Gas odor investigation at structure on Columbia Road

Heard on: Washington DC Fire-Tac

01:11

00:00

And Battalion Five is on the outside.

00:01

Assume command.

00:02

Command post will be in the buggy.

00:06

Engine 11 to command.

00:08

Truck 6 is finding 20.902 with no other meter activity on the number one floor.

00:13

On the number two floor we have 1.5 on the LEL.

00:18

We're working on narrowing down the source now.

00:21

Copy that.

00:23

Engine 21 to command.

00:25

They advise you have a.

00:27

Trash

00:28

truck parked on the rear with the doors open to the rear of that location.

00:36

Copy that, 21.

00:39

Truck six, come in.

00:41

Go ahead.

00:43

Originally had 1.5 on the 2nd floor.

00:45

We checked the furnace.

00:48

We were getting zero in the furnace room.

00:50

That's the only gas appliance in the structure.

00:53

The 1st floor is completely clear and odor is dissipating.

00:58

Recommend hold engine 11, truck six for investigation.

01:02

Copy that.

01:04

Using Columbia Road, holding 11 engine, truck six further.

01:07

Investigation release tag channel battalion five is ready, 21 going service.

2026-11-12 14:10 UTC

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Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC

Gas odor investigation at structure on Columbia Road

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Gas odor investigation at structure on Columbia Road

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