False carbon monoxide alarm at residence on West 7th Avenue, Hutchinson KS
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a home near West 7th Avenue in Hutchinson, Kansas. The homeowner felt a headache and the family evacuated to their car while firefighters checked the house. They found no gas leak and confirmed the alarm was false.
Audio|Heard on: Reno and Rice County Public Safety
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
104, 1916. Engine 5, Truck 3, Battalion 1, Off 1, Medic 5, 404, West 7th Avenue, North Madison Street, and North Monroe Street, gas alarm 3.
00:17
404, West 7th Avenue, gas alarm 3.
00:25
Dispatch engine 5, truck street, trillion one.
00:28
This is going to be carbon monoxide alarm from the basement.
00:32
RPA advice he was starting to get a headache,
00:35
and him, his wife, and his child will be outside in their car.
00:42
Did dispatch, can you notify cases to gas?
00:46
Timber
00:48
Just that's truck three.
00:54
You're right.
01:01
1080.
01:05
11208, 104, 1921.
01:12
Engine 5 is on scene.
01:14
Establish the answer to command.
01:16
Engine 5 can go for investigation?
01:22
Tyone dispatch, Taiwan's on scene.
01:25
I've got Engine 5 locked up meeting with the homeowner to do investigation.
01:31
Stand by for size up.
01:33
The time 1 will take 7th Street Command.
01:36
Turn 4.
01:41
Why don't you go ahead and block off the front of us, or behind engine 5, that's fine.
01:48
And you'll help them investigate.
01:52
Truck 3, copy.
01:58
The station command, we don't have a gas leak.
02:01
Truck 3, you can clear.
02:07
Section 5, you do not have a gas leak.
02:14
I copy Agent 5, you don't have a gas leak.
02:16
I'm trying to go ahead and return to service.
02:19
If there's a gas leak, you might just check with them.
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Location mentioned:
W 7th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501
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