High natural gas levels prompt evacuation near East Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc WI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to Sobees Restaurant near East Wisconsin Avenue after a strong natural gas odor was reported. Multiple buildings nearby were evacuated due to very high gas levels. Utility workers helped isolate the gas leak. Roads near the area were closed for safety during the incident.
Audio|Source: Waukesha County Fire - West
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Transcript:
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Truck 53 are en route.
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Sobees Restaurant East Wisconsin Avenue reports odor of natural gas in the business, called in by a weekend.
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Station 51, Station 53, Battalion 51, Med 53, Truck 53, Delta Gas Lake near East Wisconsin Avenue, between South Main Street and St.
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Paul Street, Sobies Restaurant, Western Lakes Fire Zone 30, timeout, 0958.
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I'm going to be.
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We've got two-story taxpayer dwelling.
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That evacuation in progress looks like we energy is on scene.
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Truck 53 is going to have an investigation.
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We're going to be on the Charlie side,
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all operating on TAC 2.
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Truck 53 has Sobies command.
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Copy Command.
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Passlet's playing 10-9-1.
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Tension 5-1.
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You plate intercept 5-1 out of service.
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Have the intercept 51 out of service.
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Engine 98, Med 98, pre-alert EMS, (number withheld), West Good Hope Road, Department 10,
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between Ruby Road and West Good Hope Road, Monominee Falls Fire Zone 1, timeout, 1002.
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Telling 5-1-353, Dr.2.
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Let's have a minute, command.
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We do have ratings in the upper apartment.
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We're going to have to open up so many of the new cross ventilation.
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We're going to be working on that right now.
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We're going to update on that.
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Talk 53.
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That copy. Do you need more personnel?
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Affirmative.
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Dispatch Potama 51.
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Can you dispatch a second engine.
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Happy phone, second engine.
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98 you'll be en route (number withheld) West Goodhope unit number 10,
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65-year-old female fell on Saturday, bruised your hips,
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and now cannot walk.
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Not 98, copy.
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That's to Wisconsin Avenue Command.
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Officers inquiring if you need them in any more particular.
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Engine 55, Delta Gas Lake, near East Wisconsin Avenue, between South Main Street and St.
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Paul Street.
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Sobees Restaurant, Western Lakes Fire Zone 30.
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Timeout, 10.04.
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Hey, fam, River, we're going to want to block off Wisconsin Avenue in front of Sobe East, Wisconsin.
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Maine,
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Wisconsin, Wisconsin, and Cross Street.
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Copy.
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Okay,
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5-1, truck fire 3.
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Command, go ahead.
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You're going to have to handle until I arrive.
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Copy that. Just want you know, we got multiple buildings with gas.
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We're going to have law enforcement shutdown at Maine and Washington and Wisconsin
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for staging on the Charlie side.
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Copy, thank you.
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Truck 5-3, bro, engine 5-1.
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Do you want us on the alpha side?
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Are you from an engine one going through the alpha side? We're going to want to drop line stretch.
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503, be advised you're on dispatch A,
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but we copy your traffic.
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Be advised we are in the squad, so we will not be able to full align.
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998, you can respond to the front door is unlocked and the patient is on oxygen.
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988.
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Calling 5-1 for Vendez 5-1.
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Go ahead.
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Be advised that we have arrived down the scene just so I know we did clear the pathway for the hydrants on the corner just at the intersection of the light so the next that's arriving.
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I copy.
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Assist truck 5-3 with evacuation.
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Engine 5-5 will grab the hydrant for potential supply.
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Engine 5 o'clock qualities we're grabbing the hydrant.
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We're about two minutes out.
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5-1 drop fee.
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We locate the source of the gas in the kitchen, sobees, extremely high levels in that building as well as neighboring buildings to evacuate enormous above.
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I copy. Are you able to isolate?
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We're again isolating right now with wind energy.
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Chief 51 is level 1.
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Chief, you want to say command.
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We're going to continue with isolation of a gas inside Tobin.
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Thank, howdy.
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G51 is going to assume command was not standing aside.
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Chief Jeff for update.
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We got our units working on evacuation on the building Solis, which is (number withheld).
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We have a leak in the kitchen.
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We're isolating right now with wind energies.
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We got ventilation coming from the Charlie's side, blowing through the alpha side.
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Just making sure that traffic blocked on Wisconsin at Maine and Cross.
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The main copy.
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What's up?
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We'll be marrying up with truck 53 for assistance of evacuation at this time.
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Let me copy, Engine 51, you're assisting with evacuation.
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Part 2.
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That question relates to Chief 5-1.
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Chief 51, good.
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Command from Engine 555, arriving offing.
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Command truck 5-3, TAC2.
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I'm on the scene of the gas leak, I'm going to assume command on Wisconsin Avenue side.
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Can you also give me an alert sense to evacuate?
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Near E Wisconsin Ave, Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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