by SpillResponse | Jul 23, 2022 | #SpillLife, Community, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
Need for Respirators: When the atmosphere cannot be controlled, or while engineering controls are being put in place to help control the atmosphere, appropriate respirators must be used. Engineering controls: To prevent illness or diseases caused by breathing...
by SpillResponse | Jun 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup
First Call Environmental’s project spotlight is focused on a 45,000-gallon soybean oil release in Saddlebrook, NJ this month! Upon First Call’s arrival, drains leading to a creek had been impacted. Our crews were quick to respond and contained the spill then deployed...
by SpillResponse | Jun 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
Water is essential for the cells and organs in our bodies to function, allowing us to engage in complex activities such as playing sports and even processes we don’t think about such as breathing. When humans drink enough water, we feel good-our muscles cramp up less...
by SpillResponse | May 19, 2022 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation
This month’s Project Spotlight shows off the excellent work done in New Jersey by the First Call team! FCE received a call for an emergency response to a plane crash. At a local airport, a plane ran off the runway and needed the fuel to be removed from the wings it...
by SpillResponse | Apr 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
This month’s Project Spotlight takes place in Ashburn, VA where First Call responded to a release of 100-gallons of diesel from a 1,000-gallon tank. During the initial response FCE was able to collect the standing diesel and filled seven 55-gallon drums with waste....
by SpillResponse | Mar 15, 2022 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
This month First Call tackled a two-day job in Richmond, VA for a release of at least 2,000 gallons of heptane, oil, and water mixture needing to be pumped into totes. First Call’s Richmond crew, led by Blake Hartman and Brent Matthys, got the call to respond and...
