Rescue 911 - Episode 114 - "Gas Leak Hero"

[Paramedic18791]

where's the big bang

[leananshae]

Hitler couldn't gas Magda.... no stinkin' heater is gonna' get her either! Wow, the irony, huh?

[GhostSniper1981]

Why was the gas guy in there when the firefighters were in there? He could have been poisoned too.

[CRAZYROSS99]

when i was 7 i loved to whath this

[pman1018]

Weird Al Yankovic's parents died from carbon minoxide poisoning.

[allgood2000]

@Firealarmking52 Actually, it's strange that his wife does smell the gas, because carbon monoxide is odorless.

[CMDRSweeper]

@allgood2000 Not really actually, if the source was the burner, then that doesn't just give off CO gas, but other gases such as NOx and some traces of Hydro Carbons in either case, and the latter I can guarantee you can smell.

If you smell the exhaust of a car that runs a rich mixture, that smell is purely HC (Hydro Carbons) and comes from unburned fuel.

But CO is definitly the biggest threat in that case :P

[DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

@allgood2000 I think firealarmking52 was being sarcastic...or at least Im giving him the benefit of the doubt lol

[Hiei2k7]

@allgood2000

Their Gas supplier, Northern Illinois Gas (my former supplier when in that territory) has been using the sulphur sump for several years.

[jsnzk]

@allgood2000 Another therory for her stating she smell gas was she was drifting off from conciousness and during that period she may have had flash back to the concentration camp in Germany and re-living part of that experience and seeing these firemen in "strange garbs" she connected to the concentration camp. Just an thought.

[Satakarnak]

@allgood2000

relly strange it could have beean an traser gas that whas in so that you could smell it i you got a leek

[ladykiller85]

Anyone else notice the gas guy was in the house as they were taking them out? No way that would happen.

[colchesterfd328]

right?

[lilemofox]

@ladykiller85 maybe the house was safe enough to breath in, they did open the windows...

[Toronto324]

Rescue truck 17

[zzzzdreamzzz]

we had a townhouse up the street from us literally blow up about 10 years ago from some kind of gas problem, was insane.

[alphafirefighter]

firefighters go in with scba's and the gas man goes in without........duhhhhhhh

[OneSkiWonder]

Bloody hell I hate it when people I've rescued talk about how god spared them. No, god had nothing to do with this, quick thinking and the person who called for rescue had everything to do with this. Didn't say anything about the rescuers or the gas company dude, just "god helped me" little does she know that had no one come, god wouldn't have done anything for them and they'd both be dead!

[richyloike]

why would it be company procedure to go to the back door first?bit strange.

[UninflatedDevil462]

This was in 1981, before most people had fences, so they just used the back door.

[Beechcraft01]

I remember seeing this video when I was just six years old! When I first saw this I had no idea the name of the show was Rescue 911. But as soon as I heard Bob say "Something is wrong" at 00:29 I said THIS IS IT! I never thought I would see this again anywhere! But then I also remember that orange light and phone sound at 02:23 That scared the living daylights out of me! In fact, my dad brought me to Toys R Us to cheer me up. That was how much this video scared me when I was six.

[XxTodesengelxx]

This show used to freak me out too and scare me as well when I was a little kid. It's a great show, just not something you want to watch when you're six. I know how you feel.

[RBuzbee]

You can't be 90 years old now, and have been 6 years old on October 19, 1989. Don;t lie basterd, sepially about something like this.

[Beechcraft01]

Evidently, you must have an IQ of idiot or less as you obviously have dificulty in spelling, grammar and proper usage of the English language. For your edification, have someone who speaks English read this to you: "basterd" is correctly spelled bastard; "sepially" - are you trying to communicate specially? In any case, I hope you can come some day up to third grade reading and spelling comprehension level.

[zebco2]

if you smell gas call 911

[bassetthound007]

And get out of the building.

[SirSpotsAlot007]

the guy at 3:52 looks like uncle rico from napolian dinamite

[Bryan198026]

Well Carbon Monoxide can cause blurred vision and impaired judgment, so it stands to reason that in some people it might make them think they smell something when in fact they aren't. I wondered about that myself and I just thought of it this morning. I've actually read that Carbon Monoxide poisoning turned out to be the culprit behind a lot of haunted house stories. People thought they heard and saw stuff that wasn't there. It was CO. So Magda could have thought she did smell gas because of it.

