Natural gas odor reported in residence on Silver Lake St, Oconomowoc WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/23/2025 11:42 AM (PDT)

Near S Silver Lake St, Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Fire crews responded to a natural gas odor inside a two-story residence near South Silver Lake Street. Contractors were working in the street prior to the incident. The occupant evacuated and officials are investigating a possible gas leak.

Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West

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Transcript:

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Station 51, Station 53, Battalion 51, Engine 51, Med 53, Truck 53, Charlie Catholic,

00:09

702, South Silver Lake Street, between East Oak Street and East Forest Street, Western Lakes Fire Zone 30, Time Out, 1341.

00:20

Truck 53C are Route 702 South Silver Lake Street. There are caller advising. There are some contractors out in the street area, but now has the odor of natural gas inside the residence. Not sure if it's going to be related or not, but our caller is already evacuated and standing outside.

00:37

Question like a short time, three copies, thanks.

00:40

This is Mitch Battalion 51.

00:41

Battalion 51.

00:43

Can you contact me energies and deal of wind speed in direction?

00:49

I copy, uh, standby on.

00:57

Battalion 51 Partners Advising Me Energy's winds east-northeast about five to six.

01:07

That's question like Struck 5-3.

01:09

Truck 5-3.

01:12

Truck 5-3, go.

01:18

The 5-3 is on scene, two-story residential structure.

01:21

Looks like evacuation in progress.

01:23

Truck 53 is going to be out investigating.

01:24

Truck 53 will have Silver Lake Street Command, all incoming to attack two.

01:32

Hi, Cobby. Truck 53 on scene and command out investigating.

01:35

Two-story residents, evacuation in progress is going to be on-tagged.

01:42

And then it's 5-1 on scene.

01:49

I want to just pull past a little bit, we'll use your crew for investigation and got a multifamily.

01:54

We're very static, can you repeat?

02:05

This user crew for investigation, we've got a multiple family here. I believe it's just going to be the working down in the street.

02:16

I'm going to assume command.

02:20

Copy that. I believe we have the same issue we had last week at the resin on that truck work in the street. I got me.

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