Oil spill on roadway near Mill Ridge Primary School, Danbury CT
Heads up: This post was detected from real-time dispatch audio. Information may be incomplete, and the situation may evolve. Always verify using official agency releases.
Fire & ArsonApproximately 70 gallons of oil spilled on the roadway near Mill Ridge Primary School. A small amount entered a storm drain but was contained. Cleanup contractors are on the way and state environmental authorities have been notified.
Audio|Heard on: Danbury Fire HQ
Listen to dispatch call
04:25
Transcript:
00:00
Engines.
00:18
26, 25,
00:20
and 23, car 30, volunteer company, 19, 12, and 13, and estimate 1.
00:28
Respond to head map level 2.
00:30
At one, School Ridge Road, Westside Middle School.
00:34
Engines, 26, 25, and 23, car 30, volunteer company, 19,
00:41
12, and 13, and estimate 1.
00:44
Respond to hazmat level 2.
00:47
One School Ridge Road, Westside Middle School.
00:57
Dispatch Bravo 4.
01:00
Bravo 4.
01:02
We're on the air.
01:04
We could take that Southridge Gondos call for A1.
01:09
Bravo 4.
01:17
Amedic 482 on team.
01:19
Citiate.
01:21
Cepatch, card 30.
01:29
Car 30, commit.
01:32
New Street.
01:35
You can put the squad on this in place of 23, and is notified DEEP.
01:45
Please see a squad in place for 23 and we will notify.
01:51
Okay,
01:53
let's just give them a notification.
01:54
I'll give you a better update when we get there.
01:56
Do you have any information if this is going into storms or anything or that's all they told you?
02:04
By the All-American Waste Company, they are not unsafe.
02:11
So no call from the school.
02:17
Terminative, no call from school.
02:21
All right, Roger.
02:23
26 with the hazmat vehicle.
02:29
See the 26, copy.
02:35
26 copy, the route with the hazmat.
02:42
Also notify Car 55, please.
02:47
Be soon.
02:49
Disfaxed car 30, I'm on scene.
02:51
He's actually in the Mill Ridge Primary parking lot.
02:55
I haven't met with you now.
02:56
I made an update in a second.
02:57
I'll have Melridge Commit.
03:04
Receive Car 30, got you on scene.
03:06
Correct address.
03:07
Melridge Primary School.
03:09
I'm investigating with Commit.
03:16
Dispatch, Millridge Command.
03:18
Bill Ridge Command.
03:19
Bill Ridge, command.
03:23
I continue 26 at the hazmat vehicle.
03:27
You can cancel the FD units with the exception of car 55.
03:34
He did lose approximately 70 gallons of oil.
03:38
It's on the roadway, very little got in the storm drain.
03:42
It is contained and he does have a cleanup contractor on the way.
03:45
Let me know what DEEP said if they want to come out.
03:54
Receive car 30 continue in 26 and car 55.
03:58
Yes, we'll rest.
03:59
We'll have 70 gallons on the roadway.
04:02
Cleanup here, we're going on the way.
04:04
We notified DEEP do you want a response?
04:09
It's going to be up to them, but it was 70 gallons.
04:12
Most of it's on blacktop.
04:13
There is a storm drain.
04:15
Very little got in there.
04:16
He did put his boom down before it did.
04:19
But some did get on the grass.
04:21
There's a drain here.
04:22
So just advise them and they can determine if they want to come out.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
High Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT 06811
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
Not all dispatch calls become confirmed incidents. This reflects early radio traffic only. Treat with caution.
