by SpillResponse | Jun 14, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call was recently requested to assist a customer with an emergency confined space entry to remove a hardening resin material in order to return the tank to production. Facility personnel had attempted to remove the product from outside the man way with no...
by SpillResponse | May 21, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Environmental was requested to respond to a release of several hundred gallons of a caustic liquid at a manufacturing facility. Upon arrival it was discovered that the caustic was a high concentration and had impacted an area of soil and gravel. First Call...
by SpillResponse | Apr 17, 2020 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Waste Management
First Call was contacted to respond to a chemical reaction causing a drum to expand in a warehouse. The drum contained an oxidizer and was showing a buildup of pressure. Upon arrival, the supervisor performed an assessment of the situation. A temperature was taken of...
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 | Dec 12, 2019 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
First Call Environmental’s Knoxville Tennessee crew were dispatched to a reported truck fire with a petroleum release. Upon arrival it was clear that the tractor portion of the 18 wheeler was totally destroyed, and that the trailer had extensive damage but was ...
by SpillResponse | Oct 17, 2019 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
8 Late on Friday evening of September 27,2019, more than 1,000 gallons of sodium permanganate, stored in an aboveground storage tank spilled over the concrete containment berm throughout the building flowing outside impacting the road, both drainage ditches, an...
