Gas smell reported in basement prompts evacuation, Rivanna UNDEFINED
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a report of a gas odor in the basement at a residence near Downing Court. Residents were evacuated to the front of the building as a precaution while firefighters investigated the source of the smell.
Audio|Heard on: Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA Police
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03:41
Transcript:
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Engine 21, Engine 161, Squad 11, Station 2, Battalion 202, County FM, indoor small LPR Engleek, near Downing Ct.
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Respond on Alpha Tac 3.
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Engine 21. Engine 161.
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Squad.
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11.
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Station 2. Battalion 202.
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County FM. Indoor small L.P.O.
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Engleet.
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Near Downing Ct.
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Respond on Alpha Tac 3.
00:41
I was unable to get a hold of the caller to confirm the location.
00:45
By giving the information in the notes,
00:47
it sounds like this is going to fall in the city's jurisdiction.
00:50
But for now, I'm going to clear it out as 932-5.
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Goal.
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For EP27,
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is it going to fall under city, do you need to route it for them?
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Can you just do dash 7?
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Thank you.
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You can see 161 responding.
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161 responding, please, is AlphaTAC 3 for further operations?
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104.
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Do you know an address that I can change the location to so to go over their city screen?
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I'll give you calling.
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Tenth.
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One through the base traffic snowboarders.
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Okay,
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one in one of three.
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W. W. W. W., W., I don't know.
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Virginia, Cango, Echo, Chango, 5773, stand by the final.
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104. Our final will be the front porch, on the east order.
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104.
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8604, check your spouters out of.
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3.2.2.2.2.2.
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Hold your traffic.
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It was urgent.
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EASAP. 2.7?
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120 ACC. C.B.
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120. Do you see if I can clear out, this is for fire rescue for solar gas in the basement?
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That was. That was.
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Rescue 12 and Car 89.
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Breathing problems ALS.
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2576, Montgomery Ridge Road.
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Respond on Alpha 2.
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Rescue 12 and Car 89.
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Free levels ALS.
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2576, Montgomery Ridge Road.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
03:01
All right. All right, you can clear the parking violation on a 960-8-H-30 and this is a citizen that was in the south you can clear that or not-thirty-two-year session.
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So for that.
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Say in 20221,
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squad 11,
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spawned to near Downing Ct for cross-up Newbridge Road.
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for the report of the callers that there's a smelly gas in the basement.
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It's not as a gas fireplace.
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The residents are going to be evacuated to the front.
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I play with her dog.
03:37
We're reaching out to Tiger Field now for a response.
03:41
1822.
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Location mentioned:
Downing Ct, Rivanna, VA 22947
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