Three-vehicle crash with injuries and gas leak reported, Harrisonburg VA
TrafficA three-vehicle crash occurred at East Market Street and Old Furnace Road in Harrisonburg. An elderly woman with a heart condition was injured and requested medical attention. There was a possible gas leak in an apartment complex nearby, requiring fire department and gas company response to isolate and address the issue. Law enforcement also responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Traffic crash.
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East Market Street and Old Furnace Road, Harrisonburg.
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The town of four, the occupantized it is Matchbox Realty,
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and they tried contact and then a little bit ago and nobody answered.
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Okay, you say Matchbox?
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Engine 1, and ambulance 48.
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Response traffic crash East Market Street and Old Furnace Road, Harrisonburg operate TAC 9[1].
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Affirmative Matchbox.
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Radio, are you direct? Can you contact Matchbox and see if they have this facility?
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Radio is direct.
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We'll make contact with Matchbox. Radio is direct. We'll make contact with Matchbox.
00:26
There's Morsebox.
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Engine one responding the intersection East Market Street, Old Furnace Road, for a three vehicle traffic crash.
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There is 134-year-old female, constant breathing,
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sitting, she has a heart condition, requested to be checked out.
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She will be located in front of the maroon vehicle, unsure, on any other injuries.
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We do have law enforcement in-route.
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Everyone, were you able to isolate the gas?
00:44
Yes, it's he. He's light, the water heater.
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Mr. 248, responding.
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Commander, go ahead and make a notification of the gas company.
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How's my company's location?
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Command, I'm making notification the gas company direct.
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208 respond with engine 1 intersection of East Market Street, Old Furnace Road, for a three vehicle traffic crash, sitting 134-year-old female, past breathing, requesting to be checked out, does have a heart condition, unknown other injuries.
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They're also stating there are several children on the location.
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We do have law enforcement dispatch.
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Investigations, I'm showing about 1,100 parts per million from the exterior.
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We're not getting anything in the black lines yet.
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Yeah, I got any quarter turn valves there and we shut them down.
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We're in command, we've made contact with Matchbox.
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They do own that facility.
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They will be sending somebody.
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We're obtaining any...
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Tower 1 to command.
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Go ahead, Tower 1.
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I am here with investigations.
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We turned off the gas valve to this water heater.
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However, the gas valves is not shutting the line off, so therefore I believe we're going to have to kill this building and let the gas company figure out the issues that they have in these apartments.
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Okay, I need to shut it down, let me know.
01:46
Well, I'll work on it, cheese.
01:47
Okay, if you tell me you cannot isolate it in that apartment, we're going to shut it down.
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Stand by one second, we're going to try to bring a fan up, ventilate this small area,
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but right now the sensors are still detecting gas on the outflow side of the meter that we cut, or the gas valve that we shut off.
02:06
Okay, coordinate your success with Tower One, let them know whether they need to shut it down out here or not.
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Tower One, the Wawkewant.
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I heard of Wampus coming in with a fan.
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On the robber's side, can you all have some of them out in meeting, please?
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Angel 1 is on the scene.
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We've got three-vehicle traffic crash on Old Furnace Road.
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This animators will be in command.
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We'll be our check.
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We're direct and then carol and operator just stand by the gas valve.
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If this doesn't work, we'll have you just kill the building.
02:31
Okay, because I have a meter that says 201 through 210.
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Commander Radio.
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Engine 1 on location,
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three vehicles have a crash, Old Furnace Road, out investigating Lieutenant Minnesota.
02:42
Okay. You know, 148 on location.
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Radio, we contact the gas company, we have a line leak which may not be able to shut off so they're aware of it.
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Radio is direct.
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We're on the phone with them now.
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Okay, just advise what you're hearing.
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We may not be able to shut it off at a quarter turn valve.
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We may have another issue here and it may have to shut down the building.
02:59
I was 48 on location.
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According to the location. Command 48, it will be this first state appropriate.
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Radio command.
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Command, we made contact with Columbia Gas, stating that they have somebody en route immediately.
03:09
They were unable to advise the EPA.
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Okay, thanks.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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TAC 9: Tactical Channel 9 (for incident operations)
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Location mentioned:
Old Furnace Rd & E Market St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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