Hazmat leak triggers evacuations near Tacoma streets, Tacoma WA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a hazardous materials leak near Fifth Street in Tacoma with a 300-foot hot zone, issuing shelter-in-place and evacuation orders for several streets.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
02:48
Transcript:
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Hasnment from Cranes.
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Can you go by on that?
00:04
How's it?
00:08
Can I have safety three? I'm in the area with Rick equipment if you want to swing by that location, fifth and I'm
00:17
Yeah, safety three, drop off your Rick equipment.
00:23
Safety three. Safety three.
00:29
Oh, Safety 3, assign me to the Hazmet event.
00:35
Proceasey 3 of what you want it.
00:44
Call my 8.4 is available, IPG.
00:50
Aid, 8, Channel A2, BLS, Fall, Merrill Gardens at White Park, 5, South G, as in Dahl Street, Unit 224, Aid, 8, Channel A2, BLS, Fall, Merrill Gardens at White Park, 5, South G, as in Dahl Street, Unit 224, Time 1323.
01:14
Received 8 4, we need you to stay available.
01:20
April.
01:26
Suppression group, angel left.
01:31
Suppression group.
01:33
Can I get a zone decoration again? We're starting to get a lot of people accumulate in the streets out here.
01:43
I wonder if I want to get them back inside or if they're okay outside over here.
01:49
The engine 11, everything on Cushman should be shelter in place.
01:53
Sheridan has received evacuation orders and then Nett Street is also shared in place.
01:59
Erickson Shelter in place.
02:03
Regional 11.
02:08
All units from shared command.
02:10
Just an update on hazard zones.
02:13
We've done monitoring of the adjacent structures next to the outdoor leak.
02:17
There's no hits.
02:18
However,
02:20
we're being asked to go back in and check basement reading levels.
02:23
So as it stands, we've got a 300-foot perimeter.
02:26
It's our hot zone.
02:28
And we're trying to keep people out of that as best we can.
02:30
Those folks who are in it,
02:32
shelter in place.
02:33
Hazmat[1] from research.
02:37
Hasman.
02:41
Area arrays are connected and monitored, no foot-to displacement reading.
02:46
However, we do not have a map reading.
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See.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous materials unit/response
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Location mentioned:
N 5th St, Tacoma, WA 98403
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