TAKING HAZARDOUS SPILLS
The Orange County Hazardous Materials Team, administered by the county Health Care Agency division of environmental health, responds to calls on chemical spills and other incidents involving hazardous materials. Sometimes it goes to the site, other times it advises citizens or local fire departments over the phone.
Of 17 local fire departments in Orange County (16 city departments plus the county), three have hazardous materials units that cover the county through mutual aid agreements-- Anaheim, Huntington Beach and the county station in Irvine. HAZMAT is called in most, but not all, incidents. Following is HAZMAT’s spill response log for January.
Date: Jan. 1 Location of Incident: Corona del Mar State Beach, Newport Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Needles and syringes
Date: Jan. 4 Location of Incident: 27801 Medical Center Drive, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center Materials Involved: Acid and X-ray solvent
Date: Jan. 7 Location of Incident: Shell Oil, Brea Canyon and Tonner, Canyon roads, Brea Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Leaking waste oil drums
Date: Jan. 7 Location of Incident: 25255 Toledo Way, El Toro Material Handler: El Toro High School Materials Involved: Chlorine gas leak
Date: Jan. 10 Location of Incident: 2600 S. Garnsey St., Santa Ana Material Handler: California Investment Casting Materials Involved: Naphtha, alcohol
Date: Jan. 12 Location of Incident: 1111 N. Brookhurst St., Anaheim Material Handler: Circle Seal Controls Materials Involved: Water-soluble coolant
Date: Jan. 12 Location of Incident: Central Avenue and Dale Street, Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil
Date: Jan. 14 Location of Incident: 1101 Struck Ave., Orange Material Handler: Pamarco Pacific Inc. Materials Involved: Chromic acid
Date: Jan. 15 Location of Incident: 1235 Collins Ave., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Asbestos
Date: Jan. 17 Location of Incident: 190 W. Crowther Ave., Placentia Material Handler: Microdot Inserts Materials Involved: Nitric acid
Date: Jan. 20 Location of Incident: Main Street, Tustin Material Handler: Water treatment plant Materials Involved: Sulfuric acid
Date: Jan. 21 Location of Incident: 35 Emerald Drive, Laguna Beach Material Handler: Resident Materials Involved: Muric acid
Date: Jan. 22 Location of Incident: 19331 Airport Way South, Costa Mesa Material Handler: Martin Aviation Materials Involved: Fuel spill
Date: Jan. 24 Location of Incident: 13211 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove Material Handler: Unocal Materials Involved: Anti-freeze
Date: Jan. 25 Location of Incident: 1902 Deere Ave., Irvine Material Handler: Maruchan Inc. Materials Involved: Vegetable oil (300 gallons)
Date: Jan. 25 Location of Incident: Lucky Food Center, Westminster Blvd. and Magnolia St., Westminster Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil
Date: Jan. 26 Location of Incident: 1651 Babbitt Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Continental Chemical Co. Materials Involved: Chlorine gas
Date: Jan. 27 Location of Incident: 12570 Knott St., Garden Grove Material Handler: Air Industries Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Jan. 27 Location of Incident: 3731 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil
Date: Jan. 28 Location of Incident: 1043 N. Bradford Ave., Apt. F, Placentia Material Handler: Resident Materials Involved: Mercury
Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division
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