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Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at a strip mall in Sarasota, Florida. Upon arrival, no visible fire or hazards were found, though an overflowing dumpster with cardboard was noted near the building.

Fire Drill Mistaken for Gas Leak in Strip Mall

Citizen mistakenly reported this as a gas leak in a strip mall, but this was a drill.

Rescue 2 on scene. 360 is complete. I have no immediate at this time and utilities have been secured. The fire does appear to be coming from the front door with smoke coming from over top of the house. Rescue 2, grab my third man and incident quarter hand line and you will be my fire attack group and going through the alpha side.

 Rescue 2 copy, fire attack outside. Grab your third guy.

Rescue 2 on scene. 360 is complete. I have no immediate at this time and utilities have been secured. The fire does appear to be coming from the front door with smoke coming from over top of the house. Rescue 2, grab my third man and incident quarter hand line and you will be my fire attack group and going through the alpha side. Rescue 2 copy, fire attack outside. Grab your third guy. Command from water supply, we're on...

scene. We're setting up your hydrant now. The 2 in, 2 out will be established by myself and my driver. Truck 1 on scene. On scene, Truck 1. Dispatch, Engine 2 is on scene. On scene, Engine 2. Engine 2 from command, you will be my Division 1, Division 1 officer. Make contact with the fire tag group and have your guys give me a primary search of the structure. Engine 2, acknowledge Division 1, primary search of the structure.

scene. We're setting up your hydrant now. The 2 in, 2 out will be established by myself and my driver. Truck 1 on scene. On scene, Truck 1. Dispatch, Engine 2 is on scene. On scene, Engine 2. Engine 2 from command, you will be my Division 1, Division 1 officer. Make contact with the fire tag group and have your guys give me a primary search of the structure. Engine 2, acknowledge Division 1, primary search of the structure. Primary search.

 En route, Truck 1, Engine 3, Rescue 2, Engine 2.

 Just that from Engine 4, who's my second due engine on this one?

 I do have a hydrant 200 feet west, so if you would like to go there and lay into me, that'd be great.

3, en route. En route, Truck 1, Engine 3, Rescue 2, Engine 2. Engine 1's responding. En route, Engine 1. You copy, Engine 3 en route. Just that from Engine 4, who's my second due engine on this one? We'll give you Engine 3. Engine 3 from Engine 4. I do have a hydrant 200 feet west, so if you would like to go there and lay into me, that'd be great. Engine 3, copy, we'll be

Additional fire units are en route, coordinating efforts to manage the gas leak situation.

Dispatch, Battalion 1's arrived on scene and they're back to site.

 Hey, Cap, can we do it down here or you want to keep it up there where we were yesterday?

Dispatch, Battalion 1's arrived on scene and they're back to site. Hey, Cap, can we do it down here or you want to keep it up there where we were yesterday? Keep it up here where I am. Fine.

Battalion 1 has arrived on scene to assist with the ongoing situation.

Thank you, safety. From Command, Rescue 5, you're going to be Hazmat Group, RIC. And dispatcher from Command, go ahead and get law enforcement for crowd control.

 Rescue 5, copy. Hazmat, RIC. Dispatch, copy. It's the law enforcement. Command, would you like another rescue to supplement?

 That's affirmative. Go ahead and have them come to the, come to the warm zone. They'll be medical.

Thank you, safety. From Command, Rescue 5, you're going to be Hazmat Group, RIC. And dispatcher from Command, go ahead and get law enforcement for crowd control. Rescue 5, copy. Hazmat, RIC. Dispatch, copy. It's the law enforcement. Command, would you like another rescue to supplement? That's affirmative. Go ahead and have them come to the, come to the warm zone. They'll be medical.

Fire units have requested police assistance for crowd control and are deploying additional medical personnel to help in the surrounding safety zone.

 All units on scene, this is a positive gas leak.

 We're going to set up hot, warm, and cold zones, and Division 1, break Division 1.

 Have you searched all of the structures yet and evacuated everyone?

 We have cleared all exposures on the Bravo and Delta side.

We're above the LEL at this point. All units on scene, this is a positive gas leak. We're going to set up hot, warm, and cold zones, and Division 1, break Division 1. Have you searched all of the structures yet and evacuated everyone? Division 1, to command, copy. We have cleared all exposures on the Bravo and Delta side. We have cleared all exposures on the Bravo and Delta side.

Understood. We're going to isolate, deny any entry, and break Engine 3. Just confirming, you shut off all utilities to include electric?

 That's affirmative. Gas and electric to all four occupancies.

 Understood. Break. Engine 4, driver, go ahead and place a line on the ground for fire.

Understood. We're going to isolate, deny any entry, and break Engine 3. Just confirming, you shut off all utilities to include electric? That's affirmative. Gas and electric to all four occupancies. Understood. Break. Engine 4, driver, go ahead and place a line on the ground for fire.

Fire units confirm a gas leak is present, have established safety perimeters around the area, and have shut off the building's utilities.

All units from command, right now my life safety hazards are evacuation, and we do have possible gas in the structure.

 So, evacuate everyone and we'll wait for the squad and air monitoring.

All units from command, right now my life safety hazards are evacuation, and we do have possible gas in the structure. So, evacuate everyone and we'll wait for the squad and air monitoring. Truck 1 from command.

Air monitoring command, go ahead. 10-4, be advised, our alarm is going off immediately inside the front door here. We do have a gas ink at this time. We are going to remove ourselves from the structure. 10.8%%.

 Truck 1 from command, you're broken I heard there was gas in the structure. 10-4, our meter is going off. We're at 10.8%%.

