Gas major after utility line hit during road work, Gresham OR
Fire & ArsonA large utility line was struck during road work near Southeast Chase Road, causing a major gas leak. Multiple crews responded and emergency responders conducted door-to-door checks on homes nearby to evaluate evacuation needs. Equipment was shut off, and evacuation was assisted on the affected south side of the street. No patients were reported.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Based on that information, let's go ahead and do a gas major and move to a different Opsch Channel.
00:07
Okay, I'm going to move you to Ops Channel 6 for a gas major.
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Okay, up 6.
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1314-14-0-13-14, copy.
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Agent 72, Clackmouth County,
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Engine 314, Engine 73, and C7, joining Engine 76 and Truck 71 en route. Now to a gas major,
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532,
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Southeast Chase Road. Respond on Ops 6,
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Engine 76, Truck 71, Engine 72, Clockness County, Engine 314, Engine 73, and C7, Gas Major,
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(number withheld) Southeast Chase Road. Respond on Ops 6, it is 835.
00:57
C7 responding?
00:59
C7 responding.
01:05
Dispatch from C7, can we get Northwest Natural started?
01:09
Dispatch copy starts with Central.
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Street,
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respond on Ops 1, truck 13, medic 315, respond code 3 on a police request to start in stage,
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northeast 7th Avenue, northeast Flander Street, respond on Ops 1, say 36.
01:32
Agent 76 arrived. There's a multiple crews here working on some utility installation in the road.
01:40
We're getting more information now.
01:43
Agent 76 currently has command.
01:47
Multiple crews working on utility installation, Engine 76 has command a 318.
01:56
Take 316 funding.
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Medic 316, Happy Ride 838.
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Track 13, Medics 3115. Police requesting that you stage, this is a shooting.
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If you want to stage nearby, please.
02:19
Somebody's from command.
02:21
We talked to a foreman here.
02:23
They got a large line inside the street. They've hit.
02:27
All the equipment is turned off.
02:29
We're having them verify that, and then I'm going to have them back up away from the hole.
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This patient, engineer rescues here at patient?
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With patient at 839.
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That's 7.
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Sorry, 315. We're staged at 7th and Davis.
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7 in Davis. I copy.
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Eddick 315, truck 13.
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Police say you can go ahead and clear.
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No patient.
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315,000.
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I'll come before command. I'm mobile doing some more recon.
03:21
I took 13 and off one you can clear, no patient.
03:25
Try some checkups.
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State 21.
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25 medic 1319 purity-2 delta breathing problem 8061 8-61 south-east 2nd Avenue respond on ops 1 truck 25 medic 1319 perity two delta breathing problem
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8161 at southeast 2nd Avenue respond on ops 1 is 41
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Well, let's go with a couple houses here. They're in close proximity. We're going to try and evaluate if we need to move them or shelter in place.
04:12
1-2-1-2-1. East Burnside Street. Respond on Ops 1 is 842.
04:22
C-7 has arrived.
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Engine 760, have any additional updates?
04:30
Not this time. There's a house in close proximity. We're going to go ahead and knock on that door and get back to you on that. We'll probably need another company to go door to door and see what we got.
04:49
C7 copies that.
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C7 is going to assume a chase road command.
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Engine 76, I'll have you investigation and evacuation.
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Truck 71 from command, bring your crew forward and assist with evacuation.
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Truck 71 copies.
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Command from Agent 76.
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This is command.
05:22
So the line that they hit looks fairly large.
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On the north side is an open lock, so we don't have any evacuation problem on the north side.
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The south side, we're going to go door to door and evaluate anybody's home and how many people.
05:44
I can copy to that update.
05:51
Engine 72 is right behind C7.
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And engine 76 from Command,
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do you have a water supply down where you guys were at?
06:06
Command, that's negative. It looks like your closest hydrants on your side of the blockade, on truck side.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Chase Rd, Gresham, OR 97080
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