03/21/09 Gas Leak

Station 91 was dispatched to 235 Baptiste Avenue for an investigate fumes. Battalion 91 (Taylor 9103) arrived and reported a heavy odor of gas in the house with an audible sound of gas venting in the basement. Squad 91 arrived and part of the crew entered the basement via a side exterior door that led directly into the basement. Lt. Z. Houck and FF Faunce secured power to the house, opened a window in the basement and terminated the gas at the main coming into the house. The crews from Squad 91 and Quint 91 then ventilated the house and turned the incident over to PSE&G.