Evacuation after strong gas smell at care home, Wichita KS
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a strong gas smell inside the Homestead of Crestview care home near North 127th Street East. The care home was evacuated as a safety precaution while the gas company was contacted to address the issue. The strongest odor was near the main entrance of the building.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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Station 38 for gas near north 127 street east.
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Injur 38 for gas near north 127 street east at Homestead of Crestview. Into 38, Mattway 2B 63-48.
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138 for the gas inn at Homestead of Crestview, near north 127 street east. Gas Company has already been contacted.
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Looks like they were smelling a very strong gas smell inside. They are evacuating the facility trying to get everybody outside at this time. Calling Party was outside and no longer near the odor when disconnected.
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Looks like the strongest smell is right as you enter the main entrance of the building.
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Just 38, 104.
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Opps from squad 6. Yeah, this has to the gas in,
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1-127. 2-4.
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We're on pack 1.
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No, we're on Ops.
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6 engine 38 since this is a facility if you guys would prefer to use a tack I could assign a tack.
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I just hold off on the tech channel this time so we get there.
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24 squad 6 these have there's 38 squad 6 on us.
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That's 10-4[1]. Originally,
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recommendations show to Jeff, engine 38.
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Okay, that's a pretty big care home. Let's go ahead and start a city battalion chief, truck company, and another engine.
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Ten-four.
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And we'll take that tack to you at a time.
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10-4[1]. I'll be assigning, TAC-1[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
[2]
TAC-1: Tactical radio channel 1 for on-scene operations
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Location mentioned:
Near N 127th St E, Wichita, KS 67206
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