[skimx99]

i am a firefighter, and you cant smell carbon monoxide, video is partly wrong with that woman saying she smelled gas. I went to a call once where the house was at 900 parts per million and the people were chilling on the couch, looked like they were real relaxed, really stoned, cant imagine what it can do to your body

[peteboy1113]

ok then tell me what to look for. if i am ever in a house that may have carbon gas. or people being overcomed without knowing it.

[SpoutSpringResq1]

there is nothing really to look for, i recommend you installing a carbon monoxide monitor in your home, They are available now as a fire and carbon monoxide alarm in one console.

[sniperssg12]

first of all...if you start to feel light headed smash the nearest window and get out of the house...carbon gas is odorless and colorless..its a silent killer...DO NOT re enter the house

[jsnzk]

@peteboy1113 Carbon Monoxide does not have an odor. Especially with gas furnances a carbon monoxide detector should be in the house beside smoke detectors. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning range from mild flu-like symptoms (such as a headache or stomachache without fever) to severe signs of heart and brain damage. Prolonged exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide over many days may result in death

[durangoandsilverton]

chilling on the couch lol

[Hiei2k7]

@skimx99

I used to live where I had service through Northern Illinois Gas (Now Nicor). I was able to smell the sulfur, since they run a sulfur sump from the connection point. It is faint, but after a minute you get a real big nosefull of sulfur/rotten egg smell.

[Nicole4ever74]

=o i love these shows.. it shows how people save other people lives for eachother  (=

[vigilante11485]

My favorite part of this segment: Definitely the police cruiser pulling up aggressively and then screeching to a stop at 5:43. Irresistable!

[maggerdaiser]

The husband didn't feel it at first because he was downstairs and all the gas was going upstairs to his wife.

[bushwhacked59]

im a vol firefighter and im going back too college next year and this has inspired me to major in heating or HVAC!!!

[ASBJATT1]

Do they Charge you in US for Emergancy services

[MASTAFLY]

yup a lot too

[ASBJATT1]

They Do, How Much Roughly

[MASTAFLY]

dpends on where Here In East Lansing Michigan $500 Just For Ambulance

[chrisplushado]

i think hundreds of dollars for an ambulance but ive never been in an emergency situation so i dont know

[DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

About $500 for trip depending on mileage and priority. A confirmed heart attack will cost you less than a sprained ankle if the mileage is the same. The supplies used however will re-add to the cost (more stuff gets used for the heart attack than the sprained ankle).

[bobandtimmy]

no but they might start in ohio

[ASBJATT1]

They already do

[cccspizza]

no they dont, it comes out of taxes i think

[rykember11]

For fire department, I'm not sure. I'm guessing not. Ambulance for a transport to the hospital, is alot. Non transport, usually they don't charge.

[coolgyger]

It depends upon which state and county you are in and depending upon if the fire company responding is either volunteer or Municipal.

[NarutoMustDie12345]

why wouldny he just call 911

[arohn2007]

Thats a good question. He may have to follow certain rules in a emergency. I was surprised at how calm he stayed

[MarreeTsugaru]

Why would they let that guy in there without proper air masks?

[arohn2007]

If they opened windows and aired out the house I'd think it would be safe enough to enter without a air mask.

[Crazyguy32]

i work for a company that puts gas lines in and i smelled natural gas and almost passed out its some scarey shit

[gregorkrause]

This should've had a second Alternative title LOL "Where's My Wife" since bob answered that very question.

[starcraftguy1]

huh? 9 mins for warming food?

[purplemonkey2k8]

you thought think they would go and check the boiler aswell.!

[firecraig26]

lol you'd think that if the FD is wearing SCBA, then you might wanna follow suit or get out..? at elevated levels or 200+?

[computersmasher]

why is it procedure to go to the back door first

[xxxViiKatexxx]

i was wondering the same thing

[friendlyghosts]

It's weird he says, "We noticed there was no smell of natural gas, so most likely if there was a problem it was carbon monoxide." Natural gas isn't poisonous, though.. explosive when it is a high enough percentage of the air, but not poisonous.

[skiljathegirl]

Depends on how much oxygen is left...

[KurtmanJP]

Who else thinks that bearded dispatcher guy talks kinda like Garfield?

[TornadoMan86]

Yeah, I thought the bearded dispatcher had a deep voice.

[vigilante11485]

Garfield? I don't know. Sounds to me more like Marvin the Martian, sort of.

[Setka1982]

living in a home that has gas is scary, would much rather live in all electric

[gregorkrause]

Self-contained breathing apparatuses are used in this segment when the firemen enter the house.

