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Table of Contents (5 articles)
CREWS RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION AT ABBOTSFORD BUSINESS OFFICIAL SAYS COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO MIX MATERIALS TO DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY, BUT CAUSED REACTION
Tags: canada, laboratory, release, response, waste
BILL'S NEWSCAST: CHEMICAL SPILL IN PRESCOTT VALLEY
Tags: us_AZ, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
FIRE DEPARTMENTS TAKE ACTION AGAINST PFAS
Tags: us_MI, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
PARENTS VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AT MIDDLESE
Tags: us_NJ, education, discovery, response, carbon_dioxide
ONE INJURED AFTER A CHEMICAL SPILL AT A PRESCOTT VALLEY FACILITY TUESDAY
Tags: us_AZ, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
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CREWS RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HAZMAT SITUATION AT ABBOTSFORD BUSINESS OFFICIAL SAYS COMPANY ATTEMPTED TO MIX MATERIALS TO DISPOSE OF THEM SAFELY, BUT CAUSED REACTION
https://www.abbynews.com/news/crews-respond-to-potential-hazmat-situation-at-abbotsford-business/
Tags: canada, laboratory, release, response, waste
Abbotsford fire crews were called out to a potential hazardous material situation at a business at Peardonville and Townline roads Wednesday night.
Crews were called to the scene at around 9 p.m. Wednesday to reports of acidic smoke in the building, according to Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service Assistant Chief Jeff Snider.
‰??They got there, they evacuated the building and we cordoned off an area so we could await for hazmat techs to come in and ascertain what was going on,‰?? Snider said.
‰??A bucket full of chemicals that they were looking to dispose of within the company, so they attempt to neutralize the components and then dispose of them properly. There was some sort of reaction that happened with them tonight.‰??
Snider said the company attempted to mix chemicals to make them inert, but ‰??it looks like a small exothermic (releasing heat) reaction‰?? occurred, creating a cloud of smoke in the building.
‰??They‰??ve definitely got to have a lot of safe procedures and policies in place, and by the look of the lab in here, they do. Everything was clean and organized,‰?? Snider said, adding shortly after the incident that crews were expected to be on scene for just another half-hour longer.
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BILL'S NEWSCAST: CHEMICAL SPILL IN PRESCOTT VALLEY
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/news/kqna-new/item/32724-bill-s-newscast-chemical-spill-in-prescott-valley
Tags: us_AZ, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Yesterday morning Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority crews responded to Superior Industries, located on Superior Lane in Prescott Valley. One worker was taken to Yavapai Regional Medical Center East for treatment after being exposed to the chemical spill. The Prescott Area Hazardous Materials Response Team, which is comprised of members of the Authority and the Prescott Fire Department, were called in to deal with the spill and remove the hazard. The incident commander worked with the onsite facility supervisors to devise a plan. Entry and back-up teams were assembled so the spill could be taken care of by response team hazmat technicians. Employees on site were moved to other areas of the building where they could safely continue working. The spill was contained and the hazard properly disposed of.
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FIRE DEPARTMENTS TAKE ACTION AGAINST PFAS
https://www.wnem.com/news/fire-departments-take-action-against-pfas/article_63810c1e-d248-11e8-b84a-1b1fb6206e02.html
Tags: us_MI, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
As several Michigan communities are dealing with water contaminated by PFAs, local firefighters are taking action when it comes to firefighting foam that contains the harmful chemicals.
According to state data, nearly 45 percent of fire departments use the foam that contains PFAs.
‰??More and more you‰??re seeing it in the media. You see a story on PFAs. Class B foam is always in the story,‰?? State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer said.
Sehlmeyer is on a mission to provide awareness to fire departments and clarity to residents concerned about PFAs, a chemical used in fire retardants.
The class B foam containing those PFAs was used at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in the 1970s and 1980s. It left plumes of PFAs behind in lakes and groundwater.
Sehlmeyer said 32,000 gallons of firefighting foam can be found in fire stations across the state.
‰??They‰??re getting asked when they go to the grocery store, did you use that class B foam? Did you do this and do that? And so the fire service is reaching back out to the fire marshal and asking, ‰??hey, how do we talk about this,‰??‰?? Sehlmeyer said.
The Saginaw Fire Department has that class B foam. However, Fire Chief Chris Van Loo said residents should not be concerned.
‰??You‰??re going to see us using foam, but I want you to understand in our day to day operations, the foam we are using is class A foam and it is safe,‰?? Van Loo said.
Sehlmeyer said class B foam is rarely used at all, except in cases of aviation, hydrocarbon and alcohol fires. Even then, Sehlmeyer said he is making sure fire departments know what to do to help safeguard the environment from PFAs.
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PARENTS VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AT MIDDLESE
http://newjersey.news12.com/story/39297348/parents-voice-frustration-over-carbon-dioxide-levels-at-middlesex-school
Tags: us_NJ, education, discovery, response, carbon_dioxide
MIDDLESEX -
Parents in a Middlesex County town are frustrated and concerned with school officials after they say that their children were exposed to unhealthy levels of carbon dioxide.
Middlesex Borough school officials say that they are working to fix the problem at Von E. Mauger Middle School. A county hazmat team was at the school Tuesday.
But parents say that the school knew about the issue for a while and did not tell parents.
"This is not acceptable. You're subjecting our teachers and our children to unhealthy air,‰?? says parent Lisa Giacone.
Dozens of parents attended a school board meeting Monday night and demanded answers from school administrators. They wanted to know why the levels of carbon dioxide were so high and they wanted to know what was being done to fix the problem.
Samuel Kleiber stayed home from school Tuesday. He says that he and other classmates are finding it hard to concentrate due to the exposure.
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ONE INJURED AFTER A CHEMICAL SPILL AT A PRESCOTT VALLEY FACILITY TUESDAY
https://gcmaz.com/one-injured-after-a-chemical-spill-at-a-prescott-valley-facility-tuesday/
Tags: us_AZ, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
There was a hazmat incident at Superior Industries in Prescott Valley today. Central Arizona Fire and Medical crews responded to the facility on the 98-hundred block of Superior Lane after a chemical spill Tuesday morning. Members of the Prescott Area Hazardous Materials Response Team, along with area fire crews tended to the spill, cleanup and removal of the chemical. One worker was transported to Yavapai Regional Medical Center‰??s East Campus for treatment of non-life threatening injuries after being exposed to the spill. No one else was injured in the incident.
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