Gas odor reported at Stafford home found to be sewage smell, Stafford VA
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated a report of a gas odor inside a home near Landmark Drive in Stafford. Measurement devices found negligible gas levels; the smell was identified as likely sewage odor from a known backup in the area. The scene was cleared with no injuries reported.
Audio|Heard on: Stafford County and Fredericksburg Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Operating on 15 Alpha 2 for the party, 1 inside gas odor, near Landmark Drive, 1657.
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1509, Battalion Chief 1502 Priority 1.
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Operating on 15 alpha, 2,
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near Landmark Drive, Engine 150,
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Power 1504U, Engine 1509, Medic 1509, 1509, Battalion Chief 1502.
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Cyan 1502 to engine 1502.
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Cyan 2 are you on incident channel?
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Cyan 1502 Stafford affirmative I believe we were on 15033 as a guard.
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Cyan 15-2 engine 1502.
01:09
Good.
01:13
We had inside gas leak reported on the street earlier today.
01:17
Homeowner near Landmark Drive had complaints of a similar smell.
01:22
There is a known sewage backup in the area just so you're aware.
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90502 okay.
01:35
Everton 15.2 is going to be on scene.
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We're stopping near number 49.
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We're sitting up on foot for recon.
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Close Tyrant, it's going to be number two landmark.
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17. They're on.
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Battalion 1502 from engine 1502.
01:50
No reading is on a recon walkup.
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Two-way two-story, single-family is in the attached garage.
01:54
We're on the office side.
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I'll be out of 360, still in the FDA.
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Messiah 15-02 is direct.
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Single-family two story, no readings on your approach.
02:07
You're outperforming your lap.
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I go from ambulance, 1502.
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Unless 1502.
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They don't need the stage.
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Affirmative.
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With a direct.
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With that and 1502 from engine 1502.
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If you're being complete, he had a walk-up basement onside Charlie.
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Occupied times one's been evacuated and not complaining of any injury or illness.
02:48
The 9502 is direct.
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Walk up basement inside Charlie, one occupant.
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It's been evacuated.
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Engine 1509-09.
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Pull on the scene.
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We're staging at the Hydrant and front on number 2, Cubble Beach.
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We'll establish Landmark Drive Command until the Chief arrives.
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I've seen that I'm not in command sentence, no, 5.
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I stand from a new 15-02.
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We meet here from the basement, the floor number two.
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50 parts per million on the sniffer floor number two.
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It's going to be an odor of sewage or something to asking.
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Copy.
03:38
Negligible readings on the sniffer.
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Odor of sewage still investigating.
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Chief you, Clare Out.
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I'm Brett. Thank you.
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... from Engine 50-02.
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No additional readings.
04:06
We're making access into the ad space now.
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Recommendation is whole width of myself.
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Copy.
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Stafford from Landmark Command.
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I believe this could be related to the call earlier.
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Sewage odor.
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All gas meter readings are within on the limits.
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We're going to terminate command.
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Engine 1502 will become your point of contact.
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You show engine 1509 available.
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5.9 in service.
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John G50.02.
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I'm direct.
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I'll continue prior to the 2015.
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The scene.
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Direct.
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Command is terminated.
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17.007.
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Location mentioned:
Landmark Dr, Stafford, VA 22554
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