Fire crews respond to broken gas stove knob in apartment, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an apartment where the gas stove burner could not be turned off due to a broken knob. This caused an uncontrolled flame but no gas leak was detected. Crews monitored the situation and took appropriate action to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
With a gas major at the Madera-Morrison Apartments near Southeast Morrison Street in at (number withheld).
00:08
Colors knob is broken and they're unable to turn off their gas stove.
00:11
This is for Engine 21, Engine 23, Engine 1, Squad 1, Truck 1 and C4. You'll be on Opt 6. Dispatch with the Gas Major, Modera, Morrison Apartments, near Southeast Morrison Street, Unit (number withheld), colors
00:24
Gassov knob is broken, they can't turn it off. This is for engine 21, engine 23, engine one, squad line, truck 1, C4, you're on Opt 6, 247.
00:36
Soske 11, ounce 1.
00:43
We've got someone unseen on the phone. This is going to be a party 2 stroke.
00:48
Medic 1343 is getting started.
00:56
And CAD recommended Engine 11 as well. Do you want them to start on the call or do you want to advise?
01:02
We can just keep us going. We'll advise.
01:10
SQ 11 already en route to a call that is now upgraded to a party to Charlie Stroke at 9-415 southeast Harney Court. Engine 11, you can actually stay in quarters. Engine 11, stay in quarters, 2048.
01:27
Turn that knob off.
01:30
It is 21.
01:32
I do not believe they did that.
01:38
If you're able to do a callback, see if they can do that.
01:43
We will give them a call back, and this will be a repeat of the gas major, Madera-Morset Departments, near Southeast Morrison, 3 for caller whose knob is broken. Can't turn off the gas, though, for engine 21, engine 23, engine one, squad one, truck one, C4, four on opt six, and we'll try calling it a back.
02:01
C4 copy, update.
02:07
Engine 71, Midd 1339, Parti 2, Delta Fall, Low Road Bar, 4-0-0-0-30-Northwest Miller-Miller Avenue, Talk, Rupis-Ops-Ops-Ops-1, 20409.
02:28
21 from Squad 1. Looks like the update that is that the flame is still on, so we're not doing with a gas leak or just sitting without control flame.
02:36
21 copied as well.
02:43
This is C4 Squad 1. Can you repeat that? I couldn't hear your update.
02:49
For the notes just updated and said that the stone is currently still on with a flame, so we're not dealing with a leak, we're just dealing with an uncontrolled flame, the flame that won't go out because the knob is broken.
03:00
Okay, copy that, thank you. Engine 21, why do you continue Code 3[1], everybody else can continue with Code 1 and then with that update. Thank you.
03:08
Agent 21-5.
03:17
Also on, Engine 31. Engine 31,
03:21
guys.
03:23
Yeah, we checked the vision from 151 to 154 circle-factor round. We did not see anything. We're going to clear if anyone has any further. Just let us know.
03:34
Copy. I did have one other caller who was at 1925, Southeast 151, who saw a flash on sparking in that area, but they didn't have any better on where exactly.
03:48
Yeah, I copy. We saw that. We slowed out about 151. We didn't see anything down there.
03:55
Copy, 351.
04:00
Southeast 117, talk group is ops 1.
04:03
Engine 7, Tree on Fire, Ventura Park, 499, Southeast 117. Talk Group is Ops 1, 252.
04:14
Engine 74,
04:15
going to 2312, northeast 162, caller believes lightning hit a power line and saw an explosion, Talk Groupsops 1.
04:22
Engine 74, going to 2312, northeast 162, caller believes lightning hit a power line, that caused an explosion.
04:30
Another caller now saying possibly a tree on a power line, Talk Groupsops 1, 2052.
04:39
Okay, copy all companies to stay on your arrival.
04:42
We'll get that VETT report here shortly.
04:48
1339 arrived.
04:51
This is the young name. Copy arrived.
04:53
We'll get to three.
04:57
He's arrived or staged out of hydrant.
05:04
C4 has arrived, I will assume, Command, Inge 21, you can come join me in my rig.
05:11
It's probably like that.
05:18
23 from command.
05:22
Go ahead for engine 23.
05:23
If for some reason we did need to shut the gas off, it looks like it's in the courtyard off the 12th Avenue side, I'll give you that assignment if we needed it, okay?
05:34
Engine 23 copies.
05:38
Command from Engine 21B, we actually are in the apartment.
05:42
It looks like there's no active gas leak. We've actually still got the burner going.
05:49
Okay, copy.
05:50
Recommendations, can we recall what just you working?
05:54
That sounds good, Chief.
05:56
Copy all units of dispatch from command, I've got to put a recall in this.
06:00
You can return all units except engine 21 and C4, and we'll all go back to Ops 1K.
06:07
Dispatch Kravies recall, the gas major, Madera, Mowers, and Apartments, near Southeast Morrison Street, (number withheld). Injun 211, Injun 21's remaining. Everyone else clearing, Opt 6 is now clear, 2054.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 3: Emergency response; proceed immediately using lights and sirens.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214
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