Sewer company work causes odors mistaken for fire, Oconomowoc WI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a reported fire at a residence near Silver Lake St. No fire or hazards were found. The smell came from a sewer company performing pipe relining work, which released odors and gases into the basement. The work was controlled and residents were informed in advance.
Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West
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Transcript:
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dispatch from Med 53. Med 53.
00:07
Med 53 is on, see. We have a 2-story residential. We've got nothing showing. We'll be out investigating in-command-on-tack.
00:13
Copy-2-4 residential with nothing showing. You're investigating in-in-compan, on-tack.
00:23
dispatch battalion 5-1. Battalion 5-1. Battalion 5-1.
00:28
Okay,
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my.
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In 94 command, a minute.
00:40
Statement 23 copies.
00:42
We're still remaining on scene until law enforcement arrives. There's no hazards here, no emergency still.
00:47
So...
00:49
In dispatch, 823 to be advised that Milwaukee County has been advised of the call, I'm not sure with their ETAs.
00:59
2.33 counties, thank you, dispatch.
01:08
Dispatch, detain 5-1. Good time, 5-1.
01:11
I'm unseen.
01:12
I'll have command. I got truck 5-3 investigating.
01:16
Mr.S. Truck 53, man.
01:21
Go ahead for truck 53. Go ahead for truck 53. Do we make contact with the contractors and what's this to the north of us here, this off-casting?
01:37
You're going to be contact or you want us to?
01:40
Did anybody make contact with anybody yet, our first unit on team?
01:44
If Engine 5-1 can go over there and do that, we're going to do, investigate the house.
01:53
...from Chief 351.
02:00
I'm heading directly toward that Hofgastking if you want me to make contact with them and find out what's going on.
02:09
Payfirm, it doesn't seem controlled or anything that they have the intersection open, so not exactly sure what's going on.
02:19
Yep, I'll make contact.
02:21
Good man from Truck 53. We had a company there earlier today.
02:24
I think they're relining the pipes down in the street.
02:30
Just figure out if this is on purpose or intended or if it's out of control. Copy. We made entry part two.
02:40
I got.
02:42
Command from 351.
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3.51.
02:49
I'm still going to make contact, but I can tell you that it's on purpose and it's under control because there's everyone around it. That's what I figure. I just wanted to confirm.
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Thank you.
03:00
Command from truck 5.3.
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Ruff 53.
03:09
Aval fire from what was up the fire on fire call?
03:15
Cabana Truck 53, we have a smell in the basement. It smells like the epoxy, they line the pipes with.
03:22
We'll do a full sleep here. We are getting an increase reading.
03:26
Copy. Smell in the basement and confirm 702 Silver Lake Street.
03:31
Message, he feels.
03:33
Our tower 53 is available. Our engine 53 is not available.
03:38
Not confirmed, but the corner house, blue one.
03:41
Operator can verify.
03:43
Message received.
03:45
Copy. Once you get that address, just let me know.
03:48
Ender 5-1, this is confirmed, 702.
03:51
7-0-2. You guys are investigating that?
03:54
Yeah, engine 5-1's exterior.
03:57
I'm at the Gatsn years now to check on them.
03:59
Okay, copy.
04:05
Coming up from truck 53, we're coming up from the basement, we're not getting any increased reading.
04:13
Just to verify, this is a controlled event, they're just pushing some coatings through the sewer piping, and it's probably creating some gassing in the basements. They did send out flyers for the residents in the area to inform them of this. Copy that. This basement does have an uncovered or unsealed pipe in the basement that's probably coming up from.
04:40
I got you. I just inform the owners that this is just part of the process.
04:46
However, if they're concerned in the future, give us call.
04:49
Copy that. If you guys want us to have command, we can take it from here.
04:52
Copy that. I will notify dispatch to the situation.
04:55
I'll transfer command in the truck factory.
04:59
Engine 5-1, you guys can clear.
05:01
Yeah.
05:02
Okay.
05:05
Dispatch, Silver Lake, Command.
05:13
This is a sewer company performing sewer work. These are on-purpose events here, nothing abnormal.
05:21
We're going to leave truck 5-3 unseen in command. We'll clear all their units.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Silver Lake St, Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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