Gas odor reported in pediatrics unit at hospital, South Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported smell of gas in building B near John Roberts Road at the pediatrics unit. They are investigating the strong odor and have upgraded the alarm to a desk box to ensure safety.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Car 49, filing.
00:06
Manning car 42.
00:10
File on the line, allowing to see nothing showing at this point.
00:14
Stand by a second.
00:18
Call 49 File 1.
00:20
This is going to be a smell of gas in the building,
00:23
same location as it was about a week ago.
00:26
I'll help me it will be investigating.
00:33
10-4[1]-49 is going to be smell of gas as last time.
00:37
And you'll cover by the other channel.
00:38
Was there anything further?
00:45
Command Fireline.
00:47
They're reporting smell of gas and pediatrics.
00:50
Similar complaint to what we had last week.
00:53
We're going to be investigating further on mobile command.
00:57
Sanfer.
01:01
Where is where you're right?
01:03
Tenfer.
01:15
Command filer.
01:18
From the mainstream command.
01:21
Can you upgrade this to a desk box? We do have a pretty strong smell of gas in the building.
01:27
Stand for command.
01:33
44 is a mistake.
01:36
Temperature 44. 44.
01:41
Engine 44, right over here by my car is where it's the strongest.
01:53
It's up on.
01:54
I'm upgrading supervised box 456 for near John Roberts Road, building B, to a desk box.
02:00
There's a report of smell of gas in the building, the pediatrics unit.
02:04
The actual operators responding is car 42, ladder 42.
02:08
Your option will be 7.
02:10
Again, upgrading supervisory box 456 for near John Roberts Road,
02:14
Building B is in Bravo.
02:17
For a smell of gas in the building pediatrics unit, the operators responding are car 42, ladder 42, your optional v7.
02:30
Okay.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:40
Not 44 or car 42.
02:50
Engine 44, do you remember the command to get the code to get through that door? Do you need me to get it from the manager?
03:00
Okay,
03:01
can you repeat that?
03:09
0.075 star to get through that door.
03:19
This is what you put with me?
03:22
Go ahead.
03:25
So far we don't have these mouths in here, no reading with our meter just malfunctioned or I have to take it outside and reset it.
03:31
I'll get back to any few.
03:35
How far?
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10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
John Roberts Rd B, South Portland, ME 04106
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