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 | May 19, 2022 | #SpillLife, Community, Emergency Response, Safety Corner
Many people don’t always understand what value is placed on the knowledge of corrosive incidents. They hear the term corrosive and some people immediately think of acids. In reality, acids are only one end of the scale. The PH scale runs from 0-14 with 7 being...
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 | Apr 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Safety Corner
How can everyone on the job play a role in being safety conscious? Believe it or not we offer everyone on any job that option when we do a pre incident safety briefing that covers everything on our Tailgate Safety Form. The Tailgate Safety Form should include the...
by SpillResponse | Apr 1, 2022 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, New Location, Spill Cleanup
First Call is announcing the grand opening of our two newest field offices! Please join us on April 25th for the grand opening of our Toledo, OH and Detroit, MI offices! More details coming...
by SpillResponse | Mar 15, 2022 | #SpillLife, Community, First Call Cares, First Call Training, Safety Corner
Last month we reviewed the value of our 5-gas monitor. We covered when to use it and why to use it. We also covered what it checks for when being used. So, what do we do when we need to use the MSA Altair 5? Crews should always make sure that they have a properly...
