Suspicious powder found in package at police station, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a suspicious package containing a white powder at the Durham Police Department. The call was upgraded to a hazardous materials incident. The chief who opened the envelope came into contact with the powder, but no injuries were reported and emergency medical services were canceled.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
06:57
Transcript:
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near East Main Street.
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Suspicious package, Durham Police Department, near East Main Street, cross of South Elizabeth Street and Good Street, Engine 1.
00:25
All right. All right, so based off these notes,
00:40
let's make this a hazmat call with a chief, just upgraded to a hazmat call and then I'll get whatever units I don't need off of it.
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Temfer.
01:00
They're in Police Departments, near East Main Street.
01:09
Was the one that caught it in?
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Copy. Once you get to Chatham County, these addresses are starting to repeat. We've had this issue in the past. We've written this. We've said to do well. We don't see anything.
01:19
Us the line is actually going to clear.
01:21
Thank you.
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That is our district in Chatham Town and we need to send a full response.
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Battalion 4.
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FD.
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20. Mobile support, one.
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Safety, 1. FD.
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21. Hasnatch, 13.
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Squad 1. Ladder, 3.
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Battalion, 1.
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Education and dispatcher.
01:54
That is our district in Chattel, Durham's primary response should be 18th Duke.
02:02
Keep that door, we're already at stage, coach.
02:05
Travis is the Ladder and Sixthold as well.
02:08
You're seeing a Durham extrication response along with Chavez to that area.
02:20
So the notes said, a white chowdery substance from a piece of mail in the chief's office, I upgraded it to a hazmat.
02:30
So I just sent you a text as well.
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Squad,
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you can clear if you were dispatched to this.
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Did you have traffic for SWATWR? Yeah, you can clear.
02:52
You can clear, FD20 can clear, FD21 can clear, Ladder 3 can clear.
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NC-751 highway, cross of NC-54 Highway,
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West, and Calibrate Park Drive, ladder 12, squad 4, Battalion, 3.
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Before, no problem. Thank you.
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All units. I'm going up with PD to the office now to take a look.
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Everybody else stage out on Main Street.
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Okay, two-out eight minutes out.
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Great.
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Photo of it and send it to me.
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When you get up there, that'd be great. Thank you.
04:17
Yeah, Temple, I'm walking up here now with, I got my phone. We're going.
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I'm getting you.
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That's your one from that B3.
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Go ahead.
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Hey,
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I'm down here behind your truck. I'll take command until the Battalion 4 gets here. Just let me know what you find.
04:43
Yeah, 10.4. You can just be in command. They're monitoring right now.
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They're had something going on.
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Copy 4. If you're some monitoring, you can clear then.
05:02
10 4, EMS is not, EMS if you can clear due to chat, I'm also sitting EMS and they advised they clear their EMS with snow injuries.
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Senator EMS, they advise a cancel due to no injuries, EMS 50 advice, ClearMedic 2 and EMS 52.
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52, copy direct.
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Command from Engine One, I don't see any granular stuff on it right now. It may still be in the envelope.
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The Chief,
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when she did open it, it did get on her, her radio, her hand, her uniform.
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It is somewhat a little bit of a white granular type from what a little bit I can see.
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Trying to get some photos now.
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Okay.
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Chief decod herself.
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She has not.
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I didn't see anything on her at the time. I'll ask about the decons.
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And foe.
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Hurry, for me, that's at 18. Hurry, for agent 18.
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Can we base on that note? Can we downgrade this at all? You still need all your hazmat people coming.
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Near E Main St, Durham, NC 27701
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