Brush fire spreads in I-81 median in Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County PA
WildfireFire crews responded to a brush fire in the median of Interstate 81 South near mile marker 109.7 in Pennsylvania. The fire was spreading rapidly due to wind. Multiple units were dispatched to contain and prevent it from crossing the highway.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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Okay, 1356 problem 1 in the median.
00:05
Copy. You want to go ahead and just add North End a while? I've had multiple calls on this now.
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Okay.
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Scuplefire, 6710. 607.
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Show us responding.
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Neander Route 1357, Bravo 1. It's level 1.
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Bravo 1. Bravo 1,000.
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6710, Global 1.
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6710, global 1.
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60710 answering.
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Tom, do you have a driver for 70?
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Uh,
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just me. Do you want 70?
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Yeah, affirmative, Tom. I only have limited brush tools on this pickup for now.
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Copy that.
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Kenny, 1201.
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Good.
01:10
What do you want out of the North Dan, what piece?
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47 and if they have manpower for our pickup, that's fine.
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Okay.
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Mr. 58, Station 2 for City 47, I-81 South, near mile marker 109.7, Brushfire.
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Mr. 158, Station 2 for 58-47,
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I-81 South, near mile marker 109.7 in the median,
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brush fire.
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1358.
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Coup of fire, 6770.
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6770.
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Responding in place of 10 per 1201.
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It's Google 12.
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Confirming a working fire.
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Looks to be about five, six hundred feet and length.
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It's going pretty good with the wind.
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Pull in front of the pickup pole line.
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Hi, how much do you want? You want $300?
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Schoolball 5817.
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5817.
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Andrew.
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Hey, 14-0-3, Bravo 1.
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Chief of 12-1.5 command.
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Brady.
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All right. Okay, 508, 17.
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Good.
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Listen, they're asking, they're asked for 47 in the pickup.
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Just keeping it posted.
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Bravo on then.
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Receive, five phones will be out in a minute.
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1230, Scoopo County.
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Go to 1230.
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I'll be on location.
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1230, what's the 4th?
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30, start winding it down there in front of the truck. I'm going to try and stop from going down to interstate any farther with you guys.
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47
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7407 1405 401 Chief 1201 has come 770 to 1201
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1201 2770 We are coming up Interstate 81 north right now
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Okay, you're going to go ahead of my pickup truck and try and stop this from jumping the interstate.
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Trying to knock it down now, but you're going to have to get up your pool line and get the water gone.
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Could you repeat that, please? You broke up.
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Pull in with the fire out.
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