HAZARDOUS SPILLS LOG

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 November. Date: Nov. 1 Location of Incident: Lincoln Palms Motel, 1600 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Red phosphorous Freon, ephedrineacetone Date: Nov. 1 Location of Incident: El Toro Library, 24672 Raymond Way, El Toro Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 5-gallon container, unknownmaterial Date: Nov. 3 Location of Incident: Essex Wire & Cable, Anaheim Material Handler: Essex Wire & Cable Materials Involved: Soluble lubricating oil Date: Nov. 6 Location of Incident: 1001 E. 6th St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Abandoned waste oil in dirt channel Date: Nov. 7 Location of Incident: Emmy Platform, Pacific Ocean Material Handler: Shell Oil Co. Materials Involved: Crude oil Date: Nov. 8 Location of Incident: 18225 Brookhurst Ave., Fountain Valley Material Handler: Prime Cleaners Materials Involved: Perchloroethylene Date: Nov. 8 Location of Incident: Linda Vista Elementary, 1200 N. Cannon St., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Ink/solvent Date: Nov. 8 Location of Incident: Gas station, 611 S. Palm St., La Habra Material Handler: Gas station Materials Involved: Gasoline spill Date: Nov. 8 Location of Incident: Garfield Avenue between Ward Street and the Santa Ana River, Fountain Valley Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Oil Date: Nov. 9 Location of Incident: Prospect Avenue and Wabash Avenue, Yorba Linda Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Nov. 10 Location of Incident: 1640 W. Chapman Ave., Orange Material Handler: 1640 W. Chapman Ave. Materials Involved: Petroleum naphtha in sewer Date: Nov. 17 Location of Incident: I-5 Freeway at Laguna Canyon Road, near Irvine Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Vehicle accident; chlorine and acid Date: Nov. 18 Location of Incident: Aluminum Precision Products, 2621 S. Susan St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Aluminum Precision Products Materials Involved: Graphite/petroleum coolant Date: Nov. 18 Location of Incident: Albertson Distribution Center, 200 S. Puente St., Brea Material Handler: Albertson Distribution Center Materials Involved: Ammonia Date: Nov. 18 Location of Incident: 22 Freeway east of Parker Street overpass, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 55-gallon drum; unknown material Date: Nov. 18 Location of Incident: U-Haul Rental, Laguna Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: Nov. 19 Location of Incident: Private residence, 25242 Pizarro Road, El Toro Material Handler: Resident Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: Nov. 20 Location of Incident: 19242 Florida St., Huntington Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Nov. 22 Location of Incident: Toshiba Machine Co. of America, 5452 McFadden Ave., Huntington Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Aromatic solvent Date: Nov.22 Location of Incident: City of Huntington Beach, Crystal Street at Clay Avenue Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 2 abandoned drums; flammable liquids Date: Nov. 22 Location of Incident: Ortega Highway at La Pata Avenue Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel; truck accident Date: Nov. 27 Location of Incident: Kinsbursky Bros., 1314 N. Lemon St., Anaheim Material Handler: Kinsbursky Bros. Materials Involved: 700 gallons battery acid Date: Nov. 29 Location of Incident: 1841 Beverly Glen (unincorporated Santa Ana) Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: One 3-gallon container of needles HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED BY CITY/COMMUNITY December, 1988--November, 1989

City Spills Anaheim 44 Huntington Beach 36 Santa Ana 30 Orange 30 Irvine 27 Garden Grove 27 Brea 18 Placentia 13 Costa Mesa 13 La Habra 10 Newport Beach 8 Dana Point 6 El Toro 8 Fullerton 8 Laguna Hills 6 Tustin 6 Yorba Linda 6 Westminster 5 Los Alamitos 4 Rural canyons 4 Buena Park 4 Fountain Valley 4 Mission Viejo 3 Stanton 3 San Juan Capistrano 2 Laguna Beach 2 Cypress 1 Midway City 1 La Palma 1 Seal Beach 1 Sunset Beach 1 Other 1

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division