Gas leak prompts block evacuation near Linganore Ave, Hagerstown MD


Fire and EMS crews responded to a gas leak near Linganore Avenue. Columbia Gas coordinated evacuation of the affected block for safety.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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near Linganore Avenue assisting on the gas leak 4 in battalion 3 is responding 20-100[1]
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Washington County from engine four per Columbia Gas we are going to start evacuation at near Linganore North going north Dr.
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Dr. Washington Battalion 3 on PS1
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Okay Two things, with uncertainty evacuations did you want any other resources and did you want any attack channel?
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Okay, do I move it's the TAC One Office if it's available and give me a second engine.
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Okay, correct. It's operating on near Linganore Avenue, switch your operations to TAC-1 off, 20-2[2].
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near Linganore Avenue assisting with the outside gas.
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League engine one respond 20 to three.
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Well, I'm seeing Sir, Battalion 3 on the scene.
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Again, established Linganore Command.
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Detain 3 is on the scene establishing the Linganore Command 2004.
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Command, Engine 4.
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Command Engine 4.
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Enter 4.
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Okay, we're going to evacuate this whole block according to Columbia Gas.
00:56
Just confirmed with Columbia Gas, we're going to evacuate the block where the leak is.
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Oh,
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nice. Lieutenant 3, engine 1.
01:04
Okay.
01:05
Which way do you want to approach?
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Command, we can use somebody to shut off hand on.
01:09
Yeah, that's what I was just in too.
01:10
Is one you can come in McDowell to come up to Hammond, then truck right down, so they don't have a traffic come through.
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Copy. Time at the McDowell.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
20-100: Assisting on the gas leak
[2]
20-2: Switch operations to TAC-1
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Location mentioned:
Near Linganore Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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