Natural gas leak prompts home evacuations near Homestead Ln, Hershey PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a large natural gas leak near Deodate Road and Homestead Lane. They evacuated several homes in the area. Coordination was made with Milton Hershey facilities to manage the incident and relocate people. Emergency units worked to secure the area and control the situation to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County - Fire (Dispatch, Firegrounds, and Fire Police)
10:59
Transcript:
00:00
I do have a major, sounds like a natural gas leak. It's usually I've been contacted.
00:06
We won't make that notification right away for him.
00:09
Are you trying to get hold of 46? We're on 7 yet.
00:13
All right, tell them to expedite.
00:16
significant leak. We're working on evacuations right now,
00:20
coordination with Milton Hershey.
00:22
Okay, if you can let us know how many residents you're evacuating then?
00:26
One and round for the gas leak, for six.
00:32
Engine one, follow.
00:33
Dennis down the lane.
00:36
Okay, you're 481 off six.
00:38
Copy that.
00:42
Tanger, don't commit, get out of the way.
00:46
I have the no turn for a 59-16 locus if you can clear me when you got that.
00:51
Engine 37 from command.
00:54
Yeah, engine 5401s are out.
00:57
Go, sir.
01:03
You can go available.
01:05
We'll be good with just the brush at Tanker 37.
01:10
Are you guys off via Deodate road?
01:13
Okay, we'll go with the doorside.
01:16
County Tower 1's at 1830 State Street.
01:20
Command 48 for mention 391. We're turning on to 39 on the first car drive if you guys want us since we're in the area.
01:27
Conditions
01:30
Affirmative, we're off the Deodate Road, we are parked down side of the driveway, pull into the driveway before us.
01:42
We have a line down in the rear of the house.
01:44
We saw it pending in our calls from earlier, so we're checking it out now.
01:48
Copy.
01:49
Chuck an engine just turned on the D.A.
01:52
We see ya.
01:54
The offense squad 74 is around.
02:02
Engine from command.
02:05
County at Tech 3 is arrived.
02:13
Matt, bring out battery saw off here.
02:16
Power 4U8 on the scene.
02:20
Tower Road, behind me.
02:23
KTath Fleet.
02:25
Okay, traffic 91, zero out.
02:28
Hey, traffic, 91.
02:36
Command for the tower.
02:40
Where's the leak?
02:46
Chief 54 truck, you want the truck back there?
02:50
Crews in the way, everybody hold tight.
02:54
Okay, actually, that are some of the rest of the route.
02:59
Advantage in 48-1. Where did you want to sit position?
03:04
My here's your truck 74. If you're calling, I can't read you.
03:09
My response.
03:12
Okay, it's RFI ops for them.
03:17
Charlie, come in 48.
03:20
2048.
03:21
Just firming the fireground. You said 7.
03:24
Your fire ground is fire off 6, fire off 6, and UGI has been noticed by.
03:28
Just let us know how many people you are evacuating so we can...
03:32
Tanker, go back forward. We're all going to back out of here and let PPL clear so they can go handle other stuff, and then we'll come back and put this smoldering fire out.
03:43
Now walk up to the house with Dennis is up at the house, so walk up to the house.
03:53
NG 48 from command.
03:57
County the G6.
03:59
I have a tree through the roof on the Alpha Thelso side.
04:03
County from Command 46, you go ahead.
04:05
I go and release Channel 7. You may have it.
04:08
Hey, Command 46.
04:15
Command for the tower.
04:22
Go ahead. Go ahead.
04:30
Engine 48 standby. Tower, go ahead for command.
04:34
No, they answered you. You need to converse with that first.
04:41
And you'll want to chief too.
04:43
I'm going to drive back here once we get tennis's truck out of the way and just hold everything out there for now until we can determine what we need back here.
04:53
Engine 48, your careers want to assist with getting evacuations out of these houses here on this south side.
05:06
Okay.