[amez4life]

I wonder how Magda could smell gas, even though carbon monoxide (CO) has no taste or smell to it.

[1nm1]

Since his wife was already experiencing symptoms, why didn't the people at the gas company tell them to call 911 & get out of the house.

[JoeMomma2002]

IT'S THE 80s!!

Remember things were done differently then.

[1nm1]

Excellent Point

[RunescapeR0X852]

Great point.

[vigilante11485]

Yet George from the runaway boxcars segment lost his wife in the incident and he didn't choke up the least bit. And I'm sure he loved his wife just as much. Personally, I think Bob ought to be more like George- and exercise a little emotional stoicism- at least for an official interview.

[PizzaRat]

Everybody experiences things differently. Emotions affect everyone in a different way, while some people can keep their tears buried when a loved one dies, others bawl at the memory of a close call. Sometimes its harder to think about what could have been than face the inevitability of what has already happened...

[allgood2000]

Plus it had been four years since George's wife died, so he had more time to get over it. It had probably been a year or less between the time this incident happened to the time the segment was filmed.

[zzzzdreamzzz]

sure cuz everyone reacts to tragedy the same... lol

[vigilante11485]

Exactly my point- this story was NOT a tragedy at all, because they got lucky thanks to the gas man not giving up. George's story was definitely tragic, since his wife didn't end up as lucky as Bob's.

[billybassman21]

I got CO poisoning working at a Taco Bell restaurant when I was 18. They didn't have the exhust fan on over the gas burners. It was the worst feeling. I felt really dizy, hot, nauseous and got a headache. I went home for the day. For some reason I was the only one that got sick from it.

[coxcm2003]

its SCBA ballbuster32...whose the dumbass now?

[ballbuster32]

yea dumbfucker i realized i made that mistake but i do believe i corrected that in my post yesterday...i'm a volunteer fireman and if u want a definition of an SCBA please ask...

[ashleyster13]

SCBA - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus.

[bellybutton4]

Remember what Happend to Weird Al's Parents?

[jackiemackie97]

?

no,what happend to weird al's parents?

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

In 2004, Weird Al's Parents died from Carbon Monoxide.

[Cortex20006]

Oh Really I did not that

[gibsonfan123]

cool episode

[vigilante11485]

I agree that the guy is stupid for trying to call the gas company, among others. When someone falls sick like that, DEFINITELY call 911. At least that's what I'd have done if I were him.

Also, someone please tell me: Is he (Bob) is not a splitting resemblance to actor Pat Hingle?

[Superapplefrog]

From what I remember, if I remember right, (aint waiting for the video to load again considering it takes ages on here), he DIDN'T KNOW if someone was in trouble. He called the gas company first and the cops when he knew for certain - a definite call is likely to be responded to a lot faster than "I think, maybe, umm..."

[ballbuster32]

what is the gas man doin in there without SCUBA?...dumbass

[Superapplefrog]

He's saving somebody's life, that's what

[ballbuster32]

the fireman have an SCBA on! The gas man sure as hell was the dumbfuck! I wouldn't be in a heavily gassed environment without an SCBA on!

[allgood2000]

I remember two other CO poisoning segments besides this one where the rescuers entered the house, and this is the only one where they wore masks.

[gregorkrause]

SCBA what's that.

[Superapplefrog]

CARBON MONOXIDE: You can buy a detector (it changes colour but doesn't have an alarm) really cheaply from Wilkinsons (UK) or probably from a similar place that sells lots of different stuff. One with an alarm is more expensive but not too expensive especially considering how important it is

[NLind]

Actually I think those colo(u)r changing cards are now banned here in the US...

[Superapplefrog]

WTF? Why????

[NLind]

Many didn't work very well, if at all! And there was no audible alarm if one of these was in a basement which had little to no traffic.

[Superapplefrog]

Well I can understand ones that don't work being banned, but why on earth would you put one in the basement when it has no alarm? You're supposed to put it where you can see it.

[stew1213]

old guy = DeeDeeDee!!!

[apguilbea]

DUH!!!... you would call the emergency services... then they would notify the utility company...!!!

[mmsi1002]

Your wife is sick, do you call the gas company or 911? What a moron.

[gh3rules1353]

lol i like the way they dont put a mask on the other dude lol

[allgood2000]

I think this is actually the only carbon monoxide segment I've seen where they wore masks. There were two other episodes I remember where all the rescuers went into the house without masks.

[gh3rules1353]

oh rite thanx

[Galmion]

just stupid...

[superalex001]

the people in the fire dept. did all the work so why are they saying that one guy saved there lifes?!

