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 | Nov 22, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
On a warm fall morning First Call Fayetteville, NC was requested to assist the Raleigh, NC location on a reported release of 150 gallons of fuel on a construction site. The fuel was reported to have impacted a retention pond. Upon arrival, the supervisor made contact...
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 | Aug 23, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Environmental was requested to respond to a release of Methylene diphenyl isocyanate or MDI. MDI is used primarily in the manufacturing of urethane and foams. It is a hazardous material and can irritate skin as well as the respiratory tract. The team was...
by SpillResponse | Jul 17, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Waste Management
First Call was recently called to respond to a tractor trailer incident with fuel release in Knoxville, Tennessee. The trailer trailer had veered off the interstate and traveled down a 100′ embankment rupturing its fuel tank impacting the soil below. Crews...