False fuel leak report at Ronald Reagan airport gate, Arlington County VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders dispatched to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for report of fuel leak near gate Bravo 793. On arrival, no fuel leak was found; the liquid on the ground was confirmed to be water. The situation posed no hazard and was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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04:2
Transcript:
00:00
Respond on fire over to pay Bravo 793 from a fuel leak unknown amount.
00:04
It's coming from an airplane.
00:07
It's been route.
00:12
Copy 742.
00:19
822.
00:22
Okay, triple two.
00:25
Okay, triple two.
00:29
Very triple two.
00:32
Open the gate, 744.44.
00:39
Fifty-one to this hatch.
00:44
51.
00:48
He has available mobile unit at 32 is not in service.
00:53
Check on the unattended vehicle on the main traffic circle.
00:59
Also, please start chain 9 to 6.
01:02
The vehicle has already been cited.
01:06
I'm not having my coffee.
01:14
June O'R 32 are you in service?
01:19
I'll be there.
01:24
746.
01:30
Be advised the vehicle belongs to an employee who may be assigned renewing his badge.
01:38
However, was advised not to park his vehicle for the second time on the main traffic circle.
01:49
746.
01:55
Further dry responding and on scene.
01:59
Full fire okay, have you on scene, seven more six.
02:05
I'm at Bravo 73, there's no fuel leak here.
02:11
All right, copy that.
02:12
Let me call, uh,
02:14
just back to find out what's going on.
02:16
All right, copy that, yeah, everyone just showed up, uh, battalion chief, phone unit, and PD's already here.
02:22
But yeah, no fuel leak.
02:23
Not that I can see, I ask the mechanics,
02:26
they don't know if a fuel leak either.
02:32
Tools there he is.
02:34
Clean is not progress.
02:36
Be unchecked.
02:41
Fire, okay, 747.47.
02:43
2.30, status check.
02:51
I'm still running.
02:54
Copy.
02:58
Uh,
03:01
yeah, uh
03:04
Go ahead.
03:06
Hey, they're calling the RP back and I find out where the location is.
03:12
Okay, maybe I said maybe it's a different spot.
03:19
Twin-aging 3-0-2.
03:22
You mark this is a good thing.
03:25
This is water.
03:26
I feel open.
03:31
For fire okay, are you guys cleared the scenes?
03:39
I heard them say it's just water.
03:41
Yeah, I guess somebody called it in to them looking at water instead of fuel.
03:49
Well, yeah, I'm talking mechanic and found a puddle, and he said that was water.
03:53
I told fire about that.
03:56
But,
03:57
yeah, just, if you hear from the RP and it's a different game, let me know.
04:02
Copy.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202
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