05:08
Okay.
05:09
Looks like a lot of them are walking back with stalls.
05:12
I'm gonna follow you back to.
05:14
We need to take any foot ladder to the rear.
05:18
We're forcing the door now.
05:21
Who's operating at the house?
05:23
Who has my command at the house right now?
05:28
Command engine 481 is coming out on the scene. It looks like we're on the north side.
05:40
was 954-1 back here.
05:43
Okay, engine 9915.
05:46
Okay, what's the status?
05:50
He's on the second floor,
05:52
no injuries.
05:53
We need a ladder.
05:57
481.
06:01
48 minutes.
06:06
County, special unit 48, is finally with 1 on the 486 box.
06:11
Captain 1,
06:12
make doors 4 for making entry.
06:15
Grand Power engine 91, 5?
06:18
Will engine 1st? Will engine 1's ladder suffice?
06:21
Kenny, we're en route to the Lehigh Avenue call. What's the address?
06:26
Okay, 3%.
06:30
Drop your man power with the tower.
06:32
We're going to walk across the field and help with the evacuation.
06:37
Go back to Homestead Lane,
06:39
stage at that hydrant.
06:42
Let me get me a minute to figure that out. I have about 50 calls pending and we're knee-deep and stuff.
06:49
Yeah, 16 for Laird.
06:53
Engines, switch over to Township 1.
06:57
Truck crew, can you get a ladder and bring back? Two-six, Tower One, go to private when you're ready.
07:08
Evacuation crews, Milton Hershey's having their people drive out through the grass to the south,
07:15
and then they're sending them to a relocation center, or location area on campus.
07:21
County from Tower One, whenever you're ready, I have a poll number and a corrected address for the D.
07:26
30 State Street call.
07:28
Okay, I was the poll number.
07:32
Can we access from inside the house at all?
07:36
I heard some floors.
07:41
Top is S3434-254,
07:46
bottom number 24709. Correct address is going to be 1828.
07:53
We do have to step over a ban. Sir, it might be easier to come out the window.
07:58
Let me verify.
08:09
Key 41.
08:11
The person with the accountability board should stay right there.
08:19
Command, Lieutenant 54.
08:24
Done.
08:27
Yeah.
08:31
Confirmed it's one patient that is trapped.
08:38
I'm trying to make sure of that or is that you confirm it.
08:43
Do we have a visual?
08:49
Command 54 for the 274, sorry.
08:53
Go ahead, Jesus.
08:54
There's one patient and one cat.
08:58
I'm 5 a 2, south side and that street sitting with a tree down and wires down, company 50 Box 301.
09:04
Go ahead.
09:06
Butler in 27th Street, tree and wire down, company 30 class 3,
09:10
2120.
09:12
Power 48th from command.
09:15
Understood.
09:19
Okay.
09:20
Box 12th and Moist.
09:22
Wires now. Flag and 4 Class 3.
09:26
Power 48 from command.
09:28
All right for the tower.
09:31
County 26.
09:32
Town one available.
09:35
Tower, your crew is working the homestead lane homes, correct?
09:41
2 .30, 3rd3.
09:46
Okay.
09:47
Michael and a Boas or a Butler?
09:50
You want the homest lane homes evacuated?
09:54
We're working our way to the country lane homes that are furthest pack to lane. We're walking across the field.
10:04
PD handle the other one, so you're going to get a baller.
10:08
pretend bristoles in
10:15
Wind appears to be below in my direction, but it's a precaution.
10:19
We should probably have those people ready to move on that direction.
10:25
The Country Lane Road homes are the priority right now, but you're on the far side of the incident, so if you can work on that side.
10:36
Okay.
10:39
191-5-0 location.
10:42
Okay.
10:44
So is country lane a priority?
10:47
We're almost there.
10:50
Do you want us to send 481 back to...
10:58
Yep.
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Homestead Ln, Hershey, PA 17033
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