Strong gas smell at DeVita treatment center, Miami FL


Radio traffic about a reported strong smell of gas at DeVita treatment center near Northwest 2nd Avenue. Crews were initially dispatched as a high hazard, then the alarm was downgraded to medium/low. Units reported the smell on the first and also the fifth floor. Many fire and rescue units were sent, then some were canceled or placed on standby while command investigated. Several battalions, engines, ladders, and rescues were mentioned. (name withheld) is noted in the recordings; no personal contact numbers were given.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue North & East
05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, gas assignment, 2.153, N0.2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 0.153, N0.2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 53, No, 1.2nd Avenue.
00:16
And my one received.
00:17
That is 3rd8, you see.
00:19
It's going to be a strong smell of gas on a treatment floor at the Vita.
00:23
So engine 5633, later 38, letter 51, ladder 18, engine 32, engine 11,
00:28
engine 19, engine 8, engine 15, engine 54, rescue 38, rescue 63, rescue.
00:32
September 32 calls. All units. All units, standby one. Attention all units, high hazard gas assignment, taxi frequency, 2-1333, northwest, 2nd Avenue, 4, battalion 2, engine 8, latter 18, engine 19, engine 32, red 2nd 633, redneck 63, redneck 63,
01:01
All of you know, responding from North Frequency, revising our strong smell of gas on the treatment floor, on the first floor at DeVita. Allium from there, I'm going to switch over to Tax 2, Tax 2. Italian 2. Attention, only a standby. I'm going to alter the assignment, down gravely the assignment.
01:30
13. Not a range, we're dropping. 19. 21, got it. Got it. Okay, Johnny, 4. All right, John Ford. Well, it's standby. I'm going to down the radio.
01:59
I initially dispatched it by high hazard. I'm going to downgrade it to low hazard. Attention all units originally dispatched for the high hazard gas assignment on tax 2, 213, Northwest 2 Avenue. All units have been canceled. All units have been canceled. Remain on 8th frequency.
02:26
It's going to be for the battalion 2, engine 8, ladder 18, battalion 3, into 22, rest of 22, engine 2nd, engine 2nd, and Reds 2nd. Attention, it's medium, has a gas assignment 2, 13, 23, no place 2nd avenue at DeVita, strong smell of gas on the 5th floor treatment center.
02:46
It's going to be for engine 63, letter 38, letter 51, engine 32, engine 11, engine 19, rescue 38, rescue 63, battalion 4, battalion 2, and has map 1. When you saw the time switch, I'm an attack 2 upon acknowledgement. Engine 11, rescue 63, and engine 63, I showed Norman and route, light of 38. Attention all units.
03:16
Gas Assignment, 2 13, 53, Northwest 2nd Avenue at DeVita, strong metal gas, first floor, 4 Battalion 2, Engine 19, Engine 32, Engine 32, Engine 63, Engine 63, All of the units dispatch off of North Frequency. I'm going to switch over to Tax 2, Tax 2. Battalion 2. Andrew Cobble. Engine 19.
03:43
Out again. Engine 32. Eighty-seven. Engine sixty-three. Engine sixty-three, track two. Treski, 63. Rout. Units read this session on this assignment, switching over to TAC II, TAC II.
04:12
437th County. The Vita, we have NG63, Latter 3H, Latter 51, NG 32, Engine 11, and 19, REST 2, Rescue, 63, Battalion 2, and has Matt responding for. 521 available. Copy, you're available.
04:39
You can cancel Haas Mat Battalion 2 out of pyes. Can you also see if it's occupied at this time or finish just like our cleaning crew? Check standby. The battalion 2, you can cancel battalion 2. You can cancel battalion 2. That's two copycans. To have a fly you can cancel as well. 38 arrivals.
05:08
one-story strip all show line 38 command investigating all units staged on Northwest 2nd Avenue
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33128
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