by SpillResponse | Dec 21, 2020 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Waste Management
Recently our Louisville Kentucky office received a call from officials with their local department of health. As the result of an accident on the roadway, a tractor trailer had come to rest on the front yard of a grade school. While it was not a large spill the...
by SpillResponse | Oct 30, 2020 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Stafford, VA was recently requested to respond to an estimated 800 gallon release of a resin material impacting an inside production area as well as a paved outside area. The facility had placed sand on the release in order to contain it. Upon arrival, the...
by SpillResponse | Sep 25, 2020 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Environmental New Jersey was dispatched to a large tar emulsion release that impacted several drains as well as a long stretch of creek. Several days had passed from the time the incident had occurred until the time First Call was engaged. This allowed the...
by SpillResponse | Jan 23, 2020 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Winston Salem, NC was requested to respond to a small release of mercury in a utility closet at a medical facility. Upon arrival, it was determined that the “small” release consisted of one pound of mercury. An attempt had been made to clean the...
by SpillResponse | Jun 23, 2019 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
On May 5th, First Call Environmental responded to a substantial release of petroleum in a residential neighborhood of Henrico County. Quantity and source of the release was not known, which had impacted multiple residences’ yards, street side ditches, storm water...
by SpillResponse | May 20, 2019 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup
On May 1st, a tractor/trailer was involved in an interstate highway accident near Petersburg, VA. As a result, approximately 2,500 gallons of white paint had released along the highway pavement, shoulder, and flowed down an embankment, entering a large stream. Local...
