Carbon monoxide detected near furnace at residence, Harrison ME


Fire crews responded to a residence near Oak Shore Rd for elevated carbon monoxide levels near the furnace. There was no active fire. Crews ventilated the area and shut down the furnace to reduce the risk.
Audio|Source: Harrison Fire/Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Harrison Command from Bridgeton, Letter 1 on your frequency.
00:06
File, I'm answering, Bridgett and Ladder 1.
00:11
I was after Harrison Command.
00:18
Command answering.
00:22
We're on Oak Shore Road.
00:24
How far up are we?
00:27
About a mile in, you can't miss us.
00:36
Are we going to need the latter or just manpower, Dana?
00:41
Just manpower, but we might need fans, so...
00:46
Yeah, copy that.
00:48
I see ya.
00:56
Fire alarm show, Bridgson, Ladder 1 on scene.
01:00
The Congress, the original Ladder 71 on scene.
01:06
Injari, any command?
01:10
Go ahead.
01:14
Chief, we got 21 to 23 ppm down here in the furnace air and the basin. We're going to open up and start ventilating.
01:21
Can you verify that it is the furnace getting any higher readings around the furnace?
01:32
Nothing significantly higher. We were about 18 when we went in the front door.
01:36
About 20 at the bottom of the stairs up to about 22 and we got near the furnace.
01:42
Kenful.
01:49
If you guys want to shut the furnace down when you open it up, otherwise it's going to kick on again, we believe that's probably the problem.
01:59
Copy direct, shut it down.
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Location mentioned:
Oak Shore Rd, Harrison, ME 04040
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