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Gas appliance issue handled by fire units at residenceWinchester VA

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Wilson Blvd, Winchester, VA 22601

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a gas appliance issue at a residence near Wilson Boulevard in Winchester. They attempted to contact maintenance staff but were unable to reach them. For safety, they shut off the gas to the stove and informed the occupant of the situation. The gas was secured before reinstalling the appliance.

Audio|Heard on: Frederick County Fire, EMS and Mutual Aid
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01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Command. Okay,
00:02
We'll try to make contact one more time with maintenance.
00:05
If we can't make contact with them, if you're comfortable with that, we'll just shut off the gas to the stove.
00:10
If you think that's a good decision, we'll go with that.
00:15
Okay, we're just turning it off now and getting ready to reinstall the appliance.
00:22
Okay, we'll see if we can make contact this second time.
00:25
If not,
00:26
we'll inform the occupant there about what we are doing and let the maintenance handle the rest.
00:34
Okay.
00:39
Stick 4-2 is available.
00:45
1920.
00:50
182 at hospital.
00:53
182 at Puzzle 1920.
01:00
Headquarters to Wilson Boulevard command.
01:04
Good.
01:07
I was going to reach somebody.
01:09
They advised they are no longer the maintenance person there and gave us another number.
01:14
We had to leave a message on that one.
01:19
Okay, I'm correct.
01:20
If the actual maintenance person contacts you back, just advise them what's going on. If you need me,
01:25
you can patch them through to my family.
01:28
Correct.
01:30
Correct.
01:39
Good, raincourse.
01:43
You guys good with that plan in there, but you have everything secured.
01:48
That's correct.
01:49
We've secured the gas to it now and we're going to explain the situation.

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Location mentioned:
Wilson Blvd, Winchester, VA 22601

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Incident Timeline

  1. Situation Explained to Occupant, Command Terminated
  2. Attempts to Contact Maintenance
  3. Suspected Pilot Light Issue, Gas Secured
  4. Slight Odor Confirmed, No Readings
  5. Investigation and Monitoring
  6. Initial Report of Gas Odor

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