Buchanan - Haz-Mat Spill 01/07/05

[BFD1054 1,552]

Date: 01-07-05

Time: 2348hrs (TOD) - 0230hrs (approx.)

Location: 1st St. & Westchester Ave. (IRO Buchanan Highway Dept.)

Frequency: 46.26

Units: E161, R26, Cars 2553, 54 & 57, Buchanan PD Car 267, NYS DEC-PD & Westchester County DOH Emergency Spill Response Reps.

Description: At 2348hrs, Buchanan FD was dispatched to 1st St. & Westchester Ave. on a reported fluid spill.

BFD Car 2554 10-19 reporting fuel leaking from a large commercial dump truck.

Crews from R26 & E161 used booms, pad's & speedy dry to contain the leak until the arrival of the County DOH.

The fuel was leaking from a private contractors dump truck that was parked behind the Village Highway Dept. while the company was doing work in the area. The truck had a 50-Gallon fuel tank on it and it was estimated that approx. 20 gals. leaked out onto the street. It was observed that the fuel tank was ruptured (the u-bracket was twisted & punctured the tank), but it was not clear how long the tank had been leaking due to the fact that the company was not on location that day at the work site. The recent snow & rain made it difficult to determine if any fuel had made it into the storm drains, but it did not appear that that was the case.

County DOH made contacts & a clean-up crew was on site later in the morning & worked throughout the day to clean the site.

All units cleared at approx. 0230hrs.

Writer: BFD1054