Chemical odor investigation at one-story building, Owings MD


Fire and emergency responders investigated a light chemical odor in the basement of a one-story building near Norfolk Drive, Prince Frederick, Maryland. The building was evacuated as a precaution. No fire was found, and the chemical odor dissipated.
Audio|Source: Calvert County Fire, EMS, and MSP Prince Frederick
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Transcript:
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we're laying out at Norfolk Drive and Route 4.
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8.05 with 3.
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Stevenson's wool and a half-to have after 5.
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Paraget, 5, 2, okay.
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20 cab. One on the scene.
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I have a one story. Ordnetic mobility.
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Nothing happened. Bill's been evacuated.
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Same off from my 360[2].
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It's a 5-2, okay?
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Danger Lawson, what's your staffing?
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Angel 113. I believe the tower has three ultra.
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Angel 11 and Tower 1, Alpha 5[1].
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Tower 1, a captain, and 3 alpha 5.
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Tire 1, Captain, and 3, alpha 5.
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G5, 75.
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2.
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Tanger 6, okay.
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Tanger 6, alpha 5.
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Tanger 6, alpha 5.
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2.5 is on 5.
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C6, more 2.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. 2-6, okay?
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Stevenson's Pornhousehousehouse, Alpha-5.
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C-6-5.
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Sarah, she's six, okay.
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Very Rocks, 501, 1-9-9-2-n North Coast Drive, Stevenson's Sporn Hot-Haltove.
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Agent 820 is due at 1501.
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RUK-O-1-925 North Drive, Stevenson, Twill and Hothub.
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Engine 820 is going to RIS-1[3] at 1502.
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Rock 5, what's your stopping?
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8-6-3-pound 223.
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Logged car, only 360[2], one-story all the way around.
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It's really looking on the topside.
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Nothing ever ever about four sides.
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We'll be missing any.
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Two. Carverger 5, 2, okay.
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Arcta 5.5. Carver 4.5,
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okay. Why, hey, Karen, you can't hear me with a case report, or EP reporter, consider the turn of the alpha.
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Hey, then it's 1 in the 4.
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Karas Rick. Tanger 2.
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Tanker 2. What's your staffing?
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Two. Two.
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Okay, Stevenson's full and Hotham, Alpha, Alpha 5[1].
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Tire, one of the Cowher, just clarification we ran the truck and said it's spot.
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Where's right?
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Squad, six, Cattle.
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Pressional, a box for three.
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C.J. 20, Calder, what do am I?
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Squad 6, okay, Stevenson's Portland, Hotline, Alpha, Alpha 5[1].
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Q625. Territ Squad 16, switch at Alpha 5[1] and ask the command.
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Okay. Squad 6 is a bit on the run on Maine, with one run in the truck, you have been a squad on the box.
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6-2-0-7-5-1.
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Tanger 5. Tanger 2 is 1 5.
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Tanger 2 is 1 5.
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Tanker 5, what's your staff name? 6-2 hours direct, Tentor 2-200, 820, you're 50.
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One and switching.
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And roll, Tanger 9 is on top.
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Okay, Alpha 5[1].
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Go ahead and have squads.
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Here's coming. Carers, right.
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Pairs, right. The 8-6-1 was the mail-dry room.
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8-11, click.
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125-0-246
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5-1 5-4 2,
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1060 We can be going to get us a hand with the best position
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Chief Oswald, I'll be established in the Norfolk Drive command Command.
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Command, who's going to be
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From 1910, which is the bingo building.
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G5, command of 15 o'clock.
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Engine 5, you're going to be the investigation group and you have engine 6-2 coming with you.
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Okay. Okay. What kind of conditions at all on the interior or odor?
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One, right, got around 42.
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That's a negative G1 condition.
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We have a light odor in the basement, but it's electrical down.
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Okay. There is it safe in the basement? Is it a burning odor or is it a chemical odor from the pole chemicals?
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It's a slight odor of a lead chemical.
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The odor dissipated.
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Excuse me, this will be...
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...five, let's not out.
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That's okay.
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PA-2-3D-COWR, you know this unit service one sign for fusel.
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No, PA-2-0-3, okay?
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Command elements responding,
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1925, Norfolk Drive.
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Level 1-9-2-5, engine 5, and truck company 5.
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Everybody else can stage in line approach on Route 4.
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Tanger 5, Steve.
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I'm glad to you, come in.
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Good man, bye.
03:01
I believe the others coming from a propane forklift.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alpha 5: Tactical radio channel for fire response
[2]
360: Complete walk-around/size-up of the structure
[3]
RIS-1: Possible operations or incident command reference
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Location mentioned:
Near Norfolk Dr, Owings, MD 20736
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