Carbon Monoxide Call

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1. 8:48amCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Kentwood Fire — Carbon Monoxide Investigation, 1000 block of Andover Ct SE, Kentwood
2. 8:49amRadio
   Dispatch: Carbon monoxide call at 900 block of Andover, units en route
3. 9:00amRadio
   Dispatch advises the leak cannot be controlled remotely, app not responding; facility maintenance unable to secure the release
4. 9:00amRadio
   Ammonia leak confirmed uncontrolled; facility team unable to shut it down remotely; evacuation/isolation in progress
5. 9:00amRadio
   Car 2 requesting activation of Tricom hazmat team and sheriff's deputies to respond to the scene
6. 9:00amRadio
   Tricom hazmat team requested at 8:59 AM to respond to the uncontrolled ammonia leak; facility unable to shut down remotely.
7. 9:02amRadio
   Car 2 on scene at large manufacturing facility; facility being evacuated; Car 2 staging with police
8. 9:02amRadio
   Car 2 on scene at 900 block; large manufacturing facility; hazmat scene established
9. 9:04amRadio
   Command reports possibly two victims trapped inside the contaminated building; Engine 1 on scene moving to Charlie side (back) to conduct rescue operations
10. 9:04amRadio
    Two victims with ammonia exposure confirmed; Engine 1 repositioned to rear of building; command requesting additional time to determine total victim count
11. 9:05amRadio
    Command has established Unified Command on the front (Alpha side) of the building
12. 9:05amRadio
    Car 2 on scene at the side of the building with apparatus positioned; exercise, exercise (training drill).
13. 9:05amRadio
    Engine 1 moving to the Charlie side (back of the building) to locate maintenance access point
14. 9:06amRadio
    Engine 1 accessing Charlie side (back) for maintenance entry point; will return to Alpha side to establish decontamination station
15. 9:06amRadio
    Command directing units to locate hydrant, set up water supply, establish curtain/containment, and begin decontamination
16. 9:06amRadio
    Decontamination setup being established on the training ground
17. 9:06amRadio
    Command clarifying decontamination setup on Charlie side, patient staging on Alpha side for ALS; decon tent positioned at Alpha-Bravo corner
18. 9:07amRadio
    Decontamination setup confirmed at Alpha and Bravo corners; patient staging on Alpha side for ALS. Medic 263 on scene at patient staging area.
19. 9:08amRadio
    Engine 1 reports a large plume venting from the top of the building; unclear if from the ammonia leak or normal operations
20. 9:08amRadio
    Large plume venting from the roof; unclear if from the ammonia leak or normal building operation
21. 9:09amRadio
    Engine 1 reports two victims found on the Charlie side of the building, three-quarters of the way down; both unresponsive, crews extracting them to the Alpha-Bravo corner for treatment
22. 9:09amRadio
    Two victims are unresponsive and being taken to decontamination
23. 9:09amRadio
    Two victims unresponsive being brought out of the building, headed to decontamination
24. 9:09amRadio
    Two unresponsive patients going to decontamination; Medic 263 acknowledges
25. 9:10amRadio
    Decontamination setup confirmed; ready to receive two unresponsive victims from the building
26. 9:10amRadio
    Medic 263 advised two unresponsive victims heading to decontamination (exercise/drill scenario).
