| INCIDENT INFORMATION | ||||
| Incident Name: Hammond | ||||
| Incident Number: CARRU-20477 | ||||
| Date Reported: March 06, 2008 | Time Reported: 8:33pm | |||
| Incident Location: Grant Street x Hammond Street | ||||
| City: Mecca | ||||
| Incident Type: Train Derailment With Hazardous Materials | ||||
| Cause: Under Investigation | ||||
| Size/Type/Fuel: | ||||
| LOSS | ||||
| Contents: 0 | Vehicle: | |||
| Structure: 0 | ||||
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| Structure: | Contents: | |||
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| INJURIES | ||||
| Fatalities: 0 | Critical: 0 | |||
| Moderate: 0 | Non-Injury: 0 | Minor: 3 | ||
| