Fire crews investigate odor at Lititz building, Lititz PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a report of a gas odor near Raspberry Lane and East Orange Street in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The investigation determined the smell was not natural gas and there were no hazardous readings. Utilities and multiple fire units assisted at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster PA Interop Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Kepi from Chief 25, where are you going to position command?
00:06
I'm going to go in off of Cedar Street onto Locust Lane.
00:09
I'll be on Locust Lane.
00:12
Yeah, I'll go to the same location.
00:15
Go ahead.
00:18
501.
00:20
Okay, are you planning to come to the Charlie side?
00:24
Engine 2051 from command, can you please go Bravo side?
00:29
All right, send your crew forward.
00:33
Engine one copies.
00:35
Ladder 20.
00:37
Go ahead.
00:40
Ladder twenty-five, go the wrong way on Orange Street, stage at Orange and Raspberry.
00:47
Ladder copies, the wrong way on Orange.
00:51
Utilities responding.
00:54
Utility, go around the block Main Street to Cedar.
00:58
Close off Orange.
01:01
After you close it off, then you can send your crew forward to meet up with the ladder truck.
01:06
Received.
01:08
Engine 25-1 driver, I need you to block the alley on center.
01:16
Chief 25 from Engine 25-1, basic reactions are going to be straight through the front doors reporting a smell.
01:23
Copy. I'm going to try to get the ladder working on locating the gas shut off a while.
01:30
Engine 251 from Chief 25, we're not finding any gas shut off on the pre-plan.
01:35
Can you talk to staff and see if anybody knows if the property has gas service?
01:42
Affirmative.
01:45
It's on the alpha side.
01:48
Yeah, call and get a repeat message.
01:52
It's on the alpha side up front.
01:55
What is on the alpha side? Shut off.
02:02
Unit calling, please identify yourself.
02:05
You are unreadable.
02:08
25-1.
02:09
The alpha side of the building.
02:12
Engine company is reporting no readings.
02:16
Okay, so you have an odor but no readings.
02:21
Chief, the odor we have is not of natural gas.
02:25
Staff was reporting an odor.
02:27
We have detected nothing.
02:31
Copy.
02:33
Engine one from Chief 25, you can come to the outside.
02:38
We're gonna.
02:39
Hi.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Raspberry Ln & E Orange St, Lititz, PA 17543
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