Skunk odor reported at residence triggers fire response, Pimmit Hills VA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of a gas smell near Shadow Arch Drive. Upon investigation, no fire or electrical hazards were found. The odor was identified as coming from a skunk under the house.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Truck 441, engine 435, rescue 405.
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On Channel 4, Bravo[1], Box 441.82, outside gas leak, near Shadow Arch Drive, cross street, Shadow Lane.
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Truck 441, engine 435, rescue 405.
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On channel 4, Bravo[1], Box 441.82, outside gas leak, near Shadow Arch Drive, cross street, Shadow Lane.
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436 on scene side alpha.
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For sure.
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Detaining 401 from engine 4.
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See, all floors are clear, no smoke, no fire.
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Have a slight odor of electrical in nature as far as the odor.
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Just have TOW 36 if you can once you arrive.
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Just go ahead and check the call space if you would.
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There's 9401 copies, no smoke or fire, slight odor of electrical, tower ladder 436, go ahead and check the call 6.
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9401's on scene, I've got command, the intersection of Spruc and Elton behind Tower 436.
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10411, 23.
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Medic 425, Engine 425, on Channel 4, Bravo[1], Fox, 4255, EMS level 3, (number withheld) Chess Network Court, cross street, Buttonwood Court, medic 425, engine 425, on channel 4BRO, box 4255, EMS level 3, (number withheld) Chess Network Court, cross street, Buttonwood Court.
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Maximus Man from Enrony 404.
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Great, 404.
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Chief, we're still investigating.
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We checked the panel.
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No circuit breakers are tripped.
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We're in the process now just metering all floors.
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We're still in the investigative most.
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All right, I'm direct.
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You check the panel.
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Nothing evident. Still investigating.
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Caledata 436 will come in report from the call space.
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936 go like call space right now.
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Director, you make an entry now.
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(number withheld), EMS level 3, near Davidson Road, McLean High School, cross street, Seaclyth Road.
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436 movement.
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Engine 436.
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Head around the side, Charlie, check out the garage, and also see if there's an exterior A-track unit.
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If there's any problems there?
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Thank you, please.
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Fairfax, Tata Ladder, 401.
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Okay. Fairfax, engine 401.
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Stand by. Tad401, see you have traffic.
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You can place the engine available.
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Can you place Tatt Ladder 401 on their call, please?
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Special Service Lab.
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We did see two air handlers onside Charlie, not malfunctioning.
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We checked them.
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They're both good. We're operating in the call space right now.
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We do have an odor of a skunk, but we'll continue to investigate down here.
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Go ahead, 404.
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We checked floors one, two.
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We checked the readings, got zero readings on the monitors.
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We have no heat signatures than any outlets.
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I'll be coming out, just do it face-to-face.
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Tile 36 is good in the crawl space.
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You should be good out of scaling this back.
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All right, I'm correct.
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Command from Agent 436.
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No odor other than the skunk odor in the on-site Charlie and the garage is clear.
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All right, I'm direct.
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Fairfax from command.
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There's going to be a skunk over under the house, no hazard town.
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Place, Tallow Ladder 436, the time, 401, engine 436 in service.
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I understand you're dropping another buck and rest of it.
Police codes explained
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Bravo: Moderate-priority response designation or radio channel/talkgroup label; commonly used in EMS, fire, and police.
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Location mentioned:
Arch Dr, Pimmit Hills, VA 22043
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