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Controlled burn confirmed near main and church streets in polkPolk PA

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Main St & Church St, Polk, PA 16342

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a smoke investigation near Main Street and Church Street in Polk. It was confirmed to be a controlled burn near the sawmill. No emergency was found.

Audio|Heard on: Venango County Fire Departments, Oil City Police
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03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Station 17 Polk, Station 23 Handig.
00:04
Smoke investigation,
00:06
near Main Street.
00:23
Station 17 Polk, Station Stenegert, smoke investigation in the area of Main Street and Church Street.
00:30
Caller wasn't exactly where the smoke was coming from.
00:33
Time now, 1318.
00:37
Venango from 17, Chiefs.
00:52
Quarantine Chiefs, go ahead.
00:58
I'll acknowledge for 70.
01:02
Running to a controlled burn from the sawmill.
01:09
The 17th, acknowledging you cut out at the end.
01:12
You did pull police to say that there was a controlled burn in the area near 2011 earlier today, not sure if it's the same thing.
01:35
Copy?
01:43
Ringo.
01:45
Ringo, go.
01:52
Go ahead.
02:04
Did you one station 23, second alerted?
02:16
Now you can hold off on that, I'm in motion on location.
02:23
Copy.
02:26
We'll tell your rescue seven is back.
02:32
Happy OS3 Rescue Station, 1324.
02:56
Copy 6-1, notation, 1326.
03:01
Let any go from 17.
03:09
Go ahead, 17.
03:11
Okay,
03:13
Confirming everybody in service.
03:19
Copy, confirming controlled burn, 1326.
03:34
Hall Station 17 and 23 personnel alerted for the smoke investigation.
03:40
Near Main Street and Church Street and Polk.
03:42
Per 17 Chief.
03:45
It's a controlled burn.
03:46
You can go back in service.
03:47
1326.

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Main St & Church St, Polk, PA 16342
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