Natural gas odor traced to stove left partially on in apartment, West Springfield VA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a natural gas odor inside and outside a two-story garden apartment near Birmingham Ln. They found the source was a stove left partially on in one apartment. No hazardous gas levels were detected. The apartment was ventilated, and no fire or injuries occurred.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Once the recon zone is cleared, we'll have our own water at the hydrant in front of near Birmingham Ln.
00:10
Engine 404 is okay.
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Engine 427, engine 422, rescue 405, power 422, ambulance 427, battalion 405. On Channel 4. Hotel, Box 427.5, Inside Bath Lake, 81,
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Birmingham Lane, Cross Street, Rolling Road.
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Engine 427, Engine 422, Rescue 405, Power 422, Ambulance 427, Battalion 405. On Channel 4. Hotel, Fox, 42705, Inside Gas Week, 8111, Birmingham Lane, Hot Street, Rolling Road.
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Engine 428, ambulance 428.
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On Channel 4, Bravo, Fox, 42804, EMS level 2, 6371, 7 corners center, scrub pro uniforms and gallop clothing, cross street, road.
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Engine 428, ambulance 428, on channel 4,000, 4204, EMS level 2, 6371, 7 corners center, scrub pro uniforms and gallo clothing, cross street, road.
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611 Vanitil.
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Copy 11, 611.
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Mediq 418 on Channel 4, Bravo, Box 428.m.S.
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Level 1, 6371, 7 Corners Center, Scrub Pro Uniforms and Gallo clothing, cross street, road.
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Mediq 418 on Channel 4, Box 42804, EMS Level 1[1], 6371, 7 Corners Center, scrub pro uniforms and gallo clothing, cross street, Bowen Road.
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Was upgraded to an EMF level 1, MediCorps 14 is when started.
02:23
Where's the RICO MediC already?
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1546.
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22 from Injet 427. 22 from Injet 427.
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Negative, we were advising engine 428 that you have been started. The call is upgraded to an alpha.
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Correct, next.
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15%.
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425. On team at the recon zone.
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I'm vacillating with a cruise zone.
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Latani 4-1-Jocat.
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Measure 4-0-4, same traffic.
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Let us know when it's clear.
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27 copy.
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Medit at 422, just stand by a minute, we're still trying to look at anticipation.
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727 on seeing up the recon zone.
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The channel 405 copy is your 4207 here I can reconjo.
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Command from 425.
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Recon zone is clear.
03:52
It's going to be a two-story enclosed stairwell garden apartment.
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Two in the front, three in the rear.
03:59
Placons are reporting the smell of natural gas both within the structure and on the outside.
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Investating on a floor one right now with crew two.
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The Italian 4-1 is okay. Fairfax, the tiny 4-1 is on the scene, established Japan.
04:18
I opposed to be at the mummy.
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104, 1549.
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Truck 425 from command, did you have an odor? Probably there's no readings.
04:34
There is an odor of natural gas within the hallways of the garden apartment, but no reuse on the meter.
04:45
That's okay.
04:51
Engine 4-4 from command. Engine 404 from command.
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Engine 404.
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Are you with truck 25?
05:03
Affirmative. Just finished my lap. Nothing to add to the truck's situation report.
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We're going up the floor number two.
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Copy. Engine 4 if we're dropping from command, you can move your rig up into position.
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Command engine 404. The residents for 11 Bravo, which is the Alpha Bravo Quadrant apartment, are outside.
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I think it to unlock the door if they need to. They're the one that called.
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Okay.
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Rescue 4, 1 from command. You can move up in the position. I want you to check 11-604, which is the Delta 1 exposure.
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Track, delta 1 exposure.
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Copy truck 422.
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Everyone from command, I want you to give me a good recon on the exterior of the structure.
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Damage is 404.
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Go ahead.
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I believe the apartment is going to be apartment 22 Bravo, which is the Charlie and Delta Quadrant apartment.
06:32
The guy here says that his girlfriend was cooking and left.
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We're investigating right now on malfunctioning stuff.
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Commander Okay.
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Command Engine 404. Confirmed it was a not turned all the way off stove in 21 Bravo.
06:58
There's no readings, just an odor.
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We're going to naturally ventilate.
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Command's okay. So we're going to hold yourself in truck 425.
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Affirmative.
07:18
We're going to hold engine 4-4-truck 425. The rest units can go available. We're going to release the channel and terminate command.
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10-4[2], attention all units holding engine 404, truck 425. All other units can go in service and ready.
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Community has been terminated.
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Channel 4 Delta is clear this time.
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1553.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS Level 1: Basic EMS response for non-life-threatening, low-acuity medical incidents; typically a single-unit BLS dispatch.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Birmingham Ln & Rolling Rd, West Springfield, VA 22152
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