Staten Island - HazMat - 5/18/09

[ryang 166]

Date: 5/18/09

Time: 18:05 hours

Location: Mariners Harbor Boatyards @ 2901 Richmond Terrace

Frequency: 154.190 / 482.04375 (FDNY Staten Island)

Weather Conditions: overcast and windy

Description Of Incident: Large gasoline spill into the water requiring HazMat mitigation

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY, 5/18/09

Address: Boatyards @ 2901 Richmond Terrace @ Union Ave

Phone Box 979 - Multiple calls for an odor of gas in the area

Engs. 158, 157, 166

L80, TL79

Battalion 22

Receiving additional addresses in the area. E166 directed to investigate additional addresses.

E156, TL86 S/C to assist E166

18:32 hours

Battalion 22: Be advised we had about 7000 gallons of gasoline spilled on the deck of a boat. The boat owner has already cleaned most of it up, however we have a very strong gas odor in the area. Also notify Coast Guard and DEP and whatever other agency needed that we have some fuel in the water.

18:40 hours

BC22: Be advised we have another boat involved at this location, start out E165, and a Foam Unit. Vessel is a gasoline barge.

E165 (HazTec)

E160 w/ HazMat 5

E152 w/ Foam 152

L78 (Water Rescue Unit)

HazMat, Rescue, Safety Battalions

HazMat 1

Marine 9

Division 8

7-5-979 - 18:44 hours

E159 w/ Satellite 5

TL77 is the FAST Truck

Battalion 21

Squad 1

RAC5

18:46 hours

Marine 9 has a 30 minute ETA on an ebbing tide.

18:47 hours

Division 8: Squad 1 will be going in as a HazTec Unit.

Squad 1 will be slightly delayed, returning to quarters to pick up TRV1

18:48 hours

BC22: Advise all incoming units to make sure they park their apparatus outside the gate of the Richmond Terrace address.

18:50 hours - Duration 43 minutes

Coast Guard reports en route.

18:52 hours

BC22: Box 979, the first barge was being offloaded onto the second barge, approximately 7000 gallons spilled on the deck which ended up in the water. The contractor cleaned up the spill which ended up in the water. At this time we have the trucks checking the surrounding piers in the water for any kind of hazardous buildup.

18:53 hours

BC22: Box 979, we have a buoying operation, it appears to be heading towards the bridge. We need the TAC unit and we need both MARC Boats activated in the water.

E164 w/ MARC Boat 164, E154 w/ MARC Boat 154, Tactical Support 2 S/C

18:58 hours

L84 is relocating L78

19:00 hours

Division 8: Have the MARCs respond to their launch sites, they cannot launch at the boatyard.

19:00 hours

TL114 is relocating to TL77

E202 is relocating to E160

Battalion 32 is relocating to Battalion 21

19:09 hours - Duration 1 hour 3 minutes

19:10 hours

E241 is 10-8 in E158's response area

19:14 hours

DC8: Have E159 and the Satellite respond directly into the boatyard.

19:15 hours - Duration 1 hour 8 minutes

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, Division 8 reports we have the contractor on scene with a vacuum truck. We have the determined the fuel is too rich to burn. We are going with a foam operation, applying foam on top of the water.

19:15 hours

E220 is relocating to E159

L156 is relocating to L80

19:19 hours

DC8: Have the MARCs standby at the launch sites at this time.

19:20 hours

E246 is relocating to E154

19:32 hours

E167 w/ Foam 167 S/C

19:43 hours - Duration 1 hour 36 minutes

DC8: Have E167 and the Foam Carrier respond into the boatyard.

19:49 hours

TL131 is relocating to L84

19:50 hours - Duration 1 hour 43 minutes

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, Coast Guard is on scene and evaluating the situation. We havea foam operation set up but not yet started. Conditions remain the same, we will remain Doubtful.

19:54 hours

DC8: We have an EMS Lieutenant on scene, but we need an EMS Component. Have them respond with the assignment for an All-Hands.

19:56 hours

E254 is relocating to E167

20:06 hours

DC8: We put TL77 to work with their meters, L86 is the new FAST Truck.

20:12 hours

Squad 1 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn

20:12 hours - Duration 2 hours 5 minutes

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, we have 2 vacuum trucks in operation removing gas from the water. The following addresses have been checked: 2699, 2905, 2801, and 2833 Richmond Terrace, and all are negative. We're going to keep at Doubtful.

20:15 hours

DC8: Advise E164 and E154 they are not needed.

E154, E164 and the MARC Units are 10-8

20:24 hours - Duration 2 hours 17 minutes

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, we still have 2 vacuum trucks in operation. We have approximately 5000 gallons of gasoline that was spilled, we're going to keep at Doubtful. Safety Battalion and Battalion 21 are in the process.

20:37 hours

Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide

20:41 hours - Duration 2 hours 34 minutes

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, coast Guard is conducting their investigation. The foam operation is in the command of Battalion 22. We're going to keep this at Doubtful. Rescue 5 is taking up.

21:07 hours - Duration 3 hours

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, we're going to place this incident Under Control. The Coast Guard will handle cleanup. All units are in the process and will go 10-8 as they become available, it will be a prolonged cleanup operation.

21:19 hours

DC8: At All-Hands Box 979, all FD operations have concluded. Coast Guard will conduct cleanup. Division 8 also requests that all odor calls in this area receive a response of 1 engine. Units on the scene are in the process. Coast Guard will assume command of the incident for the duration of cleanup.

Edited May 19, 2009 by ryang