Gas odor at home caused by paint fumes from nearby work, Goulds FL
Fire crews responded to reports of a strong gas odor at a home near Southwest 124th Court. Investigation revealed the smell came from polymer sealant or exterior paint being applied at a neighboring property. No gas leak or fire hazard was found, and the scene was cleared.
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Transcript:
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997 on tax 5, you have a strong smell of gas inside and outside of a single-family residence.
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The caller complained that there is construction being done next door.
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For engine 70, ladder 4, engine 77, tanker 5-2, engine 50, rescue 5, and asthma.
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297-7-gov.
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16, 52-day County.
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Tanker 5-2.
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Tanker 5-2 go.
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5-2, can you check the address for having a hard time finding that number?
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The Q-TH is reported as near Southwest 124th Court.
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Courts won't grid, they put it as Avenue.
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We also have the intersection of Southwest,
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224 Street and 124 Avenue, 224 Street and 124 Avenue.
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It was bypassed per police.
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Copy that.
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Rescue 5, shorts, right on the area.
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Rescue 5, copy right on the area.
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The battalion has an arrival in the area.
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Can you have the caller come out?
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Okay, seven copy, Mr.
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Mike.
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Lieutenant Seven, show me command, slow the assignment down.
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The time to copy show unit and command flow and assignment.
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Until your incoming unit to the gas assignment at near Southwest 124th Court, cancel the routine.
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60, 56 in County.
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753-0-0-7-2 we're making contact with the caller right now.
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Take the 5-2 copy that making contact with the complainant.
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Command, you're at a two-minute incident time.
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Advise.
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Command, tanker 5-2 is talking to the complainant.
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He'll advise.
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Two, we're on the corner of 226th Street and 124 courts.
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Command, tanker 5-2 226th Street and 124th.
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Command, tanker 5-2, do you have any smell of gas or anything?
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At this time inside the QTH, no, we're going to the backyard where the homeowner says the smell was.
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Copy.
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Command, have all the units stage on 124 Avenue.
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General incoming unit, stage on 124 Avenue, our incoming unit to the low hazard gas of firemen, stage on 124 Avenue.
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1657 in County.
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Tanker 5-2.
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5-2, go ahead.
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Chief, it's going to be a hold for our unit.
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They're applying a polymer sealer next door, and that's the smell that she's getting.
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Copy that. Command, hold with tanker 5-2.
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Copy.
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Attention all units in arrival at the low hazard gas assignment at near Southwest 124th Court, cancel switchback to their base frequencies.
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But then all with tanker 5-2, the units can cancel switchback at 1658.
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They counted.
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Engine 77 on Tech 5, can you switch back to South Indian before a call, engine 77? First off tanker 5-2, could you repeat what was being installed next door?
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5-2, the owner next door was painting the floor with exterior paint, that's the smell the neighbor was getting.
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Copy the exterior paint from the neighbors next door.
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Tanker 5-2.
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5-2. 5-2, you're showing me available on dot and south.
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Copy then, 17-0-1 in County.
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 124th Ct, Goulds, FL 33170
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