[allgood2000]

He was the one who initiated the rescue. He could have just assumed the people weren't home and decided to come back later. If he had done that, no one would have called the fire department and the Browns would have died.

[lizzykat2]

I remeber that one That was my favorite Episode

[gh3rules1353]

well what was the fing at 1 20 den??? please reply...=]=[

[bsd083]

its the thermostat.

[gh3rules1353]

cool thanks!

[JohnnyLK911]

Reminder....go to the store and buy C0 detectors for your house!!

[MySeizures]

VERY RISKY BUSINESS. TAES GUTS!!!!

[zebco2]

when his wife fell ill should have call 911

[joshburg123]

hey i have been to skokie illinoise be 4

[chrisz71]

Why was this marked as Spam? This is one of the best and most sincere comments I've ever seen anywhere on the internet!!

[zebco2]

this is not funny

[costamesa949]

its funny how the firemen let the gas man go in the house without a mask

[HONEYCHOK]

I was just about to make the same comment.

[vincentjnocera]

A funny thing happened to me when I first saw this one on TV years ago. . . .

[TTBurger88]

hey allgood which one is your favorite segment/episode?

[allgood2000]

My favorite single segment is "Niagara River Rescue" from Episode 217. My favorite episode as a whole is Episode 106.

[FederalQsiren]

are there any episodes with the fire dept!?

[allgood2000]

With what fire department?

[mrtelevision]

Why was your comment marked as spam? I think

it is a wonderful comment.

[jesse8507]

The red Chevy Citation that is front of the house. My Grandparents and I had the exact same car except ours was blue. I miss that car SO MUCH!!!

[zebco2]

that's why you call 911

[vincentjnocera]

Some states, to my understanding, have ordinances requiring CO detectors to be installed in public establishments. I don't think it'd be the least bit unreasonable to mandate the installation of them in all businesses and private homes in all states. They don't call it the 'silent killer' for nothing.

[Unslovedaudio]

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[gregorkrause]

note:the puerto rico hotel segment and this one has shatner in the same garage

[amyackerforever]

it also disturbs me to. really scary

[jmm2000]

I think it was on Rescue 911. A father was checking his basement heater, but instead of carbon monoxide poisoining, fumes from the heater ignited, causing a fiery backdraft. The backdraft went upwards near the top stairs where his two childern were sitting at. I remember watching the episode that all three were burned completely. The mother was calling 911 for help.

[allgood2000]

That's one of the few episodes that still disturbs me.

[wrestlegameshow]

What Other Episodes Disturbs You?

[chrisz71]

I haven't seen that one in years- I know I've asked about it before, and I don't mean to pester, because I just love being able to watch these shows again, but I would LOVE to see that episode if at all possible! Thanks again!

[amwfan88]

That was actually the first episode of Rescue 911 I saw when I got the Discovery Health Channel in 2003. It was also the first episode I'd seen since 1996. That segment was disturbing because you can actually hear the kid's screams in the background of the 911 call.

[kurfew1100]

man that is so freaking scary. bad thuing bout it is that it make you sleepy. which is even more scary!

[gregorkrause]

Fyi the syndicated version of this segment has another favorite of mine Flooded cave #107 because in the opening of the segment shatner is in a completely different dispatch center.

[everlastingchill]

I'm glad the gas guy didn't give up!

[allgood2000]

What I thought was strange about this segment is that Magna said she could smell gas. They say carbon monoxide is odorless, and no one else could smell it.

[happy7117]

I too remember this segment being on the episode honoring all the lives saved. The couple were watching 911 on the hospital TV--a twist!! Watching 911 ON 911!! And the segment they watch just HAPPENS to be this one with Bob and Magna which helps them figure out their kids might be poisoned as well!

[vincentjnocera]

This was one of my favorites in my younger years. Riveting, to say the least. Great segment, courtesy of David, otherwise known as allgood2000.

[gregorkrause]

these type of segments I would term "now what" segments.

[gregorkrause]

Note: this segment later appeared on the Rescue 911 special 100 lives saved.

[JediSCUME]

Oh man i hate having the feeling carbon monoxide.

[icesim1]

oh no

[wrestlegameshow]

This was later on in another segment where the mother was in the hospital and learn what was wrong with her.

[Nintendo2k]

And then she remembered that the kids was at home? Yeah.. I saw that one on allgood2000's channel. Great segment.. Also very, very scary.

[KinakoIshiyama]

Yeah, it's what made the woman think that might be what happened to her.