Seattle / note 18

Create distance before collecting details

Water near an outlet, cord, appliance, light, panel, or powered device is an electrical hazard. Keep people away and do not touch wet equipment or enter standing water to reach a control.

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OBSERVERoom / trigger / extentVERIFYIdentity / scope / terms

Scene note

From a safe position, note the water's first visible point, direction, electrical item nearby, current movement, and whether emergency help or a building contact has been called.

First five minutes

Put these five details on the same page

Each note narrows the conversation without pretending to reveal a concealed cause.

Wet boundary

Keep the observation point outside the water and anything that could be energized.

Electrical item

Name the outlet, appliance, fixture, cord, or panel without approaching it.

Water movement

Describe active drops, spreading edges, or stopped flow from a stable dry location.

Response call

Use emergency services for immediate danger and notify the responsible building contact.

Separate trades

Ask each professional to state its own assessment and safe-use limit.

Solution map

Keep responsibility visible while the evidence changes

A plumbing provider can address the supported water source, while an electrician or other qualified party may need to assess energized equipment. Neither scope should be implied by the other.

01Protect the immediate area.
02Write what can be observed safely.
03Identify the responsible party.
04Authorize a supported scope.

Closeout note

Leave the next reader a usable record

The closeout record needs the hazard boundary, responsible trades, restored controls, plumbing finding, material condition, and authorization before the area returns to use.