MVC with Hazardous Materials Incident, Davis Road ~ New Church
On Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 2323 hours, Stations 1 (New Church) and 20 (Oak Hall) were dispatched for a reported motor vehicle accident, involving a possible hazardous materials incident at 2324 Davis Road, near New Church. Crews arrived on location to find a tractor-trailer overturned in a ditch. Command was established by Rescue-Engine 1. The driver was not injured and it was determined that the truck was carrying 6,300 gallons of Isopropyl alcohol (80% pure alcohol). Ultimately command requested additional resources including the Eastern Shore Region Hazmat Team, Regional Hazardous Materials Officer, V.D.O.T., and requested a cover-up (standby) assignment for Station 1. Also, a special request was made for alcohol resistant foam. The foam was sent from Salisbury Fire Department (Wicomico County, Md. - Station 16) and Ocean City Vol. Fire Company (Worcester County, Md. - Station 700 Headquarters). At approximately 0750 hrs, on Friday, October 7, command requested Station 2 (Greenbackville) to respond a Tanker, Station 7 (Parksley) for the county air trailer and requested the City of Chesapeake Fire Department to respond their foam unit. Upon the arrival of Chesapeake's Foam 1 and Engine 1, crews successfully transferred the trailers contents to an awaiting empty trailer; a process that took approximately 2 to 3 hours. During the incident, personnel had contained a leak of less than 20 gallons of alcohol. Personnel were also assisted by the Virginia State Police. The last fire and EMS units cleared the scene at 1623 hours.
Units operating on scene: (New Church) Rescue-Engine 1, Engine 1-4, Tanker 1-7, Brush 1 & Squad 1; (Oak Hall) Medic 201 & Zone 20; E.S.R.H.T. - Hazmat 1; (Greenbackville) Tanker 2-7 & Medic 2-1; (Parksley) Brush 7 & Air 7; (Chesapeake) Foam Support Unit, Foam Unit 1 and Engine 1. The initial transfer, standby assignment units included Atlantic Engines 4-6 & 4-5, and Brush 4 (which was later requested to the scene for manpower). Atlantic's crews were relieved by Pocomoke (Worcester - Station 100) Engine 102 and Rescue 1, at approximately 0500 hrs, on October 7. Both, Atlantic and Pocomoke units handled numerous other calls during the standby assignment.
Photos courtesy of K.W. Ainsworth, Jr.
Units operating on scene: (New Church) Rescue-Engine 1, Engine 1-4, Tanker 1-7, Brush 1 & Squad 1; (Oak Hall) Medic 201 & Zone 20; E.S.R.H.T. - Hazmat 1; (Greenbackville) Tanker 2-7 & Medic 2-1; (Parksley) Brush 7 & Air 7; (Chesapeake) Foam Support Unit, Foam Unit 1 and Engine 1. The initial transfer, standby assignment units included Atlantic Engines 4-6 & 4-5, and Brush 4 (which was later requested to the scene for manpower). Atlantic's crews were relieved by Pocomoke (Worcester - Station 100) Engine 102 and Rescue 1, at approximately 0500 hrs, on October 7. Both, Atlantic and Pocomoke units handled numerous other calls during the standby assignment.
Photos courtesy of K.W. Ainsworth, Jr.
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