Gas leak found near hot water heater in residential building, Fairfax County VA


Fire crews responded to a gas leak in a residential building in Fairfax County, VA. They found a small leak near the hot water heater and secured the gas supply at the manifold and the outside meter. Two patients, including an infant, were tracked. The gas company was notified and further investigation is ongoing.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Copy that, two patients.
00:06
Engine 63 is one adult, one incident, correct?
00:12
I'm speaking with them now, G.
00:16
4-01, M.O.S.O.6.
00:27
Command[1] from U-465.
00:31
Okay.
00:34
Robo 1 exposure, 9508, metered and clear.
00:42
Okay, 9508 is all clear.
00:44
Measure 5.0.8 is all clear.
00:55
Pull up behind engine 63 now.
01:01
One way down to go.
01:04
Okay.
01:08
Tapway coming from Fairfax.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:12
Your time in a timer.
01:16
All right, Fairfax.
01:20
Inger 663 found a small leak coming from the utility closet near the hot water heater.
01:26
They've secured the gas to the manifold to the appliances inside.
01:31
We're going to continue to hold the channel and further investigation.
01:35
We've cleared to Bravo 1 exposure.
01:39
We're tracking two patients in the Paul and an infant from 95-06.
01:46
Direct, DGC50.
01:52
Command[1] engine 4C2.
01:55
All right, command.
02:01
Can you be able to get readings or anything in 95, 04?4.
02:08
Okay.
02:12
Okay.
02:20
Rescue Company from Measure 633.
02:22
Can you kill the meter outside, please?
02:28
Copy.
02:29
Rescue 465.
02:31
Cutting the gas is the outside meter.
02:37
Command[1] from engine 4663.
02:39
I'm able to determine exactly where the leak is, so we're going to kill it at the meter.
02:44
If you could get the housing representative this humanist way, that would be great.
02:50
Yeah, they're going to be en route.
02:52
Also, the gas companies are in route, too.
02:54
They're already on the post.
03:01
Exitantiani forcing stuff.
03:02
Come in. Come in.
03:04
Come on, go ahead.
03:07
You just make notification to washing the gas for me.
03:10
I believe they're already on the insulation, but just make notification to them.
03:14
I haven't responded to 9506.
03:19
We've secured the gas the outside meter.
03:24
Okay, thank you 55.
03:31
Cranity 465.
03:35
Go ahead.
03:37
Corrected my previous 9604, the beginning of a leak at one of the valves at the manifold.
03:44
We're going to see the gap in the manifold.
03:48
Okay, so you're saying 9504 at the manifold is leaking as well?
03:54
Affirmative.
03:56
Okay.
04:00
With the outside meter coming from not the zone exterior of 9504 is it on 9510.
Police codes explained
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Command: Incident command established/IC designation
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