Possible house fire near North Eighth Street, Shamokin PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Shamokin were dispatched to a possible house fire near North Eighth Street, close to Chestnut and Arch Streets. A caller believed the porch caught fire from cigarette butts and may have been put out, but there was uncertainty about possible extension into the walls. Residents were evacuating when the call was received.
Audio|Heard on: Central Susquehanna Regional 911
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Transcript:
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In Shamokin, near North Eighth Street,
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First (name withheld) (name withheld) (name withheld).
00:12
Shamokin, near North Eighth Street, cross streets of Chestnut and Arch Street.
00:18
First alarm assignment on a possible house fire on the thirty-four box.
00:23
Shamokin Fire Bureau Ladder Two, Ladder Two Hundred and Ninety-Four,
00:28
Station Two Hundred for RIT,
00:30
BLS from Station Ninety Operations are on Ops Two Fifteen Oh Fourteen.
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Chief 30 is responding.
00:40
1504.
00:46
Chief 31, I'm responding.
00:51
Chief 31 responding.
00:53
Ops 2, 1504.
00:59
Spoke in Chiefs County.
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One call on this, believes the homeowner, advising porch on fire, cigarette butts started it.
01:07
Possibly may be extinguished.
01:10
Unknown extension into the walls.
01:12
They were evacuating at time of dispatch.
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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:
N 8th St, Shamokin, PA 17872
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