Gas odor prompts evacuation in Fort Collins building, Fort Collins CO
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a gas odor inside a building near West Lake St in Fort Collins. They evacuated all occupants and checked for hazardous materials. No dangerous gas levels were detected, but a faint smell of gasoline remained. Ventilation continued and the scene was monitored.
Audio|Source: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
06:45
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, we should probably be on air for that stairwell then.
00:03
If you're not getting in readings and the rest of the building while we evacuate,
00:07
don't need to be on air but in that stairwell for sure. And let's not put occupants in that stairwell while we're evacuating.
00:15
Okay, we will advise occupants to use the thief exit.
00:22
Command.
00:25
Command.
00:26
A self-assigned, but let's get the hazmat rig there, we'll need somebody to bring it.
00:32
Okay, do you guys want it? Do you guys need equipment off that?
00:36
Just not knowing what we have, I'd like to have it, just in case.
00:41
Okay, break 100 from Command. If you can have Has10, respond here, please.
00:46
It's not emergent.
00:48
Okay, sir.
00:51
Engine 3, command.
00:54
Go ahead.
00:56
Okay,
00:57
just for accountability purposes,
00:59
could you tell me what crews we have on what floor?
01:07
Have Matt 10? Has Matt Incident. The Socialist Stadium Walk 914 West Lake, 914 West Lake Street, map 30 King 3. Respond on PSA Fireground 4.
01:23
Engine 2 is just on to floor 2.
01:28
Okay, I'm sorry, so can you tell me what?
01:32
100.
01:33
Engine 25.
01:37
Come on. Engine 2 was on 401. We cleared it.
01:44
No readings. We're on 4-2 now.
01:47
We have no change in our air monitor.
01:49
We're going to do a face-to-face with engine 3.
01:53
Okay,
01:54
if we know we have readings in there, they're important, but number one's life, so we can just make sure everybody's out of that building, that's our objective right now, is evacuation.
02:07
Man, we activated fire alarm.
02:12
Okay, 100, you're going to be getting a firelight call.
02:19
I copy.
02:21
Command.
02:26
I know we dispatch out of 10, but we're going to need a physical unit to get it because we're leaving from the training center.
02:33
I think 25 is told a little bit over here.
02:39
Do you want to go two or three?
02:44
Two is fine right now until we get an update. I'm just not doing evacuation right now.
02:49
Okay.
02:52
Engine 25, 100.
02:58
Engine 25, you can disregard. I was going to show your route to this call with Taz 10.
03:07
Engine 7, the battalion 1.
03:13
100 command.
03:16
Go ahead.
03:19
I see it now. I'll say 25 is going to bring our HAZMAT unit, is that correct?
03:26
A-Firm, just trying to confirm, engine 25 are you en route with HAZ10?
03:32
That's correct.
03:33
We ought to go for Engine 7.
03:37
Engine 7, can you bump into Tuesday area for coverage?
03:44
Let me copy, Tuesday area for coverage.
03:48
That's all right, with you.
03:51
A for our non-emergent. As soon as you bring the hazmat rig, you guys could probably pick up, I think just 10 units are going to need it.
04:00
Okay.
04:05
I'm wondering from command.
04:08
Go ahead.
04:11
If you have a minute, can you...
04:14
find a contact for this building like an RP to see if we can maybe figure out the source if they had worked on on the building or anything like that.
04:26
Engine 3, Engineer.
04:28
I think you might need to move your rig. We got somebody super close to it.
04:36
100. Engine 25.
04:41
Engine 25.
04:43
Can you put a hazpan on this call? They're in route.
04:53
Command is your two.
04:57
Command.
05:02
We cleared the hallways on floor, one, two, and three with no change in reading. Everything's within normal limits.
05:11
There is a small odor of gas on the...
05:19
Southside Breezeway of gasoline, but we're getting no readings.
05:23
We're going to go check unit 203 that called.
05:28
Okay, so we got primary in one, two, and three, so evacuation is complete.
05:31
Our readings are stable, and we just have an odor now, is that correct? The more LELs?
05:39
April.
05:42
Okay, engine three from command.
05:44
You reporting the same?
05:50
Averm, still have the odor, but now our wanders are reading 02.
05:57
Okay, are you comfortable picking up hazmat units? I heard you still want them to come and check.
06:07
Stand in two three.
06:09
Come in.
06:12
We are comfortable clearing the hazmat units.
06:17
Okay, we're going to continue to ventilate 100. You can pick up engine 10, engine 25, and has 10, and we're going to remain on scene.
06:28
All at 1553.
06:33
Into 10, copy direct.
06:35
Break command engine 10.
06:36
We'll monitor channel 4 if you do anything. We'll be here.
06:40
Copy, thank you.
06:43
Engine 25 and has Tanner, click.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Lake St, Fort Collins, CO 80521
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