27. 9:10amRadio
    Crews unable to shut off ammonia valve; good flow still active, requesting maintenance to shut down the leak
28. 9:11amRadio
    Command requesting hazmat response once victims are removed and crews are clear of the ammonia plume
29. 9:11amRadio
    Command requesting Grand Rapids hazmat team for major ammonia leak; crews working to shut off valve (training exercise)
30. 9:12amRadio
    Dispatch confirms command's request for Grand Rapids hazmat team mutual aid (training exercise)
31. 9:12amRadio
    Engine 1 reports leak appears closer to the delta side of the building; recommends setting up Grand Rapids hazmat team on the delta side once they arrive
32. 9:13amRadio
    Two patients evacuated to the Bravo (back) side of the building
33. 9:13amRadio
    Engine 1 reports 10 additional people on Delta side feeling nauseous but not contaminated; requesting more ALS units for evaluation
34. 9:14amRadio
    Command requesting Kentwood and Caledonia FD mutual aid (training exercise)
35. 9:14amRadio
    Command also requesting a helicopter landing zone established (training exercise)
36. 9:14amRadio
    Railroad and airport notifications made at 9:13 AM (training exercise)
37. 9:15amRadio
    Command requests wind direction and temperature from dispatch for hazmat planning (training exercise)
38. 9:15amRadio
    Decon team reports patients decontaminated and moving to ALS; Engine 1 being decontaminated (exercise)
39. 9:15amRadio
    Exercise: wind patterns pushing contamination toward airport with sustained 50 mph winds; county officials notifying nearby businesses to evacuate or shelter in place
40. 9:16amRadio
    Exercise: One patient to Butterworth, one to Mercy Health Saint Mary's; all trauma patients routing to Butterworth, Saint Mary's, and Metro Health
41. 9:19amRadio
    Cisco Command contacting dispatch
42. 9:20amRadio
    EMS treating 10 patients on Delta side; two patients already extracted from Charlie side, decontaminated, and transported; crews remain on scene for additional rescues or instructions
43. 9:21amRadio
    Two priority 1 patients transported; EMS evaluating 10 other patients; FD containing the hazmat situation (training exercise at 9:19)
44. 9:21amRadio
    EMS transporting 5 patients to Blodgett Hospital and 5 patients to Metro Health (Priority 1 condition); FD continuing hazmat operations
45. 9:26amRadio
    Tricom hazmat team donning level A protective suits to investigate the leak site
46. 9:26amRadio
    Tricom hazmat team in level A protective suits entering the scene to investigate the ammonia leak
47. 9:28amRadio
    Tricom hazmat team coordinating with facility maintenance to locate the leak source and plan shut-off procedures
48. 9:28amRadio
    Tricom hazmat team continuing to work with facility maintenance to locate and plan shutdown of ammonia leak
49. 9:31amRadio
    County asking if off-gassing is occurring from the tank and requesting incident plan and exposure assessment
50. 9:32amRadio
    Command checking for continuous leaks from the tank
51. 9:32amRadio
    Approximately 20,000 pounds of ammonia lost; vapor gas plume moving toward the airport, roads blocked off, shelter-in-place order in effect
52. 9:33amRadio
    Command checking whether ammonia is still venting and if exposure continues
53. 9:34amRadio
    Two-person crew entering the back (Charlie side) of the building to shut down valves; maintenance has provided instructions
54. 9:34amRadio
    Two-person crew making entry on the Charlie side (back) to shut down the valves
55. 9:35amRadio
    Command confirms this is a training exercise
56. 9:35amRadio
    Command requesting airport fire department monitor air quality at the airport to check the vapor plume and determine if evacuation is needed (training exercise)
57. 9:35amRadio
    Dispatch will notify airport fire department to monitor air quality; standing by for further updates
58. 9:35amRadio
    Airport shutting down both north runways and sheltering all passengers and staff in place until given all-clear
59. 9:37amRadio
    Rescue 2 on scene
60. 9:39amRadio
    Emergency manager providing preliminary plume modeling; WIA alert being sent to surrounding businesses to shelter in place
61. 9:40amRadio
    Emergency manager reports approximately 10,000 pounds of ammonia remaining in the system based on preliminary calculations
62. 9:40amRadio
    Command reports staff indicates ammonia remaining in system is less than 10,000 pounds, likely between 2,000 pounds and zero.
63. 9:43amRadio
    Tricon team reports valve shutoff was successful and complete
64. 9:43amRadio
    Valve shutoff confirmed complete; 45-minute safety timer now running (approximately 42 minutes remaining at time of update)
65. 9:46amRadio
    Command: With valves completely shut off and wind direction confirmed (15-20 mph west-northwest), 36th Street and Patterson Avenue can reopen pending facility manager clearance
66. 9:46amRadio
    Command clears 36th Street and Patterson Avenue for reopening; ammonia source controlled with valves shut off
67. 9:49amRadio
    Command placing aviation school on lockdown; ammonia plume may affect the area
68. 9:54amRadio
    Maintenance reports 22,000 pounds of ammonia released in 11 minutes; all tanks believed to be emptied
69. 9:54amRadio
    1 patient transported to Mercy Health Saint Mary's (critical, emergency level Red); 5 patients to Metro Health (emergency level Green); 5 patients to Blodgett Hospital (emergency level Green)
70. 10:06amRadio
    Air monitoring shows oxygen level at 21%; building appears clear of hazardous gases
71. 10:06amRadio
    Tricom confirms air quality at 21% oxygen and ammonia leak mitigated
72. 10:06amRadio
    Ammonia leak has been shut off; air quality stable at 21% oxygen
73. 10:08amRadio
    Incident commander advises airport to begin air quality checks at the facility
74. 10:13amRadio
    Air quality at the airport facility is cleared; normal operations resuming