Air monitoring command, go ahead. 10-4, be advised, our alarm is going off immediately inside the front door here. We do have a gas ink at this time. We are going to remove ourselves from the structure. 10.8%%. Truck 1 from command, you're broken I heard there was gas in the structure. 10-4, our meter is going off. We're at 10.8%%. 10-4.

Truck 1 from command. Truck 1, go ahead, command. Truck 1 from command, you're broken and unreadable. I'd like you to get your air monitoring and go ahead and go into Bella Bistro and Paws and Suds and give me a readings, please. Truck monitor, Truck 1 assigned air monitoring group, making entry to Bella Bistro, Par 3.

Firefighters detected a gas leak inside the strip mall and are evacuating the area for safety.

Division 1 from command, you'll be search and evacuation, please.

. Engine 1 from command, I'm going to make you Division 1, pair up with Rescue 5 once they get on scene.

 I want you to go ahead and start evacuating all five businesses, please. Start with Bella Bistro and Paws and Flood.

 Engine 1, copy. Division 1, just for information, Rescue 2 is on scene, not Rescue 5, and we'll start evacuation.

 Copy, Engine 1, with Rescue 2, Division 1. Rescue 2, copy, with Division 1.

. Engine 1 from command, I'm going to make you Division 1, pair up with Rescue 5 once they get on scene. I want you to go ahead and start evacuating all five businesses, please. Start with Bella Bistro and Paws and Flood. Engine 1, copy. Division 1, just for information, Rescue 2 is on scene, not Rescue 5, and we'll start evacuation. Copy, Engine 1, with Rescue 2, Division 1. Rescue 2, copy, with Division 1.

Firefighters are evacuating all five businesses in the strip mall as a precaution.

 We have a caller from Bella Bistro, 4 from Paws and Suds. They say they have a smell of gas.

 Command copies. Dispatch from command, go ahead and make this a hazmat call, please. Upgrade this to a hazmat. Dispatch to squad.

 Dispatch, copy. Upgrade to a first alarm hazmat. Rescue 2, safety 2 on scene.

Copy. Command from dispatch. Command dispatch, go ahead. We have a caller from Bella Bistro, 4 from Paws and Suds. They say they have a smell of gas. Command copies. Dispatch from command, go ahead and make this a hazmat call, please. Upgrade this to a hazmat. Dispatch to squad. Dispatch, copy. Upgrade to a first alarm hazmat. Rescue 2, safety 2 on scene. Command from engine 3. Dispatch, copy.

We're going to shut off the gas to all these occupants, thank you.

 Communion copies, utilities shut off, thank you.

We're going to shut off the gas to all these occupants, thank you. Communion copies, utilities shut off, thank you.

Firefighters have upgraded the incident to a hazmat situation due to a reported gas smell. Gas utilities are being shut off.

You can go on to the Charlie side of the structure and give me a size up of the Charlie side, please.

 Engine 3 copies. Charlie side of the structure, per size up.

 Dispatch, Truck 1 has arrived, level 1 station.

 Truck 1 from Command, I want you to come to the Alpha side of the structure, work to your best advantage, please.

 Truck 1, Alpha side, laddered a building.

You can go on to the Charlie side of the structure and give me a size up of the Charlie side, please. Engine 3 copies. Charlie side of the structure, per size up. Dispatch, Truck 1 has arrived, level 1 station. Copy, Truck 1, level 1 station. Truck 1 from Command, I want you to come to the Alpha side of the structure, work to your best advantage, please. And I'd like you to ladder a roof. Truck 1, Alpha side, laddered a building. Dispatch, Engine 1, on scene. Command from Engine 3.

 On the traffic side of the structure, we have four exterior business doors.

 We do have a dumpster with overflowed with cardboard.

Respond on TAC 8. Engine 3 from command, go ahead. On the traffic side of the structure, we have four exterior business doors. We do have utilities. It looks like there's gas and AC units. We do have a dumpster with overflowed with cardboard. No hazards at this time.

Firefighters report no visible hazards but note a dumpster overflowing with cardboard near the structure.

Engine 4 has arrived on scene of a single-story strip mall, five businesses.

 I have nothing showing, ordinary construction.

 Confirming the address is 6040 Lockwood Ridge Road.

 Engine 4 will be in the investigation mode at this time.

 There is a hydrant on the alpha side of this strip mall.

 Dispatch copy, Engine 4 had radio trouble.

 One-story strip mall, investigation mode.

Engine 4 has arrived on scene of a single-story strip mall, five businesses. I have nothing showing, ordinary construction. Confirming the address is 6040 Lockwood Ridge Road. Engine 4 will be in the investigation mode at this time. I want all units level 1 staging. There is a hydrant on the alpha side of this strip mall. Stand by for 360 investigation. Dispatch copy, Engine 4 had radio trouble. One-story strip mall, investigation mode. Engine 4 has arrived on scene.

Firefighters are investigating a reported fire at a single-story strip mall with five businesses. No visible fire yet.

Dispatch, Engine 4 is arriving on scene of 6040 Lockwood Ridge Road.

 I have a one-story strip mall with four...

Dispatch, Engine 4 is arriving on scene of 6040 Lockwood Ridge Road. I have a one-story strip mall with four...

Firefighters have arrived at a strip mall where a structure fire was reported.

Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Rescue 5, Rescue 2, Truck 1, EMS 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 3, Safety 2, respond to a structure fire at 6040 Lockwood Ridge, 6040 Lockwood Ridge Road. Respond on time.

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of a structure fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 6040 N Lockwood Ridge Rd.

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