Ammonia Leak
2555 Burlingame Avenue Southwest, Wyoming
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- Hazmat call at Country Fresh, 2500 block of Burlingame Avenue SW; ammonia being released into the air from a pressure relief valve, crews working to evacuate the building
- Wyoming Ladder 4 en route; requesting wind direction for ammonia release; dispatch working to obtain wind information
- Wyoming Car 3 en route; cleared from a cardiac arrest call on North Oakville Court to respond to the hazmat
- Ammonia leak now inside the building; dispatch determining wind direction and assessing need for additional resources
- Dispatch contacting Grand Rapids hazmat team for specialized response; checking wind conditions
- Wyoming Engine 2 requesting ALS unit on standby at the scene
- Staging area set up north of the scene; units directed to respond from the north and stage in the same area as a previous incident
- Large industrial building involved; building has been evacuated; investigation underway at the scene
- Wyoming Fireman FB48 cleared from the scene
- Engine 2 arriving at the scene, requesting assignment
- Incident commander requests railroad be notified to shut down the rail line section near the scene
- Wyoming Ladder 4 made contact with an employee; no victims or patients; ammonia leak contained to engine room
- Wyoming Car 3 on scene, establishing incident command
- Wyoming Hazmat 1 and Engine 2 en route to the scene
- Ammonia release ongoing; contained within the engine room and venting outside
- Wyoming Car 3 confirms ammonia release ongoing, contained in engine room and venting outside
- Incident commander coordinating with police to evacuate Mark Street as a precaution from the ongoing ammonia release
- Wyoming Car 2 en route to assist with the ammonia leak response
- Hazmat operations complete; crews decontaminating, expect to clear in about 15 minutes
- Wyoming Car 4 on scene; Wyoming Car 2 confirming arrival
- First ALS unit on scene at Burlingame Avenue hazmat incident
- Command directing crews: two teams handle ventilation, two teams monitor throughout the plant to assess if office workers can return to work
- Team 2 assigned to ventilation; Team 1 monitoring throughout the plant
- Team 2 requests additional equipment (hook) at the gate for mitigation operations
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