Gas leak prompts evacuation at salem home, Salem OR
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a natural gas leak at a single-family home near Portland Road Northeast in Salem. High levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside, so residents were evacuated and the gas supply was shut off. The leak is believed to have been ongoing for several days. Gas company was notified and en route.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine four arrives on a two-story, single-family dwelling,
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and nothing showing. Looks like they're evacuating the home, initiating command and investigating.
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Engine four, copy, arrives, nothing showing out, investigating in command.
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Fire's right.
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Copy arrived.
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Air Force arrived.
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Engine 4, you can retain command and investigate.
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In all units we have rural block to commercial eastbound.
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Engine 3.
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Respond to non-structure low-risk fire blue star gas.
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At near Portland Road Northeast.
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Cross streets are Wayside Terrace Northeast and Hyacinth Street Northeast.
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Incoming years from command, owner states the smell of the odor,
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outside the home, over by the meter.
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We're in monitor there's the inside the home and go check the meter see if we have a leak.
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We'll buy where else we need after that.
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Engine 6 from Battalion 4 when you arrive only you to block rural westbound.
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Copy what block rural.
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Engine 7, I want you to park on commercial blocking rural eastbound.
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We're getting a little bit of backup behind us.
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Copy your block rule.
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Repeat.
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Command, this is Darryo 4.
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If you have parts 260 parts million in there, we're evacuating this one through the residence from them.
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Command copies.
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We're going to turn off the meter out here.
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I'm trying for from Agent 4.
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Owner reports, they haven't contacted Northwest Natural Gas, if you want to get back coming.
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Can you confirm what the numbers were inside the house?
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Inside numbers were 228 parts per million, and they were evacuating.
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Batanypur, copy.
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Dispatch only units from batany four, I'm on seeing all of the assuming and establishing command.
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Command post will be on the Albat, Delta, corner of the structure across the street.
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Right. Dispatch from Command.
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Committee North West Nashville, please.
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Other.
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In command, engine four, gas to the building has been turned off.
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Command, copy.
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Enter four.
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If we're evacuating the home, I want those people away from the residence.
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I'm just guessing that with them right now.
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Engine 4 from command.
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Sounds like we've had a gas leak here in the last couple days.
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They weren't able to find anything inside,
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but it was reported by a passerby, so it might be that the meter's been leaking for a few days.
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Command copies.
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However, at this point,
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we do have numbers inside the house as well, so we're going to keep them all out until we can get back out here.
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Command copy and we're going to the Bravo exposure and checking to see if anybody's home there and we have an odor outside as well.
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Four copy, thank you.
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Command engine six, nobody home at 340.
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Command copy, thank you.
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Agent 6, is there any exterior odor around that residence?
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Nothing noticeable.
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Engine 4 from command, where is the meter located on the residence?
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The meter's on the broadband.
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The meter's on the broadband structure.
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Copy.
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Okay, command.
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Okay, go ahead.
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Northwest Natural, ETA,
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30 minutes, three zero.
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I copy, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301
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