Following\u00a0an initial\u00a0spring thaw in March,\u00a0the Calgary Fire Department (CFD)\u00a0continues to see increased concerns from communities surrounding the airport\u00a0regarding\u00a0odours\u00a0related to stormwater runoff ponds at the Calgary International Airport.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0pungent,\u00a0rotten egg-like smell is a known issue in the area, primarily produced by glycol used to de-ice planes, which\u00a0collects\u00a0in stormwater ponds. When these ponds thaw in the spring,\u00a0it releases\u00a0a\u00a0sulphur-like\u00a0odour, which can smell like natural gas or propane. The\u00a0odour\u00a0is not known to be hazardous.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0sometimes\u00a0seeing\u00a0over\u00a020\u00a0calls a day, over\u00a060\u00a0in the last month\u00a0related to airport\u00a0odour\u00a0concerns.\u00a0Earlier this week, on April\u00a06, one crew attended 15 calls in a single shift,\u201d says\u00a0Fire\u00a0Chief\u00a0Steve Dongworth. \u201cThis\u00a0can\u00a0drain\u00a0fire service resources in those areas, causing concern about our ability to provide consistent response times for other calls.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents living near the Calgary International Airport\u00a0are encouraged to consider the nearby source of outdoor\u00a0odours\u00a0before calling 911.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
CFD continues to\u00a0advise residents to\u00a0call 911 if they are concerned about natural gas or propane leaks, particularly if they\u00a0are\u00a0indoors or\u00a0at\u00a0a commercial business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is expected that Calgary International Airport will complete infrastructure improvements by 2027 that will mitigate persistent seasonal\u00a0odours\u00a0that have been reported by residents\u00a0in recent years. Please contact the Calgary Airport Authority for more information on mitigation and YYC operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Calgarians are reminded to never store\u00a0propane gas\u00a0indoors. Find out more about\u00a0propane storage and usage<\/a>.\u00a0As well, always access\u00a0Click Before You Dig<\/a>\u00a0in order to\u00a0avoid damaging underground gas lines and other utilities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n -30-<\/p>\n ‘;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following\u00a0an initial\u00a0spring thaw in March,\u00a0the Calgary Fire Department (CFD)\u00a0continues to see increased concerns from communities surrounding the airport\u00a0regarding\u00a0odours\u00a0related…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1158,51,1156,953,1157],"class_list":{"0":"post-1704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-banner","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-city-news","11":"tag-city-of-calgary","12":"tag-city-release"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}