Strong natural gas odor reported at apartment building, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a strong natural gas odor at the Strauss Apartments near Northeast Grand Avenue. They found no fire or smoke visible outside and no people outside the building. Crews are investigating inside the six-story fire-resistant building. Some units remain on scene while others were recalled.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
04:24
Transcript:
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This will be a repeat of odor of natural gas at the Strauss Apartments, near Northeast Grand Avenue, reported as initially smelling like a burning smell, then the odor became stronger and more like a natural gas smell in the hallway.
00:17
This is going to be for engine 13, engine 21, engine 23, truck one, C-1.
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Talk group is opt 6 at 244.
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See one call.
00:33
I just think how we can see you.
00:39
Tension 11 for Oshone.
00:44
To the rollover and I-215 at the Powell Belt,
00:48
the Powell exit, respond on off-1, it is stupid-pane.
00:56
A request back, Code 3[1].
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1.
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243, copy thing.
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Season 11, copy.
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We'll go look for the station.
01:14
245.
01:19
Engine 13 is arrived.
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We have a six-story fire-resistant building.
01:22
We have nothing showing up.
01:24
This time, we have nobody outside.
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Engine 13B will be investigating.
01:29
Engine 13 will have police commandant.
01:34
Agent 13 arrives, six-story fire-resistant building.
01:37
Nothing showing.
01:38
Nobody outside.
01:39
Engine 13B will be investigating.
01:42
Engine 13, half command, at 24.
01:48
All companies are responding on this, uh, Inj13 has the water supply right in front of us, and the outside is going to be grand.
02:01
Section 13 D from engine 13.
02:06
Good. Yeah,
02:10
let's go ahead and switch the Simplex 2 when you're inside that field in there.
02:16
In all companies from command,
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Mr. Revon, hop six.
02:22
Engine 21's arrived, Grand at Burnshead.
02:31
Engine 21 from 2A, and I got my D-Team going up to the second floor.
02:36
You want to be able right now.
02:40
Truck 1 from Grand, if you want to go up to the second floor and assist my D team.
02:46
Truck one, cops.
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Yeah, C1's arrived, C1 will assume Grand Command, engine 13, you can join your crew.
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Agent, looking up.
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Medic 1343 on scene, 249.
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Scott?
03:16
Still, level one staging.
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One from command on off six.
03:31
Ingen 74, Medicare, 44, 44, Party 1, Echo, Overdose, Find Place Hotel, (number withheld), Northeast 178 Avenue 324 Respondon, off 1.
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Ingen 74, Medicare, 44, Party 1, echo overdose, Mike Place Hotel, (number withheld), Northeast 178 Avenue, Union, 324, respondent, once, 1, 251.
03:54
and dispatch and all companies from command.
03:57
On Off 6, I'm going to put a recall in on this gas incident.
04:01
We're going to keep Engine 13, Truck 1, C1 working.
04:07
We're going to go ahead and hold on to Op 6 for just a little second, no need to monitor.
04:16
Dispatch copies a recall.
04:18
Engine 13, Truck 1, C1, working, all others returning, keeping up safe with no dispatcher at 253.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 3: Emergency response; proceed immediately using lights and sirens.
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Location mentioned:
Near NE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97232
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