Fire department responds to gas leak near Shoshone Ave, Gillette WY


Fire units responded to a reported gas leak near Shoshone Avenue. Wind direction was checked to assess the situation. The leak appeared to be from a broken valve below ground, requiring hazardous materials team to dig for clamping. Black Hills Energy was notified and dispatched. Possible evacuations were considered based on wind conditions.
Audio|Source: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
02:45
Transcript:
00:00
So engine 5 is available from Bach Elder.
00:04
(number withheld).
00:06
Engine 14 BC2,
00:08
with wind direction, where do you guys want us, or it has been approaching from?
00:16
Looks like everybody's across 4J on our end, so it should be all open it back up.
00:21
Yeah,
00:24
I just got to go ahead from City Crew here too.
00:30
A couple of fire trucks coming towed your way.
00:38
From the south, you can just come in off Shoshone Avenue,
00:41
behind into 14.
00:43
That's something one today.
00:50
No, for.
00:51
Please you two, into 14.
00:58
Go ahead.
01:02
Yeah, if I'm looking at it, it looks like it's broke off below the valve, so we'll need HAZMAT to dig down since we can clamp it. If we can access it.
01:14
I copy.
01:19
PC2, SO.
01:21
Oh, go ahead.
01:23
Black Hills Energy has been notified and they will have someone en route shortly.
01:28
I copy, thank you.
01:32
No,
01:35
so has 9-1-1-10-4[1]-Hausmont-1.
01:37
104, how's my 1?
01:39
S-OV-C2 is on C&A.
01:42
C2.
01:47
C2. That's 038-50.
01:49
104. 24.
01:50
Yes, I must too sexy.
01:53
Good.
01:56
If you still have an open-use and close-out that call for that return transfer that we followed the family for?
02:03
10-4[1]. I meant to close it out, but apparently my finger's didn't work.
02:08
Okay, we all have those days.
02:14
Our dispatch, tender three is back in service, station three.
02:22
23?
02:25
Go ahead.
02:27
Do you need any assistance with that and are they looking at doing any evacuations?
02:36
Possible evacuations. They're going to wait to see how far the wind's carrying it.
02:39
Do you want to make the way up here?
02:42
Copy from 59 Lakeway. I'll be there in just a minute.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Shoshone Ave, Gillette, WY 82718
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