Gas leak causes shelter in place and road closure, El Cajon CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a confirmed gas leak near Dawnridge Ave in El Cajon. Multiple agencies including law enforcement and utility workers are on scene. Houses in the area have been instructed to shelter in place while the road is closed due to hazardous gas readings. The leak is being monitored and showing signs of dissipating with the wind. Road closures and shelter in place orders remain in effect until the situation is resolved.
Audio|Source: Heartland Fire
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Transcript:
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I see you from CET, one call.
00:03
CETIC[2]S, go ahead.
00:06
AX loader down across from near Dawnridge Ave.
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And that's going to be still on the back side of garage,
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moving east of Engine 4 and Engine 1.
00:17
I copy.
00:18
We just have those people sheltered in place direction.
00:22
I don't know how far Engine 1 has gotten with that.
00:25
I'm going to start work, closing the road down here, and I'll start working on these houses.
00:29
I copy. Do you the law enforcement for the road closures over there?
00:33
Negative. I think I'll just use my vehicle at this point.
00:36
Copy you.
00:41
Mr. Loving, that's 11-116 person.
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Shepardine this mobile home party.
00:45
78. Lawrence Welkins.
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Number 227 response to...
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Engine 1 from safety on tap.
00:53
Go ahead, engine 1.
00:55
Yeah, how far did you get it through the shelter in place? Did you get all the houses just basically east of you?
01:02
I'm in front of near Dawnridge Ave.
01:05
We got down about six occupants on either side of the street east of the...
01:12
Okay, copy, but nothing behind you.
01:15
We start working our way.
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We're just doing a reading right now.
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The best we had was close to 10 pence, like that's a hole.
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It's dissipating quickly after that.
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But we'll start getting all the houses behind us.
01:25
Kevin, I just had an odor, but I don't have a monitor, so.
01:30
Can you make, I see?
01:31
Go ahead.
01:33
The readings you're getting?
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Yeah, stand by.
01:40
I see from safety.
01:42
If you do any spare law enforcement, we could use a road closure at El Ray and Donridge.
01:53
Copy El Ray and Donridge, you'll get on it.
01:55
I see it from 19.
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Sam.
02:03
Central, Donridge, I see? Donracee, go ahead.
02:06
Can we get law enforcement to support a road closure at El Ray and Donridge for Battalion 1? Thank you.
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Okay.
02:14
You can go ahead.
02:16
Standing with Unafting about 10 foot feet away from the hole, we're getting about 10% not the hole.
02:28
Cornautomatic 230 Metro?
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After hole, it goes up to about 25%.
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It clears up with each breeze and dissipates.
02:39
Copy 10 to 15 feet from the last of your traffic was broken.
02:47
I see from 19.
02:49
Close the hole, it goes up to about 25%, but it dissipates with a breeze.
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IT, copy.
02:58
Coronado medic 236 Metro 6 alpha
03:05
Central IC[2] with an update I see with an update We have readings of 25% in the hole 10% about 15 feet away rapidly dissipating with the wind ZOE8 on repair time Central copies
03:28
You start at CLS to address.
03:32
Can you have a unit number?
03:35
Engine detain.
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Medic 71 and then medical.
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27, 469. The fourth part, Grand Shwain, 5,
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Charlie. 159. Your second AILUS is going to be Chilson.
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Medic,
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54. Copy.
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To be the victim, Mennick, 54.
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Medical.
04:03
6 Charlie, 6 Delta.
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near Talf Street.
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near Tals P.
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Cross Streets, Mall Avenue, and now World Avenue.
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Two of Dysmetic 54.
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Six Charlie, six-stop.
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On Ridge, I see one foxtrot.
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Both REC.
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You're a third-minute timer.
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Copy-continia.
04:27
Thank you. Any word on the law enforcement support?
04:30
CHP[1] is in route.
04:32
They were at shift change.
04:33
And, again, Sheriff was sending a yover.
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I copy a few.
04:43
Engine 19, I see.
04:46
We have the gasters and some unit down here at first.
04:50
We're going to wrap them up to you.
04:51
I copy. The NFG any reps actually walk in that direction right now.
04:55
Tisi Kopp, safety.
04:57
Safety. I attack.
05:00
The streets will be sending units for that road closure and of patrol unit en route.
05:06
Copy that, thank you. And we have all these houses shelter and plates all the way down to near Donridge Ave, and we're not getting any readings down here.
05:16
I copy 16. Donridge and no readings down there.
05:18
Thank you.
05:20
Central IC[2]A with an update.
05:21
A.C., go ahead.
05:23
...init or sheltered in place, down to On Ridge, towards El Ray,
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all the way to Unit 111,
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correction, near Dawnridge Ave,
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all personnel sheltered in place.
05:38
And you can show SDG&E response unit on team.
05:42
Central Copy.
05:48
PIN 3088 test pain RJ9 TPA, thank also
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CHP: California Highway Patrol
[2]
IC: Incident Command or Commander established to manage and direct response at an incident scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near Dawnridge Ave, El Cajon, CA 92021
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