Possible natural gas smell investigated near Vancouver Mall, Vancouver WA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a report of a possible natural gas smell near Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive. Staff detected the gas smell and contacted the utility company, which is on scene. Fire personnel are investigating with no gas smell detected at the moment. The scene remains under investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Clark County Public Safety - CRESA Digital
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02:43
Transcript:
00:00
Priority 2[1].
00:01
Engine 6. Truck 5.
00:04
Battalion 2.
00:06
Inside gas mall, near Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive.
00:13
Priority 2[1].
00:14
Engine 6. Truck 5.
00:17
Battalion 2.
00:19
Inside gas mall,
00:21
near North Beach,
00:24
Vancouver Mall Drive.
00:25
Response channel, ops 51.
00:28
Map page 2217.
00:41
Pretang news on 51.
00:47
Computer X710 fast.
00:54
710, that was an accident.
00:57
X710, bring in the U button, after there, 136.
01:09
All blue, Forrester, I'm clear.
01:15
I hope so if it takes it can get us.
01:21
Staff are reporting they can smell natural gas.
01:24
They called Northwest Natural.
01:26
We're calling them as well since they said they're en route, seeing if we can get you guys an EPA.
01:30
Thank you. Thank you.
01:44
Priority 4.
01:46
Engine,
01:47
43, MEDIC,
01:49
43, fall,
01:51
33 58G Street.
01:54
Priority for, engine,
01:57
43, medic,
01:58
43,
01:59
fall,
02:00
3358G Street.
02:03
Map page 1308.
02:11
Opti1. Engine 6.
02:14
Engine 6. Engine 6 was arrived to a small one-story bank.
02:21
We have employees outside.
02:23
We have nothing showing no smell.
02:25
Engine 6 is going to be command investigating.
02:28
We do have Northwest Natural launching.
02:35
We're just aimed and for six or five.
02:37
Employees outside.
02:39
Nothing showing.
02:40
No smell. Command is at the name of Northwest Natural on scene, 13-08.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 2: Urgent, non-life-threatening response; prompt attention required but lower priority than immediate emergencies.
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Location mentioned:
NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver, WA 98662
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