Malfunctioning gas fireplace triggers alarm in Elkridge home, Elkridge MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, responders were called to a home near Cozy Lane and Ivy Terrace in Elkridge, Maryland, due to reports of a gas odor and carbon monoxide alarm sounding. It was found that a gas fireplace malfunctioned, but no hazards were detected. The situation was resolved without incident.
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08:5
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 121, engine 6, 1, engine 9, bottom of our truck 5, peremake 1-2 5, Italian 1, 851, and this is 6-732 Cozy Lane off Ivy Terrace.
00:13
Caller is advising she has a gas fireplace, her carbon monoxide alarm is sounding, and she smells gas inside.
00:22
Bravo 1 at 1735.
00:27
One four once ready.
00:29
One hour four one.
00:31
Number four.
00:32
I get a verbal domestic.
00:34
I'm your primary.
00:35
Only just clear RTF.
00:38
If that's any unit that can start for a possible break and enter in progress, near Kentbury Drive and the atom 5V.
00:49
Engine 9-1 is en route with 3.
00:51
Add a 5. I'll clear and start.
00:53
Engine 9-1 en route with 3 at 1736.
00:56
7. After 1.1.10.
00:59
Adam 2, where else? I'll see.
01:01
You can cancel.
01:02
Thanks.
01:04
Tarrant-Hard.
01:05
Give me a Knoxbox release.
01:07
Knockbox 21.
01:08
E.I.D. is 36.18.
01:11
One-two-five en route.
01:13
One-two-five en route, 1736.
01:16
Power ten, I'm direct.
01:18
Are you aware of your cancellation?
01:20
That's right.
01:22
Okay, stand by for your code.
01:25
And by one-two-one.
01:26
Again, it's near Kempberry Drive.
01:28
Caller says they just came home and the front door is open.
01:30
Possibly a light has gone off in the house.
01:42
David, 41, David 10.
01:44
104. Call it board out of the driveway and onto the street.
01:48
They're going to be in a chocolate, gray key, a carnival sedan.
01:53
10 for one.
01:55
Just right, you can make it out of apartment two.
01:56
Just made an intoxicated subject, make contact, and things that before.
01:59
I'll be clear.
02:00
N-R.
02:01
Just doing direct.
02:03
Can we have any key, I'm working?
02:05
Power 2, Italian chief 1, all units with the exception of Baltimore Truck 5, past status and route.
02:12
Box 1-3, 6732 Cozy Lane, cross of Ivy Terrace.
02:18
The resident reported she had a gas fireplace going.
02:21
The CO detector started going off, and then she's reporting a gas odor inside the residence.
02:28
She did request that you do not come down Cozy Lane if you continue to the end of Ivy Terrace to access the rear of the house at 1737.
02:38
This 17 to K9 on Alpha 1.
02:42
Canine 50.
02:43
This is 8, K9 on Bravo 1.
02:45
Tarot, turn your codes in the call.
02:48
K915, can you start towards a festival being?
02:51
Yes, right.
02:52
That's under.
02:54
Tower 10, Bravo to Tower 10.
02:56
Figure 32 to 21, which is 20.
03:00
Baltimore County truck climbing around.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:04
We made entry and decided it's hardly non-destructive.
03:07
Nothing evident, no conditions inside.
03:10
Pega 21 is the air clear?
03:13
Vega 21.
03:15
2100.
03:18
Just for my information, were you able to make contact with Virginia State Police and we are going to clear now?
03:25
Baltimore County Truck 5,
03:26
6732 Cozy Lane, across with Ivy Terrace.
03:30
For the report of a gas odor inside the single family structure.
03:34
The resident requested that you do not come down Cozy Lane to continue at the end of Ivy Terrace to access the rear of the residence, 1738.
03:45
We made contact with county utilities.
03:47
They said they just turned the water on the street, assuming it was a water hammer that activated the alarm or winter service.
03:54
That's right.
03:55
You made contact with them this type we have a good to clear.
03:58
Tired's okay?
04:00
Good rule.
04:01
Out of 51, since we have K-9 coming, can you ask the caller if they have any dogs in the house?
04:07
Okay.
04:10
We don't think they do.
04:11
We're no longer on the line with them since they're not by the house any longer.
04:16
10-4. Can somebody call them?
04:20
We're doing an hour.
04:21
This page break for them.
04:24
So we can't just call it Alkit Health and Healthcare Center.
04:27
We spoke to someone, they advised everything was 10 for there.
04:33
That's right.
04:35
There are no pets in the home.
04:38
Good for, thank you.
04:46
I see one for business alone.
04:53
One two five out.
04:54
I'm a location.
04:56
It's got me three stories from side office and then the tax garage.
04:59
I got nothing evident.
05:01
We're dressing out and complaining at 360.
05:03
Two-one. I'm being at Elkins Elementary School.
05:07
Okay.
05:09
One, two five on the scene.
05:10
Three-story residents.
05:12
Two-one three-sixty, three-sixty, nothing evident.
05:14
It's seventeen forty-two.
05:16
Bigot twenty-one.
05:17
Mega two-one.
05:20
Commerce out of it, you can 3-0 units, services.
05:23
That's 1,2,5 from truck, right? 10-1.
05:30
One two ones on the scene.
05:33
I'll go ahead and establish the command.
05:34
Any incoming units staged on Apple Avenue at Ivy Terrace.
05:38
And you're one for one at one five responsive to the theater.
05:43
5900 Stevensony Woods way off south entrance road.
05:48
It's her 60-year-old female feeling safe in the restaurant area, 1742.
05:54
4-5s, okay.
05:56
Engine 112 on the scene.
05:57
Established the Cozy Lane Command at 1743.
06:05
101-190.9-6, Endio 101.
06:08
Okay, alerted for Loria, Elkridge, near Washington Boulevard.
06:12
History of 9105.
06:15
Turn an 87-year-old female head injury after a fall with blood thunters.
06:24
1743.
06:27
Clark 5, right.
06:33
Follow one truck 5 on the scene, 1744.
06:35
Item 41, put me on the beginning, please.
06:43
Sarah.
06:48
Sarah 11, this is one.
06:54
Number 11, I just attach for myself to two-week calls.
06:58
I missed that, sorry.
07:02
No problem.
07:07
51 on 10.203.
07:09
10. 10.
07:14
Item 2.15, one, I'm at 32 in Triedelphia.
07:21
Italian ones arrived, Stacey.
07:23
1-4-1's arrived.
07:24
Italian 1, 1745.
07:27
6-1, same message.
07:30
1-4-1-on-scene at 17-45.
07:32
And just 6-1-17-45.
07:35
May 2.5-9-1-2 message.
07:38
It's at 7-10.
07:40
10. 10.
07:41
109-1-17-45.
07:44
19821 Cian at 1745.
07:46
I'm holding this residential arm off of Penelopee Court for first available.
07:52
Command House.
07:54
10-4-Lay car.
07:55
Take a hard one here.
07:56
Cozy Lane, command.
07:58
Yeah.
08:01
Investigating a malfunctioning gas fireplace, you know hold the one-to-one, place everybody else in service.
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Cozy Ln, Elkridge, MD 21075
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