Investigation of gas alarm in two-story home, West Falls Church VA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a two-story home near Kincaid Avenue for a possible gas leak or alarm. The home was checked with no hazardous gas readings detected. An alarm was sounding near the water heater, but no danger was found.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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04:19
Transcript:
00:00
29404 on scene at the Recon Zone.
00:03
I have command.
00:09
7409.5-9.
00:15
Recind Bravo 104.
00:17
Track 749.49.
00:23
Trump, both parties are on scene, they're not blocking traffic and they're pulled over onto the side of the road, 750.
00:35
Fairfax, Samlins, 106 and we're out.
00:39
750.
00:44
Clear.
00:45
Inj 14, you can move up.
00:46
We'll take the hydrant.
00:47
Just past the house.
00:53
9404 Copy. Correction, command copies.
00:56
Recon, the zone is clear, engine 418.
01:00
Containing the investigation.
01:05
The 9404 from engine 418.
01:06
On the scene of a two-story single family.
01:09
They said this has been going an ongoing issue.
01:11
They did not smell anything this morning,
01:13
but we'll be checking right now.
01:19
Copy. How many occupants are any medical needs?
01:24
There's one occupant, one dog, dogs in the backyard occupants out front.
01:45
from engine 418.
01:47
We're going to go ahead and label this.
01:49
Basement 1-2.
01:50
We're going in basement level.
01:52
It's going to be on the Bravo side of the house.
01:55
Utilities are inside Charlie in the Bravo quarter.
02:02
Copy basement 1-2.
02:05
Engine 418 investigating.
02:10
We're currently getting no readings in the house as well.
02:28
Fairfax for engine 424.
02:31
Engine 424. Engine 424.
02:34
You dispatch another transport unit, we're having mechanical issues with a medic, or correction, we're having mechanical issues with ambulance 437.
02:42
10-4.
02:49
Well now, apparently ran downstairs prior to our arrival.
02:54
And the grandfather on the scene is saying one of his small sword is missing.
02:57
So we have, you don't know exactly if it's in his possession or not.
03:01
721 problem was trying to only stop this communication with the child.
03:07
Direct. Car 71 probably direct.
03:09
Are you direct?
03:13
71 problem, direct.
03:16
All right. 752.
03:21
Drive,
03:23
Metac 424 on Channel 4 Bravo, Fox, 42417, EMS level 3,
03:30
8680, Village Square, Cross Street, Village Green Drive.
03:38
Very fact, you might get your 1006 isn't real.
03:43
104, also we invited at Middick 430.
03:46
It was upgraded to a house level.
03:50
Copy.
03:54
7.3. Time,
04:04
404 from Mention to 418.
04:07
Go ahead.
04:11
We've walked the house.
04:12
We're getting no readings.
04:13
We do have an alarm going off by the water heater.
04:16
We're going to go ahead and check that.
04:17
I think that we can hold down with this engine 18 at this time.
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Location mentioned:
Kincaid Ave, West Falls Church, VA 22042
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