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06:2
Transcript:
00:00
Butler, thanks, sir. You are going to be picking up Squad 34's line at the end of the driveway.
00:09
Utility 34 is en route with four.
00:11
Utility 34, okay.
00:17
Tower 39, we're out with six.
00:21
Tower 30, not okay.
00:27
Pumper tanker 30 is arriving.
00:28
We're picking up the five-inch for 34.
00:31
Pumper tanker 30, okay.
00:38
Pumper tanker 34 is arriving.
00:41
Pumper tanker 34, okay.
00:47
Captain 3041, do you have water on the fire yet?
00:54
Squad 34 officer, what's your status on this fire?
01:03
Captain 3041 from command.
01:12
Intermediate 68.
01:15
We're available.
01:16
Patient refusal.
01:18
Intermediate 6, okay?
01:21
Captain 3041 from command.
01:24
Thank you 778.
01:26
Did they give you a door number?
01:31
(name withheld), utility 34 is arriving.
01:35
Ground floor entrance, room 3020 north.
01:39
I can call them back if you need.
01:41
Utility 34, okay.
01:43
Go ahead, this is Captain.
01:46
If you would please.
01:48
Okay, stand by one.
01:55
Assistant 34, we have the fire by the brown blue trolley sign.
02:05
Five tankers responding to Hammertown Road.
02:08
We're going to do a pump off, just pulling line with the tankers.
02:17
Command 34 to Tower 39,
02:19
is there room for the tower on the drive?
02:25
That's correct, you got the address right away.
02:29
BP 39.
02:31
Tower 39 copy.
02:35
Captain 34 is on the air.
02:37
Pumper tanker 39, okay.
02:39
We're heading down Emmerich now.
02:44
Thank you, 7708 from county.
02:47
Go ahead.
02:49
At this point, come up to the scene.
02:51
I didn't quite get there yet to see what it actually looks like.
02:56
The caller said to use door P as in Paul.
03:00
Yes, please.
03:04
Yeah,
03:07
They said they would keep an eye out for you.
03:09
They were informed you are coming into the area soon.
03:12
Ten four, I'll head there and shut it down.
03:16
Captain 33 arriving at Hammertown and Edwards.
03:20
Command 34 from Squad.
03:22
Thirty-three.
03:24
Unit calling command, go again.
03:28
Traffic 33, you got that? Okay, I got it.
03:35
Sorry, you were breaking up a little bit.
03:42
Squad 33, just join our rig.
03:45
Right beside our squad at Squad 34.
03:49
I'm coming up on you now.
03:50
If you're there, I'll try to get to the other end.
03:54
Copy that.
03:57
Copy, park beside Squad 34.
04:01
I'll be in a green pickup truck.
04:05
Driveway and join our rig beside Squad 34.
04:10
Have an arrest, clear.
04:12
Roger.
04:14
Rescue 30, okay.
04:16
County MICU 862 arrived LGH.
04:26
MICU 862, okay.
04:28
All right, please operations.
04:29
Who all do we have coming out to this?
04:33
County Chester ambulance 891 on scene.
04:37
Chester ambulance 881, okay.
04:40
Okay, 33's at Hammertown and Edwards.
04:44
I'm going to head up the other end of Hammertown.
04:49
It's a lot of breaking out there.
04:51
Are you closing at Edwards and Hammertown?
04:56
33 was there.
04:58
I'm good to the other end of Hammertown.
05:06
Command 34 from Captain 34, the fire is heavily controlled.
05:12
Operations from command, you're working with Tanker 39's crew there, correct?
05:23
That's correct.
05:29
Captain 30 will have manpower staging in front of Squad 34.
05:39
Operations from command, do you need the roof open?
05:47
That's true. Yeah, we're going to see if we can get this tin off.
05:50
Doesn't look like it's up through the soffit yet, but I'm not sure.
05:56
County Rescue 39 arriving.
06:00
Manpower staging.
06:01
Can you send a guy with a little giant ladder?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Edwards Rd & Hammertown Rd, Caernarvon Township, PA 17555
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