Gas line ruptured by excavator in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a gas line rupture caused by an excavator strike near Grandi Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. They set up a command post, evacuated bystanders, monitored smoke and gas levels, and requested a Fire Marshal for investigation and safety.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
04:20
Transcript:
00:00
We do have a leaking gas pipe, excavator hit.
00:08
Time to arrive.
00:09
It's time to come in.
00:11
Copy your comments. I'll go ahead and assume Grandi Avenue Command.
00:15
Norfolk Trove, Tiny 3, Grandi Avenue Command.
00:18
Same 4.
00:20
Command to Rescue 2.
00:23
Rescue 2, Jack.
00:29
Joe 4 out.
00:35
Plyton, go ahead.
00:40
Let's keep those bystanders in their house until we figure out the readings for me.
00:48
And I'm going to go ahead and assign you safety.
00:51
Received.
00:53
Let's get here to the command.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:56
Hey,
00:58
what's going to be our best route of approach?
01:01
Go to Lafayette to Grandi, and you'll see me.
01:04
You can park behind me.
01:07
Basement Division to Command.
01:10
Rusty Tversu.
01:12
Come in, go ahead, basement division.
01:18
Two north.
01:21
Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:24
Hey, Command.
01:26
There is a portable space heater that was staged right here next to these water lines on the Delta Corner access panel.
01:36
Looks like there's some ash around it.
01:39
It doesn't give any indication on the tick, but I don't think a portable space heater would be here. I might want to get a fire marshal for that.
01:46
Okay, Fire Marshal's group is on the way.
01:49
You go ahead and unplug that, just leave it where it is.
01:52
Yes, ma'am. Show me at near A-Ygon Road at the easy end for annual inspection.
02:03
Copy.
02:04
Okay.
02:06
Go ahead, Marshal, sir.
02:09
What you got out there, Chief?
02:11
Can't repeat that?
02:14
What you got out there, Chief? What you got out there, Chief?
02:17
I got a list of items we need you guys out here for. Rescue 2 is all the same.
02:23
I copy.
02:27
Marshal 3, if you can have the Fire Marshal Group report to the command post and you guys get on the same.
02:32
Copy.
02:34
Command to the basement division.
02:38
Korean, do you have to command office, attack 4?
02:40
Command.
02:42
Basement, go ahead.
02:44
Smoke conditions, better, or worse, or same?
02:48
Yeah, can you just confirm that VNG has been contacted, please?
02:53
Signal 4[1]. I'll give them a call.
02:57
It's somewhere between slim and none at this point.
03:01
Copy that. Command 2, Division 1. Division 1.
03:06
Your smoke conditions, better, worse, or same?
03:10
Sorry, repeat that.
03:13
The smoke odor condition that you had, better, worse or the same?
03:22
Better, we found what was being burned in the bathroom, what I told you was.
03:31
Copy that.
03:33
Better 14 is a rocket leak.
03:36
Is it off? Engine turned off.
03:39
Engine turn.
03:42
I believe we can scale this back now. We have stuff that was burned right here with us. Just need a fire marshal to come in here when he gets here.
03:52
Yeah, the fire marshal to this.
03:55
I agree. I'm going to scale it back here in one minute.
03:58
24-hound team.
04:04
24-on-teen. 24th.
04:12
Command all companies on 40th Street.
04:14
All companies can clear with the exception of Engine 2, Ladder 9, Ladder 7, and the Fire Marshal Group.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 4: Traffic crash or vehicle accident; may have agency-specific alternate meanings such as "OK" or "all clear."
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