Gas leak at commercial building safely secured, Elkridge MD
Emergency responders arrived at a commercial building near Amberton Drive following a reported gas leak. They located the source, shut off the gas meter on the Charlie side, ventilated the building naturally, and confirmed the gas was secured with no further hazards.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
08:37
Transcript:
00:00
I have the command near Amberton Drive.
00:04
Engine 1-1-1 will have the investigation.
00:09
Hi, was there.
00:10
K. We're calling Degini now.
00:12
One-two on second arriving, staging in Amberton and Selnick.
00:17
How was it good?
00:21
The message is in the command.
00:26
Command guide.
00:31
We do have the odor outside.
00:33
We can hear the thing coming from the inside.
00:36
We're trying to locate the shuttle.
00:41
Okay, that gentleman that's with you is that maintenance.
00:48
Yeah, he said he's a building rep.
00:50
He's seen over there on your side.
00:54
One Baker 32, can you copy an EP pickup, just record.
00:59
People.
01:05
Okay, just advise when you're entering the structure with your personnel.
01:11
And do you know if there's an additional gas shutoff,
01:15
or is this the only one at the Charlie Delta side?
01:19
Sure, 456, can you hold me clear?
01:21
I'll be small and reroute me back to my prior or so much of the event.
01:25
I do not know if there's an additional one yet.
01:28
He was not even aware of the one that's back here.
01:30
We're going to make sure we isolate it before we enter.
01:32
That's right.
01:34
Engine 9-1's arrived, third engine.
01:37
We're staged out on Amherton, filling out of red.
01:40
Commandant's Eric, 9-1.
01:42
Truck 6 on location.
01:46
Okay, that's what?
01:52
Commandant of truck 6, pull-up to 1-1's position,
01:56
assist engine 1-1 with the investigation.
01:59
Truck 6 is okay.
02:02
Commander 11 to supervise what suite you're actually making entry to.
02:07
Yeah.
02:11
And that's after the 101.
02:12
We left the door open for you.
02:16
Yeah, one zero is okay.
02:24
Investigations in command.
02:26
Investigations, go ahead.
02:33
A.P.A.P.S. 101, you can go ready.
02:36
We'll handle.
02:37
The only shot off what you have back here is for the outside generator.
02:41
The rep is advising that it's probably up towards the alpha side.
02:45
If you can have somebody up there, take a look.
02:48
AT10.1. Watch the service.
02:50
N2110.1.
02:56
School 25.
02:58
Okay, I have truck six walking down to assist.
03:01
Just advise your exact location and what's sweet.
03:07
Can you copy a transport to Howard County General for EP?
03:11
That's right.
03:13
I'm starting from Oakland Hills High School, starting about this...
03:18
Command engine one, two, one.
03:21
Sorry about that.
03:22
The problem knowledge is (number withheld),
03:29
number one, juvenile board for the Highland General.
03:33
One-21.
03:35
Confirming juvenile and are they cooperative?
03:38
One out of 51 for notification.
03:40
Go ahead.
03:42
Ten one. Okay.
03:44
Position yourself closer to the Delta Charlie Corner.
03:49
Be prepared to shut that gas off if they do not find a shut off.
03:55
Can you just make notification for a deer pickup? It's going to be in front of near Clarkville Pike.
04:02
Time for.
04:03
One's on strike.
04:05
Okay.
04:08
Congratulations, Mr.
04:09
May.
04:11
If you can go ahead with that shut off, up there,
04:15
we're going to be entering Suite 300,
04:18
which is Rudolph Supply.
04:19
It's going to be at the trolley's out the corner.
04:27
Okay, you're re-entering suite 300, root-off supply.
04:32
I have the alpha side as the entrance where Engine 1-1 is positioned.
04:40
So using that as the alpha side, give me your exact location.
04:45
The alpha-side, 3-4 is it away now.
04:47
Okay, I'm not right.
04:49
Indy-1-1 to Entering Suite 300 with 3,
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Alpha-Side.
04:54
David 5152 or unit still 10-4[1].
04:58
We're entering with three personnel with one-one.
05:01
We're going into the second suite from the Bravo side.
05:04
So there's one between us and the Bravo side, one suite.
05:09
We're 10-4[1], thank you.
05:10
Okay, I'm direct.
05:13
And command engine one-two-one, you direct and shut the gas off.
05:18
Okay, six out of the hospital.
05:19
Okay.
05:21
9-1 command, I already got the gas shut off at the meter here on the Charlie side.
05:27
Okay, I'm terror.
05:30
One-to-one command, have you those messages.
05:32
We're seeing back.
05:38
Safety wants on location.
05:44
Correct.
05:46
If you want to shut that driveway down so no more trucks come in here.
05:50
I'm dirt.
05:55
Item 51.
05:57
Item 51. Adam 5-1.
06:03
I think he's going to come in.
06:07
I'm going to be in the area because I just had another accident.
06:13
But can you close this one out within acres and open a new?
06:19
Property damage, and I'm going to need a second toe.
06:22
That's right.
06:23
Do you want me to use the Quoxelopeck address that you gave his location for that?
06:27
All right, 91 was able to isolate it.
06:29
We don't have any more hissing.
06:31
We're just going to use natural ventilation in here.
06:34
One day to five one.
06:35
Yeah, he ran over the deer.
06:37
One day by one.
06:40
301-2-51. Do you need another car?
06:43
Can you take me off with David by two-sopp? Ciel advise? Can you put me on a citizen-ass same location?
06:49
No, I'm fine, but thank you.
06:51
Okay,
06:53
commands direct.
06:57
Gas has been secured, and utilized natural ventilation advise when we can scale the assignment back.
07:05
Okay, we can get in scale back to one-on-one.
07:07
One Baker, 31 of us.
07:09
I guess for that we're going to clear me, thank you.
07:12
Okay, I'm very.
07:15
You're welcome.
07:21
We have a 5-1.
07:22
Can you start UMF by location?
07:24
Gentleman's some thing you all started, she wants to hear the hospital.
07:26
He was like...
07:27
Share 4-5-7.
07:30
That's right.
07:31
9-6-out hospital.
07:34
Uh-huh. Morton's confirmed.
07:36
It can be served.
07:37
Can we send a locate?
07:39
That's right.
07:40
Tenfold.
07:45
Truck takes the command, just FYI.
07:48
We're in the Delta One exposure, just confirming there's no orders and they're reading to that accuracy as well.
07:57
Command's direct, all right, all right, so on.
07:59
Before I release units, can you check the Bravo exposure and you need additional assistance with the ventilation?
08:08
And you drop gas in the ceiling level.
08:12
P5 to respond 3,000 Northridge Road.
08:16
Room 131 for...
08:24
Vombing, off too.
08:25
Okay, I was actually mistaken.
08:27
This is all one big area, so there is no bravo, one exposure.
08:30
It does continue to the proper side of the building.
08:32
There are at least 10 vane doors open, natural ventilation should have suffic.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment received; message understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Near Amberton Dr Suite 400, Elkridge, MD 21075
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