Alarm triggered by low carbon monoxide in storage room, Oakdale MN


Fire department responded to an audible alarm near 17th Street. Upon investigation in a storage room, slight haze and very low carbon monoxide levels were detected around a water heater and boiler. No fire or smoke was found. The issue is likely a maintenance problem and staff were contacted for help.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
04:9
Transcript:
00:00
Letter 19, near 17th Street, I got him on nothing showing on Charlie's Hed.
00:09
Copy.
00:11
Okay.
00:15
Okay.
00:20
5 will be Lexington Command.
00:24
This match copies 100, (number withheld).
00:33
And dispatch Lexington command, we do have an audible alarm[1] outside.
00:39
Copy audible alarm[1] outside 707.
00:48
Command, this is an engine 14.
00:53
Go.
00:56
This is standing stair D.
00:57
Staff has already silenced it.
00:59
My crew is going to have to check it.
01:01
They said they already checked the stairwell.
01:02
There was nothing found at the time.
01:05
We're getting bonk, so we might have to go to scene with action.
01:10
Copy that.
01:19
engine,
01:20
correction, squad two, ladder 19, you can go back in.
01:28
Command engine 14.
01:32
Carol?
01:34
The crew checked the Sail 1 14, I think we can handle.
01:37
They found nothing.
01:39
There is no key in the key box for the alarm pedal, so we have to work with staff with that.
01:45
So I think we can have it.
01:47
Copy that, 14s, you've got it.
01:50
Dispatch, this is Creighting Command.
01:53
Go ahead, Command.
01:56
14's going to remain.
01:58
They're my working company.
02:00
Terminating Command.
02:01
They're going for alarm reset, no smoke fire, or foul.
02:04
Terminate.
02:07
Copy 7.09.
02:12
Command, Chief 2.
02:18
Go to you.
02:21
I'm on scene.
02:22
Copy yourself, Rescue 3, you're investigating room 2301 for a carbon monoxide alarm.
02:26
Anything additional?
02:29
Negative, we'll have a Rescue 3 go to the room and we'll head to the panel.
02:37
Q2 copies, Q222S commands, engine 5 to the panel, rescue 3 to room 2301.
02:46
Lexington command.
02:50
Lexington command.
02:51
Lexington command.
02:53
Precincts complete, nothing noted for all four sites.
03:00
7.10.
03:16
It's a 2301.
03:18
This is a storage room that has a water heater and looks like some sort of boiler.
03:26
We do have minimal readings of three parts per million for carbon monoxide and a slight haze in here.
03:33
This seems to be a maintenance issue.
03:36
If there's a maintenance personnel out there that we could send a 2301.
03:45
Command copies, memo readings are carbon monoxide,
03:49
several utility items in the closet.
03:52
I'll look for a maintenance person,
03:55
clutter 22 command.
03:58
Go ahead.
04:00
Look like we have some staff off front.
04:01
Did you make contact with them and if one of them is maintenance or they have a maintenance contact? Do you send them to a room 2301?
04:08
Copy that, 2301.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
audible alarm: An alarm actively sounding at the scene
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Location mentioned:
17th St N, Oakdale, MN 55128
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