Seattle / note 02

Sort the situation before requesting a visit

The first decision is not which part failed. It is whether the scene involves moving clean water, wastewater, unsafe heat, electricity, or only a loss of normal use.

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OBSERVERoom / trigger / extentVERIFYIdentity / scope / terms

Scene note

Look from a dry, stable position. Avoid repeated tests when another flush, appliance cycle, or open faucet could add water to a ceiling, cabinet, floor, or occupied unit below.

First five minutes

Put these five details on the same page

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

Moving water

Track the visible edge only when doing so does not require entering a wet or unstable area.

Wastewater

Stop contributing water and keep people and pets outside the affected space.

Hot discharge

Stay out of the path and leave equipment controls or covers to qualified professionals.

Electrical proximity

Do not touch wet devices, outlets, cords, panels, or powered equipment.

Loss of use

List the fixtures that remain safely available so the household plan is realistic.

Solution map

Keep responsibility visible while the evidence changes

An active hazard may need emergency services, the utility, a building contact, or a qualified trade before ordinary plumbing scheduling. A contained symptom can be described with location, trigger, extent, and access.

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

After the immediate response, note who was contacted, what was shut down, which areas remain off limits, and what evidence still needs an in-person inspection.