On Sunday December 11, 2005, 4 hours after clearing the Building Fire, Company 6 (Huntingtown) was alerted 1st due for the gas leak along with Company 5 (Dunkirk), Company 1 (North Beach) and Company 2 (Prince Frederick). Chief 6B (Hayes), Chief 6C (Spriggs), Engine 61 (Lt Cox), Squad 6 (Hengstenberg), Tanker 6 (Hardesty), and Paramedic 69 (Buffalini) arrived to find an odor of gas in the residence with two bed-ridden patients still inside. Chief 6B established the command and requested one additional ambulance while the crew from Squad 6 immediately removed both patients to awaiting EMS personnel. The crew from Engine 61 metered the residence finding a loose fitting on the outside propane tank and Tower 2 handled Utilities. Paramedic 69 handled one patient with trouble breathing while Ambulance 58 handled the two bed-ridden patients.
