Fire crews monitor gas leak at apartment complex, Quakertown PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a gas leak at an apartment complex near Park Avenue in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Crews monitored gas readings around a stove and crawl space, used fans for ventilation, and checked nearby units while deciding on possible evacuation.
Audio|Heard on: Bucks PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Command, we're going to lay out for the hydrant.
00:03
All right, copy.
00:06
And we're still not going to evacuate yet?
00:10
Probably, yeah.
00:13
The crew got the cover off of the crawl space.
00:17
They should be around two or three parts per million.
00:19
They're down to 70 parts per million in the unit with the fans going, so we're putting another fan into a hole.
00:30
Might be residual from the stove being off.
00:34
Okay, that's fine.
00:36
Understand, I'm sorry.
00:37
I have an extra engine and the rig truck coming.
00:41
They're going to stage out on Park Avenue just for backup.
00:45
Where is it?
00:47
Command, I think once UGI gets here we can make that determination on evacuate.
00:53
Copy that.
00:54
It's going to be changed off.
00:58
Trouble.
01:00
I have another stand in unit 309.
01:04
Where is she?
01:06
Captain 17 ops.
01:09
Copy that.
01:11
Readings have dropped in the area behind the stove from about 80 to 90 parts per million.
01:16
We're taking readings right at the hole in the wall on the gas line.
01:20
We're still at about 400, but there may be residual in that pocket wall.
01:26
(name withheld) here.
01:30
Oh crap.
01:36
Hey (name withheld).
01:38
We're going to be having crews check apartment 307 and 306 also.
01:46
Okay, received.
01:49
Command, is rescue 18 here?
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Location mentioned:
Park Ave, Quakertown, PA 18951
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