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Fire and gas leak investigation at Califon post officeCalifon NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Califon, NJ 07830

According to the dispatch call, a fire and possible gas leak occurred at the Califon post office. Firefighters established command, notified the gas company, and secured the exterior gas line. Personnel reported a gas smell inside near a furnace room but no gas readings were detected.

Audio|Heard on: Hunterdon County Fire, EMS and Police South Dispatch
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05:29
Transcript:
00:00
County Bieless 953 is on location.
00:03
Pills 5P 853 or 6.
00:07
Under the new concern, Chief 104-4-5, clear.
00:11
Chief 24-5 received.
00:15
Chief 24-4-4-4.
00:18
Lieutenant 44.
00:21
Lieutenant 44.
00:24
Yes, Chief 44 is not on location.
00:27
It was Chief 245 from Chiefs Parry driving by.
00:30
Lieutenant 44 will have command.
00:35
Lieutenant 44 is two.
00:37
The telephone post office command from Conrader.
00:53
Go ahead, Hunterdus.
00:55
Elizabethtown Gas notified to say, serve you to 16-minute ETA.
01:01
Receive, B-by as we've secured gas on the exterior of the building.
01:09
Commander Suez.
01:16
Yeah, and a squad 19's on the team, second due engine.
01:21
Quine-Quite 19.
01:37
M.S. 2. Warren County, Washington Township, 2016, 331 northbound, the drought house for an altered mail.
01:44
Repeating. EMS2, Warren County.
01:47
Washington Township, 21,
01:49
313 northbound.
01:51
The drought house for a altered mill for Warren County, 1414.40 on birth.
02:03
Califon Post Office to Hunterness.
02:08
We're going to go ahead and release High Bridges units at this time and we're going to transfer command to Chief 19.
02:22
Free suit.
02:24
Ladder 14, ladder 14.
02:28
Got it, Hunter.
02:31
Lot of 14, you can recall.
02:34
Got me too.
02:35
Clear available.
02:37
Ladder 14, receive.
02:40
Order 14, receive.
02:44
Hunter, 214.
02:46
Should we clear from Caliphant, Turningville.
02:49
214. 21st.
02:51
JALU5.551 AMS4 arriving agency.
02:56
Feels 2551 AMS4 received.
03:02
And 121-1-EMS4 County County County.
03:07
R3 said, filling set.
03:09
If you chose, clean return.
03:11
Engine 111 receive.
03:19
Power Ladder 11th is returning station.
03:24
Tower Ladder 11 are safe.
03:32
BLS number 2254.
03:34
Available, house check is clear.
03:36
BELF 2254, don't.
03:44
We are asking the most unworked to charge of the doctor recent.
04:00
49 Rwerecton.
04:01
The doctor is then 149-R-31.
04:04
Between many climbing road to lift-road for a 753-year-old male-possible stroke.
04:09
Repeating 49 Routespe, must-line if one-fond as far as far as a 7-year-old male-possible stroke.
04:18
1420 to slutter two-trophy.
04:23
21 car, the doctor is in.
04:26
10.
04:28
20910, squad of medics dispatch.
04:30
The doctor is in 149, 331 for a 73-year-old no possible stroke.
04:36
Receipson.
04:38
Nice, you've got it.
04:41
2119, receive.
04:49
Hi, Tar-Lother Lover is back to station available.
04:52
Tower Lover, I'm too.
04:59
County Post Office, Command.
05:02
Post Office, Command.
05:04
I just want to confirm.
05:06
You reached out to Elizabeth Town to come out?
05:09
Farm keep,
05:10
they were 30 to 60,
05:13
around maybe five minutes ago.
05:14
49.53 responding.
05:17
Okay, we got there.
05:18
Inside of the building,
05:20
smell, no readings.
05:22
They have a little furnace room that has all new lines going in.
05:27
Spain, smell in there.
05:29
No readings, though.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Termination
  2. Command Transfer and Scene Stabilization
  3. Utility Company Notified
  4. Gas Odor Confirmed and Evacuation
  5. On-Scene Assessment
  6. Initial Dispatch

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