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Structure fire at 80 Potomac Avenue in RomneyRomney WV

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Potomac Ave, Romney, WV 26757

As discussed during the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred near Potomac Avenue in Romney, West Virginia. Multiple fire companies and mutual aid units from several counties responded to the fully involved fire.

Audio|Heard on: Mineral County Public Safety and Amateur Repeaters
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06:29
Transcript:
00:00
Company 1, Engine 42, Engine 313, Your Second Alert, near Potomac Avenue, Structure Fire.
00:08
Company 1, Engine 42, Engine 313, Your Second Alert, 0306.
00:17
4, Canadian Report.
00:29
Thank you. Stand by.
00:36
11 years, second word, 80% Avenue,
00:39
District for Pryor.
00:40
May 11 year second word, 0337.
00:56
One.
01:01
That would serve. Sandry, there.
01:07
I didn't upgrade me to the second alarm, using other conditions.
01:15
One, seven forward.
01:17
Working on higher hydrants, we'll just retain another call-long-go.
01:25
They're standing the other number one call, but I got a working fire here, Andrew.
01:33
Ten, for sir, to be advised, Squad 37 has almost hit their scratch time,
01:38
and Minnore County did advise that they got a public service from company 38.
01:43
I stated that they are available to them.
01:49
Second alarm.
01:50
They'll be all units to the fail.
01:52
Go ahead and back then.
01:55
I have a tower one.
02:06
I'm off 28.
02:09
I'm going to house in the corner of first of Potomic.
02:13
Truck access is going to be limited.
02:15
I want you to stretch me a line to the delta side.
02:22
We're going to start transition first.
02:28
Go ahead.
02:31
Okay, we're showing closest hydrant to be an area of 38 Pacific Avenue,
02:39
to be approximately four residences down.
02:43
Also have another one, the intersection of Cumberland Road and Central.
02:49
Give me my second one up, Potomac.
02:52
Second one up for Tomeic.
02:56
Of all first street.
02:57
There should be one in the area of the second or third.
03:02
Where do you all have another intersection with first and central and show another of fourth and central?
03:12
Okay.
03:18
For rescue engine 39,
03:20
rescue engine 5, tower 30.
03:28
Engine 44, rescue engine 39, rescue engine 5, tower 38, now added to the call for a structure fire, 80% McAvenue,
03:37
now added to the call, 0-311.
03:44
I'm down to the fire seat.
03:51
Jobbed, crap plug at Central 1st.
03:56
Andrew Tyrone is on location.
04:02
Command to Engine 42.
04:06
I want you to pick up my plug for me.
04:08
Tire Wins laying out, bro.
04:13
Squad 37 Sack 1.
05:04
Mutual aide to Hampshire County, A.D.
05:06
Potomac Avenue and Romney for the fully lost structure fire.
05:10
Tower 38, Rescingen 392, engine from company 44.
05:14
Now do your first alert, 0313.
05:21
Mutual aid to Hampshire County, 80, Potomac Avenue and Romney.
05:25
The fully involved structure fire, tower 38, Resc Engine 392, engine for company 44, now do your first alert, 0314.
05:37
This one.
05:42
Zero 314.
05:43
A little bit, just take care of our Air Force Police.
05:51
104, you want a truck, engine, rescue?
05:55
You can't get a decision.
05:56
How much such an issue?
05:59
1014.
06:04
Operations, Tech 1.
06:11
Tower 30, copy 2.
06:15
Tower 30, copy you with 2, 035.
06:20
Hampshire 106 on Tech 1.
06:27
Next to engine 5, your second alert, 035.

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Potomac Ave, Romney, WV 26757

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