Firefighters look on after arriving at a scene of a broken gas line June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Firefighters, emergency management personnel and security forces teamed up after arriving the call and defused the situation by shutting the gas off, evacuating the nearest building and setting up an alternate traffic route. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas)

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Tech. Sgt. Robert Grimes, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron, discusses a plan of action after arriving at a scene of a broken gas line June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Firefighters, emergency management personnel and security forces teamed up after arriving the call and defused the situation by shutting the gas off, evacuating the nearest building and setting up an alternate traffic route. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean M. Crowe)

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Firefighters cordon the scene of a broken gas line June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Firefighters, emergency management personnel and security forces teamed up after arriving on scene and defused the situation by shutting the gas off, evacuating the nearest building and setting up an alternate traffic route. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean M. Crowe)

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Members of the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron discuss a plan of action after arriving at a scene of a broken gas line June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Firefighters, emergency management personnel and security forces teamed up after arriving the call and defused the situation by shutting the gas off, evacuating the nearest building and setting up an alternate traffic route. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas)

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Emergency responders work together to alleviate gas line break

Published June 30, 2014
By Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Emergency responders from the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron and 87th Security Forces Squadron responded to a gas line break June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

The gas line was hit during routine maintenance but was quickly defused by first responders.

For precautionary measures, a cordon was established and a building within the area was evacuated as the gas line was shut off.

Because the location of the break was near a heavily used traffic circle, security forces speedily created and alternate route to allow the base populous to safely move about from the McGuire side to the Dix portion of the joint base.

The team work amongst multiple agencies allowed the base to continue to operate at normal and safe conditions while the scene was cleared within an hour of notification.