Ammonia leak prompts evacuation at Wisconsin facility, Portage WI
Fire & ArsonThe Portage Fire Department and emergency services responded to an ammonia leak at the AMPI facility near Brook Street. The leak caused parts of the area to be evacuated as safety measures. Winds were coming from the north, and responders positioned themselves accordingly while working to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Columbia and Sauk Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Portage Fire, Portage, you have a call.
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Portage Fire, Portage, you have a call.
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This will be for an ammonia leak.
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Near Brook Street, the AMPI facility.
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Near Brook Street, A.M.P.I.
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Townsend Street, Thompson Street, and Crosses.
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Working on getting more information at this time.
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They are evacuating.
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Time on pages 1133.
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3.3.
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EMS copy to page near Brook Street.
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Acknowledging 1133.
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2.2 will be en route.
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4652 at 11333.
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The Portage fire.
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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The Portage fire reference the ammonia leak at AMPI appears to be a hundred parts per million is the amount of leak.
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It's the windy cooler area.
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See back on it, Hillman and 12.
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10 4.311.
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44 of the entry.
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74424.
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Paramedic graph, or Paramedic 94 will have command at this time.
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1046-52 unseen 1136-96-96-194 in command.
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It's off to neat.
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1046. 1046.
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228.com, I'm clear.
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104-228. Hmm.
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Fire on EMS, you'll be responding to the east side of the building, east side of the building.
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652 is going to be relocating at this time to the northeast side of the building.
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The leak is on the southeast side.
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Wind is from the north at this time.
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County,
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you can add 651 to call the AMTI.
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4-6-1-11-38.
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Check 94 underfetch.
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Confirming, you're going to be on the east side of the building of the old community cooler area.
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I don't have contact information for the project manager if needed.
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Roger, you do the 21 minutes.
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Okay.
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These all responding Portage units, respond to the corner of Brooks and McPherson, Brooks and McPherson, northeast corner of the building.
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Orange Station, for is engine three.
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Engine three, go on.
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Three, the rail.
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For engine three, 1140.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brook St, Portage, WI 53901
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