Two-vehicle accident with diesel fuel leak on northbound interstate 5, Los Angeles CA
TrafficA two-vehicle accident occurred on northbound Interstate 5 near Sheldon Street in Los Angeles. A tractor-trailer sustained a slow diesel fuel leak from a tank with a one inch gash. Hazmat and fire units contained the spill with absorbent materials. One patient had delayed injuries and was receiving care. There were no further hazards or drains affected by the spill.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
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Metro from engine 77, still alarm traffic, LAG not ball.
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Northbound 5 near Sheldon Street.
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Show us up seat.
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77, I show you on soon.
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It's 1789.
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Truck 988 from IC.
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Can I go for truck 98?
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Outside from the fuel leak, can you tell me where it's running it? If it's running into the freeway drains and what other resources we need there?
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Okay, it's about a one inch gash in the fuel tank.
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It's a very slow leak.
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We're containing it with a...
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They've got a container like a bucket that's holding the liquid.
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There's just a total of one patient delayed and we won't need any more resources.
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Okay, I copy.
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There are no rescues assigned, so let me know what we're going to need ALS for BLS.
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So if you can cancel Battalion 10, Engine 81, Light Force, 89.
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Engine 81, Battalion 10, the Light Force 89.
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You can just continue.
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R825 from truck to go to channel.
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All right, two from two on two.
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Killer life or shoot.
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Fisher Guard, I see.
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Rescue.
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And right now we've got plug-in dyke.
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It's holding on the tank.
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There's approximately 60 gallons.
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One of the driver of the tractor trailer?
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It'll be for the passenger of the Toyota.
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The caller meet us out front.
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There's a, or give us a unit number.
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No,
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it'll be an ALS rescue and engine 207 is performing patient care right now and they'll have a disposition here shortly.
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Battalion 12, Roger, we had to rescue 98.
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Battalion 12 for Mission 207, we're going with the ALS rescue base on mechanism.
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207, Roger, you're in Rescue 98.
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They're unconscious person near Bayard Avenue.
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Truck 9-8 from the 1012.
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Go ahead for truck 98.
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I'm gonna have your light force responsible for any containment issues.
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Engine 908 will handle any suppression issues.
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And engine 207 will handle any method issue.
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I copy we have a line down it's contained our plug and dyke is holding and we have a bucket in case there's any trips.
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Okay I copy and confirming there's no drain in the freeway where that fuel is gonna run into where we made in the make additional notification.
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I see you got HAZMET 870 copy the radio traffic got a small diesel leak in one of the saddle tanks yes copy it all drop me.
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That's running 75 touch me.
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That's running in 75 touch 800.
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75 are getting a rescue 898 from quarters.
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We've contained a very small amount of diesel that's such the ground with dirt.
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There's no drain that it's going to run to it's uphill.
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Chuck Nade, brother.
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Metro Far from Injunct, can you attach to paramedic rescue?
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Six, your rescue from quarters.
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NAA, press them row.
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At Rescue 6, do you want to think how to we work?
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We're going available.
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Yes, too.
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Road it up, thank you.
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Metro Battalion 12 updated, size up on southbound 5 in Lancashire.
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Two vehicle T.A., very small diesel fuel leak.
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We're containing at risk the resources to find.
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No additional notifications needed.
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If your vehicle, T.
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Small Diesel leak, notice on notifications.
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I-5, Los Angeles, CA
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