Natural gas odor reported near grove street buildings, Lake Mills WI
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Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to reports of a strong smell of natural gas near buildings on Grove Street by the fish hatchery and old Hamlin buildings in Lake Mills. Firefighters investigated an industrial structure and identified a possible gas leak from a meter or a stuck open pressure relief valve. Crews worked to address and contain the gas leak.
Audio|Heard on: Lake Mills Police/Fire, Jefferson County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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07:7
Transcript:
00:00
Jarvis and Connie Paging Lake Mills Fire to the area of Giles Street and Grove Street.
00:04
Giles Street and Grove Street for a strong smell of natural gas outside the buildings.
00:09
Caller advised it's near her home near Grove Street by the fish hatchery and the old Hamlin buildings.
00:16
Jarvis, can I clear 21-28.
00:25
I got me, I'm 76.
00:27
Tower.
00:34
Dispatch Lake Mills Fire.
00:42
Copy the page.
00:45
Super.
00:49
7 Vehicle.
00:52
6-3-2.
00:55
Dorothy Carnes Park with Michigan Zebra-Zber-Zber George 2640, 2640, Zuber-Zer George, 2640.
01:05
October.
01:12
6861.
01:15
6861.
01:19
1060.
01:23
Ten-four.
01:30
This is Lake Mills Fire, engine 61.
01:33
Engine 61.
01:37
61's in route near Grove Street.
01:41
Super.
01:45
Semper. LMFD.
01:48
61 from 06.
01:52
Go for 6-1.
01:55
6-1B advisor for a couple weeks before we had an issue over there with one of the furnaces, so keep that in mind at the Hamlin building.
02:04
Yeah, 10-4[1], I already knew that.
02:11
Thank you for the update.
02:13
Yeah, we'll,
02:14
I'll give you a sit rep here in a minute.
02:21
68.61.
02:25
6861.
02:28
I do have an order of natural gas.
02:31
I believe it could be coming from the meter that's on the industrial building.
02:35
If Flagger wants to come to this location, then I can show them where the meter is.
02:41
Cover.
02:42
Dispatch, Lake Mills Fire Engine, 61.
02:50
61 is on scene, I got a single story industrial structure in this area.
02:56
I got nothing showing from three sides at this time.
03:00
61 is going to be Grohl Command.
03:03
Be all investigating.
03:06
Temper, for 43, if there is a Lakemo's officer out at one of the industrial buildings, he does smell and odor, I just don't know which one he's at.
03:17
7-4, copy, thank you.
03:20
This is there, Lakemove 8871.
03:25
8871. 7-1's in road.
03:31
Temper.
03:34
61, you got a copy?
03:38
Go ahead for 71.
03:41
71, I think I'm going to have you guys come in.
03:44
Let me have you guys take the plug on the lake.
03:49
Don't take the one at Lake in Grove, I think I want you back a little further than that.
03:53
Take the one on the lake.
03:54
It's probably right by the EMS building there.
03:59
10-4[1], we're coming down lake, we'll take the one by the MS building.
04:07
Jefferson, S.O.
04:10
8862.
04:13
8862.
04:15
In route.
04:18
Timper.
04:24
Command, 6-2.
04:32
Five and six.
04:35
Five and six.
04:38
Ten thirty one, ten eight.
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Cibler.
04:43
Six forty two.
04:47
Six forty two.
04:50
Six forty two.
04:53
Fin eight, you can sign me to the on-ramp,
04:56
runoff.
04:58
Ten-four-one.
05:04
71 crew from command.
05:11
Go ahead for 7-1.
05:14
71, when your crew gets on scene, you guys can go ahead and have a report over here to be at the intersection of Water and Grove.
05:21
10-4[1], we're going to stage at Grove right in front of Dollar General for now.
05:28
Yeah, 10-4[1], that works perfect, thank you.
05:32
Command, 6-2.
05:38
He'll be on his way shortly.
05:39
I'll be 10-8 Norport.
05:43
10-4[1].
05:47
Where do you want us?
05:50
Okay, 10-4[1].
05:51
Why don't you guys pull in the parking lot of the Dollar General there? Use the Dollar General for blocking and then have your crew report to me.
05:58
I'll get you some keys.
05:59
You guys can start checking out the inside of this building.
06:05
6-2 copies.
06:07
Parking a Dollar General on my crew will be out of your way.
06:15
Command from watch, Johnny.
06:19
Go ahead, brother.
06:22
Hey, I'm down here by the meter and I got a strong cell of gas right here.
06:25
I think it's coming out of the piping over here.
06:30
104, let's double check is.
06:32
Let me know if you hear any hissing or anything like that.
06:35
It could also be a stuck open pressure relief valve too.
06:41
Yeah, I'm hearing some noises coming out of it.
06:43
Yeah, I think you're right.
06:44
I think there's a pressure relief valve stuck open over here.
06:49
10-4[1], if you absolutely got a smelling gas and you got something leaking, let me know.
06:54
You come back to the truck here, you just whack that gas.
06:56
That's the way we're going to call this.
07:03
Command, Y-check, I'm coming back.
07:06
We're going to knock that gas.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Grove St, Lake Mills, WI 53551
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