Large fire burns structures and machinery near Old Hanover Rd, Spring Grove PA
Fire & ArsonA high-risk structure fire occurred near Old Hanover Road in Jackson Township. Multiple buildings, machinery, and raw materials were burning, requiring a large response with several fire police units and tankers. The fire spread to two hook buildings and involved mulch and different materials. Water supply issues complicated the firefighting efforts. Access difficulties in wooded and field areas required coordination for resource staging and risk evaluation. Diesel and propane tanks were present around the site, adding to hazards. Overall, the fire caused significant damage to structures and equipment near Old Hanover Road.
Audio|Source: York County Fire
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Transcript:
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Brush 11, rush 12, tanker 59, and Adams engine tanker 29.
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Box 1107 Jackson Township, near Old Hanover Road.
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High risk structure fire.
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Respond on South 3.
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Time of 1518.
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We can not reach the six-per-page tank for the proper staging area.
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Company 11 Fire Police, Adams Company 32 Fire Police, and Company 12 Fire Police.
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Box 1107, Jackson Township, near Old Hanover Road, high-risk structure fire.
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Respond on South 3.
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Timeout 1519.
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UTV 12 and UTV 53, Box 1107, Jackson Township, near Old Hanover Road, high-risk structure fire.
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Respond on South 3, time of 1519.
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4-1.
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Angel and one in command.
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Go ahead.
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We're going to need some fire police down there, Hillcrest or something. There's a lot of traffic in between the fire scene and Hillcrest.
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And where do you want my engine and crew?
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Just to get another dump site set up down there.
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And you need to switch over to 4 and coordinate with Engine 4 on South 4.
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Okay, we're with Engine 32-1 right now.
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Correct, move that operation over to south floor, coordinate with engine 4, T41.
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Command from G47.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, we're on top. We came in off of one hand ever we accessed out through a long field.
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I'm up on top.
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The woods to the west, towards Magnus Millers, is not involved at this time. But you have the raw materials up all site on fire.
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And then up on top we have two hook buildings on fire. We've got a lot of machinery on fire.
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And there's some more mulch in...
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different materials up here that's still on fire.
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Any much we can do, we don't have enough water on this side.
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So we might have to access some off a copper road also.
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Okay,
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I want you to try to recon, see where we can get resources in.
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I need you to evaluate our hazards up there.
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Anything that's a write off, we're just going to write it off at this point.
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And we need to try to get a plan up there where we can hold this.
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Check around for diesel and propane tanks. There's probably a bunch scattered around.
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Rescue 79. Box 1107.
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Jackson Township.
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Near Old Hanover Road.
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High risk structure fire.
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Respond on South 3.
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Timeout 1522.
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Alpha site.
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Brad, we're going to move over to South 4 for the entire operation down on this side of the pilot so we're not stepping on each other.
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So we're all going to be on South 4 for this bottom side of the operation.
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Okay, yeah, coordinate with Chief 111 should be your water supply off there at the bottom.
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Yep, we're already working on it.
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Deputy 11 from Chief 47.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, you're on the north side on the woods, towards off road, is that correct?
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That's correct, I'm trying to meet well-a- there now.
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I pretty much have everything burned in between the original pile and woods at this point.
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That is correct. It's also going into woods. We're going to try to see if we can get access off the Compt Road somehow.
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We've got access on this panel, but we won't be able to get any quarter to us.
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Okay.
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Command will have New York on South Fire.
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Command, go ahead.
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Near Old Hanover Rd, Spring Grove, PA 17362
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