Gas leak found, gas shut off near Commonwealth Dr, Charlottesville VA
Fire & ArsonA gas leak was detected near Commonwealth Drive Unit C. Emergency responders coordinated with the gas company to identify the leak location and shut off the gas supply to secure the building.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
We're still getting smells like the ground level.
00:04
Anything at roof level with the gas division?
00:11
Yeah, the gas division meter is reading 8% at the spot we identified for them.
00:17
We're still trying to figure out where that could possibly be coming from from the inside of the building.
00:22
We're probably going to have to re-investigate the inside,
00:26
but we do have a reading up there with the gas division's meter.
00:30
Okay,
00:32
ask him if he thinks it's appropriate that we shut the gas off to the building.
00:41
Command from 83 Delta, gas division says that we're going to have to shut off gas to the building. Okay.
00:50
ECCC[1], RESTO-147, back to serve. First one 45, 2130.
00:59
283.
01:01
Command,
01:02
we'll be setting the gas off.
01:04
Are you still at safe levels on your meters or do you guys need to come off the risk?
01:13
To command,
01:15
gas division is asking you to stand by at the meter before turning anything off so gas division can have a face-to-face with you.
01:27
I've said I have a crew at the meter on the exterior waiting for gas division is okay to shut it off.
01:38
Man, do you still want an engine on the roof or do you want us to reposition?
01:45
Now, if there's nothing else that we can control on the roof and main control at the main meter, then you guys should come off the roof with gas division.
01:55
Understood.
01:56
It is a C2G87.
02:03
BFB-B-EV-EX-E-NG-E-NG-E-NGY-E-E-NGY-NGY-XI-T-E-E-T-E-E-T-E-E-V-T-EFM.
02:17
Gas leak. 2.235, Commonwealth Drive Unit C, respond on Alpha Tech 2[2].
02:24
Engine 151, Engine 161, Tower 121, Station 8, Battalion 201, County FM, Gas leak.
02:34
2235, Commonwealth Drive Unit C,
02:37
respond on Alpha Tech 2[2].
02:40
Chief 82.
02:42
We've got another gas leak coming in. It's also your first due on Commonwealth.
02:46
Are you okay with me releasing this channel to go to that one?
02:49
Yes, sir. We go to TAC2[3] and you can use TAC3[4] for the second call.
02:55
Gotcha. You guys can stay on TAC 3. I'll put the other one on TAC 4.
02:59
This is just not going to be monitored by us from here on now. If you need something, let's over to TAC 2.
03:04
Understood. TAC 2 if I need anything.
03:11
From 88 Bravo, we're with the gas company and we've shut off gas. He's tagging it out to the building now.
03:19
Man from 88 Bravo, just copy.
03:24
Yes, sir, I understand that you have secured the gas and gas division is putting a lockout on it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ECCC: Central hub for receiving and dispatching emergency communications and coordinating public safety responses.
[2]
Alpha Tech 2: Assigned radio or tactical channel/talkgroup for operations or communication.
[3]
TAC2: Secondary tactical radio channel used for police communications.
[4]
TAC3: Tactical Channel 3 (radio operations channel)
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Location mentioned:
Near Commonwealth Dr c, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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