Fuel spill contained after truck overturn in Fairfax County, Fairfax County VA
Fire & ArsonHazmat and rescue teams responded to a fuel spill caused by an overturned truck in Fairfax County, Virginia. Absorbent pads were used to contain the spill, and no contamination was found in the nearby creek. The truck was planned to be righted without offloading the tank, and patients injured in the incident were transported to Fairfax Hospital. The fuel spill was mitigated and the scene is being managed until the truck is safely returned to the roadway.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Man from Hasnac Group.
00:03
Go ahead. All right, we have absorbent pads down.
00:10
There is no flow to this creek.
00:14
The next step is just to wait to see what Redmond wants to do in terms of offloading the tank if we need to.
00:24
Okay, I copy.
00:26
I've seen Redmond's with Big Recker up here.
00:29
Have you been able to speak with directly with them and see what they want, or you want me to send them down?
00:38
Hey,
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if you can come down here, that'd be great.
00:45
Man, you send one of your crew members.
00:48
Down to the big wrecker, Redmond's big wrecker,
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see if we can get one of them to come down and speak with Rescue 426 Hasmack Group.
01:00
Command for Medic 426, we're taking one to Fairfax Hospital.
01:06
Okay, I copy.
01:07
Patient number two is away at Fairfax Hospital.
01:18
Pressing Command, just update.
01:20
All patients are now at or en route to Fairfax Hospital.
01:24
Patients one and two, patient number three is a refusal.
01:28
We did stand an execution group.
01:30
Everybody's fallen under now the hazmat group.
01:32
Dealing with fuel spill has been mitigated.
01:35
Just currently working on a plan as they upright retract from trailer and get it back to the roadway.
01:41
Still going to continue to hold all resources that are currently on the scene.
01:49
In factors direct, 121.
01:56
Man from Hazenacru.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:03
All right, after speaking with the Redmond's representative, the plan is we'll leave the tanks intact.
02:08
There's no breach.
02:10
Once we get the truck back up on top,
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if we need to then drill, we will.
02:20
I'll give you a recommendation on units in a minute.
02:22
We'll be sending people back up.
02:33
HADMAC group from command.
02:37
Hadmaq group.
02:40
If you got eyes up here on the roadway, Redmond's going to start backing their heavy wrecker down to get it closer to the incident.
02:47
I'm not sure if we're going to need to start moving any other apparatus.
02:51
And if you can come to command, just we can do face-to-face, see what units we want to still continue to hold, which ones we're going to start releasing.
03:05
Defensive Command, we place the MS-202 in service.
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Direct.
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125.
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Paragraphic Command.
03:20
Go ahead, command.
03:27
After speaking directly with the Hasmack Group, Rescue 406, the plan is going to be we're going to hold with Rescue 406, Rescue 408, Hazmat 4-01, Injure 222, Medit 422.
03:39
I'm going to allow the other units to start picking up and go ready.
03:42
Get another EPA from the Redmond's heavy wreckers just to see how long we're going to still have the four-lane shutdown.
03:52
I'll get back to you in a minute with that information.
03:56
Correct.
03:58
Again, holding Rescue Squad 406, Rescue Squad 408, Engine 422, Medi 422,
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and Command Repeat, who is the final unit?
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Asmet 4-1.
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All of the units can go in service and ready.
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