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Engines 20 and 17, Truck 5, Safety 1, and Battalion 3 dispatched for an inside gas leak at 4210 Smithfield Avenue; later handled by Engine 20 with command reporting onsite investigation and follow-up., Richmond VA

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Richmond, VA

According to the dispatch call, engines 20 and 17, Truck 5, Safety 1, and Battalion 3 dispatched for an inside gas leak at 4210 Smithfield Avenue; later handled by Engine 20 with command reporting onsite investigation and follow-up.

Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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02:12
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 20, engine 17, truck 5, safety 1, and battalion 3.
00:05
Inside Gas leak.
00:07
4210, Smithfield Avenue.
00:10
Engine 20, engine 17, truck 5, safety 1 and battalion 3.
00:15
Inside gas leak.
00:17
4210, Smithfield Avenue.
00:20
Cross streets are West 42nd Street and West 43rd Street.
00:24
On tap Channel 3.
00:26
Time out, 1828.
00:32
Our company is about the 4210 Smithfield Avenue for the gas leak inside.
00:39
Plainly advised that they smell gas.
00:43
They smell it by the meter but the stove isn't on.
00:46
1829 hours.
00:47
Agent 20 is on scene, 42010 Smithfield for the report of outside Gas Lake.
00:52
20 is command investigating.
00:58
20 on the company you're on scene for the 4210 Smithfield Avenue for the gas fleet inside,
01:06
has command investigating 18302.
01:11
Richard from truck file.
01:16
Truck 5.
01:19
Can you replace us on the call? We have mechanical issues.
01:23
Contacting on call, shot mechanic.
01:27
Receives a 232 hour.
01:35
Truck 8. Inside Gas leak.
01:39
4210, Smithfield Avenue.
01:41
Truck 8.
01:42
Inside Gas leak.
01:44
4210, Smithiel Avenue.
01:47
Cross streets are West 42nd Street and West 43rd Street.
01:51
On tap Channel 3.
01:53
Timeout, 1833.
01:55
The engine 28 can handle all the units return of service to await on utilities.
02:08
Copy as you 20, the handle of a new discovery service, 1830-hour.

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