Gas leak evacuation at residential building, Ferndale MI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a residential building for a gas leak. Hazardous readings were detected near a new HVAC unit. Crews evacuated residents and ventilated the area while shutting off the gas supply.
Audio|Source: Troy Fire Department
04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Since the ladder 3-1 and 6th the first floor, we have 0.1L-1L, we can't wait up to the second floor where they install the new H-Ajax.
00:06
Copy.
00:07
We made our way up to the new HVAC[2] unit area showing 5.9 L-CL at this time.
00:14
Copy 322 has to come out, mask up, and C2AWATS.
00:18
313. 313, go ahead.
00:19
Large, multi-story, multi-family occupancy, crew reporting 5% LEL[1] on top floor with the new H-TAC unit with the stealth will be operated in the investigative native mode on 5-round-3-outly-Sanwlishing ads for command.
00:32
Copy. Mr. Group 1 copies.
00:34
We're sending writer back off command.
00:35
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00:36
Copy, Injunverting Round.
00:38
Coming up, I'm trying to resist. Go ahead. If they can't isolate inside, it, I'll locate it. I'm trying to go again. You cannot isolate if you're going to have to the time of the meter. Negative. If the crude inside can not locate, can not locate. I, that's down the meter.
01:07
Copy, thank you. Um, hey, 3-2, since you're still out, uh, can you come over to my car real quick? And so, um, Latitudine's run, we're showing 8.5 LEL[1], and a furniture that's 5. Copy, 8.5, are you able to shut down the gas to that unit? The meter is showing off at this time.
01:34
You're saying the gas is off at this time? On the Honeywell, maybe it's showing in the off position. I can switch the valve on the battery's off as well. It's confirmed that everything you can turn off in their gas-related is off.
01:59
and then we'll see if we can ventilate a little bit. That's not working. We're going to shut it down to hear it. We're going to shut it out here. 13.21 copy. We're going to shut down to me. Lastly, two copy. We're going to shut it out to hear about here. Please pass engine three arrival. Copy engine three arrival.
02:29
Mention 3 is back to 814. Fireground 3. Copy, go ahead and pull all the way up, see me on the right-hand side. I'm getting 18% LEO now. We got crews back and out. We're going to sign it down from here. Got me. Just match your command. Command[3] gas is shot off at the meter.
02:58
The lab. Capulor can vaccinating the neighboring unit so we can confirm we also. Crews are reporting 18% LEL[1] inside the structure we evacuating our crews and the adjoining occupants. Can you call consumers at the scene? Copy. We'll call consumers.
03:20
Oh, you have to be advised. We're going to shut down here to that unit, which is 1388. Let's work on evacuating or at least checking and during units to see if we're getting readings in those ones. And I do have concerns coming to us soon. Copy. Copy. Copy-lider 3, crew 1. Copy. Copy. Copy.
03:48
Farmore. Now we have some individuals here, when you're done with your outside work at that meter, send 322 backpaging. Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LEL: Lower Explosive Limit
[2]
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
[3]
Command: Incident Command
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Location mentioned:
Near W Troy St, Ferndale, MI 48220
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