Gasoline odor investigation at apartment garage, Oakton VA
Fire & ArsonResponders investigated a gasoline odor reported on the first floor garage of a three-story apartment building near Charlie garage in Oakton, Virginia. The smell was isolated to the garage area. There was a vehicle inside the garage, but no gasoline was found on the ground. No injuries were reported during the investigation.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
06:10
Transcript:
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9404 engine 418 on scene report going to be a three-story enclosed apartment building center stairwell center hallway
00:09
we'll take a lap with rescue 404 right now recon zone is clear
00:17
okay i copy on the scene report and also discussion services at my rescue four all at your situation
00:30
At 106 on the same stage.
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Type 440418.
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Good, sir.
00:46
Three stories all the way around.
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Normal conditions on all the sides.
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I'm gonna label it one, two,
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three.
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I do have garages.
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on the Delta side.
01:00
The caller's reporting a smell of gasoline on the first floor.
01:04
We're investigating engine 418, rescue 404.
01:13
Okay, I copy engine 418. Just to confirm those garages are still on level one, it's not a lower level, correct?
01:20
Correct, level one.
01:22
Accessible from the interior via man door and the garage doors on the exterior.
01:28
Not copy.
01:38
Engine 428 from the time 4-4, good and established command. I'm still about five minutes out.
01:45
Engine 428 is correct.
01:47
Fairfax from engine 428.28. I go ahead and establish command in front of near Charlie garage from engine 428's rig.
02:00
104.
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Command,
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engine 14.
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Go ahead, engine 14.
02:17
voter of gasoline, number one floor,
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working on accessing the garages right now.
02:25
Normal readings on all meters, all three floors.
02:31
While we investigate, I believe we can now hold everybody else outside.
02:37
That's correct. You have Rescue 404, would you correct?
02:41
That's correct, and I don't believe there's any natural gas within this building.
02:48
Go ahead and have Rescue 404, check the garage level,
02:53
and you guys can go ahead and check the upper levels.
02:56
And how many units for a floor?
03:06
Tower 408, Metac 408.
03:09
On Channel 4 Bravo, Box 40812, EMS Level 1, near Maple Place, Cross Street, Daniels Avenue.
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Power 408, Metac 408, on Channel 4, Bravo, Box 40812, EMS Level 1, near Maple Place, Cross Street, Daniel Avenue.
03:33
Odor of gasoline.
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Command is direct.
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All additional incoming units can just stage upon arrival.
03:50
The time, 443 on Fort Hotel.
04:00
Let's use 433.3.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:08
We're going to stop short on that service road and pickering water.
04:14
They're starting to recon there.
04:20
Okay, copy.
04:30
Scal 721 Bravo, bravo. Can you give me the last for the event I'm on 98?
04:40
It's going to be 0085.
04:44
Got it, thanks.
04:45
No, fine.
04:51
The 10-4-4 is on scene. I'm going to assume command permission 428. Go ahead with your traffic.
05:01
I believe we've isolated the smell to the garage level. It's going to be near Charlie garage.
05:12
Working on identifying where exactly the gasoline is coming from. There is a vehicle in there.
05:17
We don't have any product on the ground at the moment, though.
05:21
If we could get building management,
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essentially at that main building,
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to identify who has near Charlie garage,
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so we could go up to that apartment and just talk to them as well.
05:43
Command's Direct Engine 18, I just sent Engine 428 over there to go check that out for you.
05:51
Copy.
05:58
Also, Injure 418, any illnesses or injuries from any citizens are all seen?
06:05
Negative.
06:08
Okay, I copy. Medic 418, you can go ready.
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Location mentioned:
N Garage, Oakton, VA 22181
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