Fire crew checks reported gas odor near Valley Rd, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to reports of a gas odor near Valley Road in Ithaca. Crews used gas meters and searched the area but detected no continuous smell. The caller said the odor was strong at first but then disappeared.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Ithaca engine to an area near Valley Road for a gas odor in the neighborhood.
00:06
That's Ithaca engine to near Valley Road cross streets of Ridgedale Road and East State Street for a gas odor in the neighborhood direct call to Central Station,
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timeout (number withheld).
00:23
(number withheld) from engine 2, IFD local.
00:31
We're out in the area, nothing obvious, we have our meters fired up, we'll be out on foot, see if we can detect anything.
00:40
Copy that, the caller was from near Valley Road, first name (name withheld).
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Copy that. Copy that.
00:52
from Engine 2.
01:01
We haven't had anything on the meter. We thought we caught a brief voter between near Valley Road and near (number withheld) in the bushes by the roadway there.
01:09
Still didn't have anything on the meter.
01:12
We're also checking out near (number withheld) as good as we can.
01:16
That's reported to be not a continuously occupied residence.
01:20
It might not hurt to have nice sight come out and check the area as well.
01:26
All right, copy on all. Did you make contact with a caller?
01:32
That's affirmative.
01:33
She doesn't smell it anymore.
01:34
She was pretty strong initially, but she acknowledges that she can't currently smell it.
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Copy it.
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Location mentioned:
Near Valley Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
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