Hissing noise from gas meter near Keister Elementary, Harrisonburg VA


Emergency crews responded to a hissing noise from a yellow gas pipe near Keister Elementary School. The source was a gas meter at the school's annex. No fire or immediate hazard was found. All units except one engine were released.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
04:14
Transcript:
00:00
I has net incident.
00:02
100, Maryland Avenue Harrisonburg.
00:05
Engine 1, engine 4, engine 5, tower 1, hazmat 5, hazmat 1, hazmat 1, hazmat 2, battalion 4, and ambulance 46.
00:15
Response has met incident, Keister Elementary School 100, Maryland Avenue, Harrisonburg, Cross Street Central Avenue in Roosevelt, Street Operate Pack 7.
00:25
AMS 46, responding?
00:26
Engine 1's on location, got nothing showing from an elementary school, Captain Knight and he'll have command.
00:32
Engine 1 on location, nothing showing from an elementary school, Captain Knight and have command.
00:36
Engine 1 on location, nothing showing from an elementary school, Captain Knight and have command.
00:39
Ready to Chief 2, check for open mic on attack 7.
00:42
Ready to Chief 2, check for open mic on attack 7.
00:44
Radio the Chief 2, check for open-mic on TAC 7.
00:47
Radio the Chief 2, you check for open-mic on TAC 7.
00:50
Chief 2 responding.
00:51
Radio to Chief 2, we're still seeing an open mic on TAC 7.
00:54
Correction, no longer open mic.
01:09
Radio to Chief 2, we're still seeing an open mic on TAC 7.
01:12
Correction, no longer open mic.
01:14
Radio hasn't met by the stage of Tower 1.
01:16
Command Radio.
01:17
Command radio. Man,
01:18
go ahead. Can you confirm that this was called in by a parent, the crew is not aware of it? Command standby.
01:25
Also, just be advised, we do have an individual stating, right at the corner of the intersection where the yellow pipe is at, we'll obtain further information.
01:33
Ready to command.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:35
Command. The call was called by a school employee who had a parent reported to them.
01:41
They advised they were walking their child to school and heard the hissing noise from the yellow pipe at the intersection there.
01:48
Okay, engine will be checking that out.
01:50
It looks like that's going to be the gas meter that services 80th, Maryland Avenue, which is the annex.
01:56
Everything can go in service for the exception of engine one.
01:58
Maryland Avenue command, holding engine one, stating everything else can go in service, holding engine one, everything else can go in service.
02:04
Maryland Avenue Command, holding engine one, stating everything else can go in service, holding engine one, everything else can go in service.
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Location mentioned:
Near Maryland Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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