High carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels at building, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonFire crews report elevated carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide readings inside a building and are ventilating it. Carbon monoxide peaked around 40 parts per million and carbon dioxide around 1,500. Crews are using electric fans at the front and hydraulic ventilation at the back. No one is in the hazard zone. A medical unit was sent for a person having difficulty breathing at the address.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
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Transcript:
1284. Thank you, ma'am. 104 thank you. If you're using the monitor, they got it up and running now, definitely helping. So I'm thinking at this point we use only electric fans on the front, use the hydraulic ventilation on the back, and go from there. We were getting carbon monoxide readings about 40 parts per million at the highest in the back. I copy the monitors up and running. You were running electric fans on the front with the monitor in the back. You're getting carbon monoxide readings of 40 parts per million. That sounds like a plan to me. Yeah, so it's carbon monoxide at 40 from the fans. Carbon dioxide is currently listed around 1500. I copy carbon monoxide is at 40, carbon dioxide is at 1500. Head to alarm. Command. Confirm and copy those numbers. These are just to read back, carbon monoxide readings at 40 parts per million, carbon dioxide readings at 1,500. This is per engine 204. Thank you. Officer, at 0454, you got 70 minutes on the timer. It's 70 minutes. Still working on ventilation, no crews in the hazard zone at 0454. On the engine 2020 acknowledgment, call please. Please acknowledge. Ma'am. Let's extend time to 15 minutes, please.
1284. Thank you, ma'am. 104 thank you. If you're using the monitor, they got it up and running now, definitely helping. So I'm thinking at this point we use only electric fans on the front, use the hydraulic ventilation on the back, and go from there. We were getting carbon monoxide readings about 40 parts per million at the highest in the back. I copy the monitors up and running. You were running electric fans on the front with the monitor in the back. You're getting carbon monoxide readings of 40 parts per million. That sounds like a plan to me. Yeah, so it's carbon monoxide at 40 from the fans. Carbon dioxide is currently listed around 1500. I copy carbon monoxide is at 40, carbon dioxide is at 1500. Head to alarm. Command. Confirm and copy those numbers. These are just to read back, carbon monoxide readings at 40 parts per million, carbon dioxide readings at 1,500. This is per engine 204. Thank you. Officer, at 0454, you got 70 minutes on the timer. It's 70 minutes. Still working on ventilation, no crews in the hazard zone at 0454. On the engine 2020 acknowledgment, call please. Please acknowledge. Ma'am. Let's extend time to 15 minutes, please.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85205
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