Diesel spill contained near Robin Hood Rd, Norfolk VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, about 2000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked near Robin Hood Road and Ellesmere in Norfolk, Virginia. Some fuel entered a storm drain. Norfolk Fire and Rescue units responded to contain the spill and prevent further contamination.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue One command.
00:02
Go ahead.
00:05
Hey, we verify that this date or the tank itself—the supply tank is about 6 ft nine.
00:12
Next time engage,
00:14
No idea on the capacity yet, but I'll work that out from my driver.
00:18
And then the next piece of that is we've also secured the valves coming off the tank into the actual generator room.
00:26
Did locate where the leak is and it appears to be that there's a bucket underneath where the leak was, so it's been a leak for a while.
00:36
Received. Fire on the command.
00:39
Go ahead, ladder.
00:42
Has anybody found an ox lock with any keys to 103 to Lumen?
00:49
Command to Engine 14.
00:52
What?
00:54
Rescue to command.
00:56
Go ahead.
00:57
Our estimation off the day tank specific number says it's a files in day tank,
01:03
Being that the height of the day tank is written as twelve and it's about halfway down.
01:08
I would say there is close to about 2000 gallons of diesel that potentially spilled.
01:13
Also,
01:14
Significant amount went into the storm main is what it looks like.
01:19
Received. Storm water has already been contacted.
01:23
Thank you for the estimate.
01:25
Rescue two is responding, tractor.
01:29
Over copy.
01:31
Rescue one to rescue two.
01:36
Rescue two, go ahead.
01:39
There's a.
01:41
It's probably Almeda Road, but it's the FedEx warehouse building.
01:45
And then there's a building just before it.
01:48
Looks like you're better accessed so that you can get out of here as quick as you dump your oil dry to us.
01:53
As you come to the building next to us and come to the rear parking lot.
01:57
Working on sending you a pin now.
02:03
Copy that, we'll be leaving the station now.
02:07
Hi, hey look.
02:08
It's the building on the corner of Robin Hood and Ellesmere.
02:12
If you can come down their side road behind their building and into their rear parking lot, you'll be right on us and we'll be able to transfer the oil dry.
02:21
Copy, we're on our way.
02:24
Battalion One Alpha,
02:26
One problem.
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Location mentioned:
Robin Hood Rd, Norfolk, VA
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