Carbon monoxide alarm caused by gas-powered pressure washer, Sanford FL
Fire & ArsonA carbon monoxide alarm went off in a residence near Rosecliff Circle. One person reported feeling lightheaded. Responders found the source to be a gas-powered pressure washer on the second floor. They initiated ventilation and checked adjacent apartments for carbon monoxide. Everyone was evacuated as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Seminole County Fire
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Transcript:
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TRIEN-37-inch-32.
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The responding near Rosecliff Circle.
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We have a private caller advising carbon monoxide alarms going off.
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Stand by for further.
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Tried 37, I'm confident.
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Small the time in 37, age of 32.
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Caller is advising.
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It started in the master bedroom.
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It's now going off all over the home.
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They're saying one person is sick.
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Do you say, could you advise evacuation?
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2937.
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Number 1037.
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Are they advising one person is sick due to possible carbon monoxide or sick because of a previous illness?
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Mattine 37, there's a 14-year-old female in the home.
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She's advising she's feeling lightheaded.
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Copy. Go ahead and dispatch a rescue.
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Motown 37.
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Squad 2-7. Squad 2.
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Squad 2.
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Do you confirm if they have gas appliances, please?
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Squad 2. No,
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squad 2, no gas appliances in the home.
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The Tadai 37, Pricy 33 is going to attach.
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Tack 37, comment.
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Okay, G's on scene.
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You guys three-story,
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apartment structure.
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We'll be investigating.
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232-3-story apartment.
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Nothing showing investigating.
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At 37, on change, establishing Rosecliff, command.
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Spatine 37, squad 2, engine 32, rescue 33.
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Select 49 echo for the remainder.
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Supertine 37?
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The time, 37.
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They are pressure washing with a gas machine up here on the second floor where the exhaust came down the door.
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We're going to investigate further.
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Copy. Will you also check with the adjacent units as well, do if they're affected?
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Check. We're going to air monitor the affected department first and then start doing that.
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Okay, please.
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I'm copy.
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She is very deep down, 37.
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I have a CO of 37 on our gas monitor.
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Formans 522.
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I copy. Let's just make sure everybody's evacuated out of there and then let's do the same for all the other units.
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32, check.
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That there's some, I'm in contact with the maintenance and leasing office.
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Okay 2, Command, apartment 523 has a reading of CO4.
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Directly adjacent to 5 o'clock 2.
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I copy.
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The rest of the 33, I'm saying.
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Okay, 2, command.
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I believe the source is going to be from this pressure washer that they shut down.
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We can start ventilation if we'd like.
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I copy and that's affirmative let's go ahead and start ventilation.
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You take the command we're also going to be checking at a third floor directly above if somebody can check directly below.
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Copy.
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33-0 PC-37.
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Do you need this for medical or do you go to medical? Not great.
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ventilation established.
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The time 37 engine 32.
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Do we have that patient that needs to be checked out?
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Location mentioned:
Near Rosecliff Cir, Sanford, FL 32773
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