Gas leak causes mass casualty response in Downers Grove, Downers Grove IL
Medical EmergencyA gas leak inside a building near Warren Avenue and Middaugh Avenue in Downers Grove caused emergency responders to stage and coordinate a response. The incident involved a strong smell of natural gas, reportedly due to a burner left on. Authorities prepared for a potential mass casualty situation and organized triage and patient transport on the scene.
Audio|Source: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)
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Transcript:
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Confirm, and we're going to take an EMS box here, and we'll set staging near Warren Ave and Middaugh Ave.
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Message received staging near Warren Ave and Middaugh Ave for the box.
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Cross street of Northwest Street and North Gary Avenue.
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Gas leak inside, District 10204708 Main Street, Downers Grove, Battalion 182, Engine 105, Engine 182, Mediq 51, Tower 183, cross street of Chicago Avenue and Prairie Avenue.
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DuCon, Battalion 105 will take that in place of Bricon 182. Pass the receiver.
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Command 1O choose and staging, Medic 1-O2.
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All sending time. All right, Medicare. Meetup with Tower Medical Controls. We'll get good Sam, and we probably have a mass casualty here. We'll get... Nice, efficient.
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03-26-2583 1. Darien. Engine 90. Medic Night, cross street of Main Street and Lamar Road.
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Matt, in Cynchon103, okay.
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You're in staging? 3 from command.
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I'm sorry, engine 103, I'm going to have you meet up with Tower 102.
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He's going to be leading triage group. You can help them with that. Fifty-one. Do you want them replaced? No.
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Okay, Maddox 51, you guys in this regard.
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Or inside smell of natural gas. We're being told there was a burner left on. Transport.
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Right at the gate here.
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Behind Tower 102.
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We'll start bringing your patients, and I'm going to get you some coordination over there for additional medicine.
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Message, excuse.
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Location mentioned:
Warren Ave & Middaugh Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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