Unconscious man found in vacant building with chemical odor, Ithaca NY
Medical EmergencyAn unconscious man was found inside a vacant building near West State Street. A chemical odor was reported. Painters working nearby had spilled a chemical. Firefighters investigated for potential hazardous materials exposure.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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engine four of angeles, staging area near W State St.
00:05
The building for sale across from Finger Lakes Beverage for a mail that appears to be lying unconscious in the building.
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26 or 32 Delta 1 that's engine 4 of engine you know it's near W State St. the building for sale across for pre-laced beverage person seeing a mail inside unconscious unknown status the 32 brought or 32 Delta 1 at 14
00:49
6-3 from engine 2.
00:55
Can't handle that? 9-04 call.
00:59
Off-armine, we'll be in room.
01:03
Thank you.
01:07
902 from Truck 1 on local.
01:11
902 from 931 on local.
01:14
902 from 931 on local.
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Tompkins 9.50.
01:25
Go ahead.
01:28
Can't confirm there. Somebody laying inside. Roll two we can do. We can do.
01:35
4 IP is in room.
01:43
902 from the truck. I have D.C. Local.
01:50
There's a place 904 on that call.
01:53
Do you have any more information regarding the potential having that?
02:01
That extreme order.
02:06
Tom, Ken, station's sitting up and responding to us at this point.
02:11
Don't smell anything right outside the front door.
02:20
902 from truck 1 on METB.
02:28
Engine 2 on, go ahead.
02:31
Yeah, Mike, we're headed your way just in case it does end up the IDLH community backup.
02:40
Copy that, appreciate it.
02:43
Do you end up there before or else give me a size-up?
02:46
A call says that there was a chemical odor coming from the building and that the patient was unresponsive.
02:54
We're just arriving on team now so we'll see what information we can gather.
03:00
Copy. Keep me in form, please.
03:05
Patients off walking, talking to Hamilton.
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He's in the building saying what's going on.
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I have G units from 966A on METV.
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Painters working in the air. They spelled some kind of chemical in the face man. It's now out back. I'm just taking a look.
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It doesn't see the measures at this point.
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Copy, thank you.
03:27
I'll stay on Med V.
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Engine views, copy on. I'll be there in about two minutes.
03:41
Engine G, would you get the 4-gas meter fired up? Let's just do a quick check. I don't think it's kind of this, but I don't know how long it's been still down here. This is a vacant.
03:53
You're fired up.
03:58
Hamilton, I'm coming down with our meters, that's in case.
04:06
You guys can clear.
04:11
They're clearing.
04:17
How can we support you?
04:21
Let's just bring four gas through the house up the back.
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Near W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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