False carbon dioxide alarm at Wendy's due to meter issue, Washington MO


Fire units responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a Wendy's restaurant in Washington. The alarm was reported after going off overnight. Investigation found no signs of gas leaks or danger and revealed the alarm was caused by a faulty gas meter. It was also clarified the alarm was from a carbon dioxide detector, not carbon monoxide. The incident was determined to be a meter malfunction and no evacuation occurred.
Audio|Source: Washington Fire - Main
06:37
Transcript:
00:00
Washington 110's responding.
00:03
One-10 responding.
00:04
This is called in by Spire, stating that the management team contacted them directly,
00:10
stating that the alarm was going off overnight.
00:13
They waited until this morning to contact them and report it.
00:18
That's clear.
00:25
Washington 140s are gone.
00:29
140 responding 847 80101 responding 8101 responding 8407 8101 responding 847 Washington my radio cut off your secondary could you repeat that please
00:52
Spire contacted us directly, state management,
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contacted them.
00:58
The CO detector is going off overnight.
01:02
They waited till this morning to report it.
01:07
81.1.1. Clear.
01:29
watching a 110 on the scene nothing showing from the exterior, no evacuation in progress,
01:37
out investigating.
01:40
1-10 on the scene, nothing showing exterior, no evacuation in progress, 849.
01:47
8144 responding.
01:51
8144 responding, 8144 responding to 849.10 is responding.
01:58
Eighty-seven's in Rout to Union District.
02:10
4127 to RAP to Union.
02:11
Eighty-one.
02:16
801-1-1 on-scene, establishing command.
02:22
8101 on scene will have command, 849.
02:27
110, let me know if you have a order in there and also I'll be heating up my gas meter.
02:36
10, do you have an order?
02:45
Negative. I'm with the management right now.
02:49
Clear. I'll heat up my meter.
02:51
Washington from Wendy's command.
02:55
Command[1].
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Have responding units respond on the quiet.
03:01
Units to proceed on the quiet, 850.
03:12
810 is clear.
03:24
Interior, I have a gas meter on Delta.
03:35
Washington, 8104 is on scene.
03:40
8104 on scene, 851.
03:43
Washington from Wendy's command.
03:47
Command[1].
03:49
Leave to be a meter malfunction.
03:53
Have 8144 continue all others can disregard.
03:58
It leads to be a meter malfunction, 8144 to continue all others to discard 852.
04:14
8010, clear, returning.
04:19
810 returning in service, 852.
04:26
8144 upon arrival, just pull in the parking lot and stage.
04:32
44, clear.
04:38
Washington from command, we're doing air monitoring at the time.
04:44
Air monitoring, 852.
04:53
842.
04:55
8144 on the scene.
04:59
8144 on scene, 854.
05:10
150's on the scene.
05:14
150's on scene, 854.
05:22
Command[1] from Interior.
05:25
Go ahead, interior.
05:28
Can you or 150 come in here? I want to show you this gas monitor. I've never seen one of these things before.
05:42
140 on the scene.
05:46
140 on scene, ace of four.
05:49
Eiff's four.
06:01
Eighty-one, Tands, Home Command[1].
06:05
Go ahead.
06:07
Yeah, this is a CO2 alarm, not a CO.
06:10
When you get back to headquarters, could you have somebody run the meter off of, I think it's 81-22 has the one with CO2? As a matter of fact,
06:23
either 26 or 22 has the one with CO2.
06:29
That would be 22.
06:32
Yep, would you grab that and bring it out here, please?
06:37
Clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Command: Designation for the incident commander or command channel for the incident
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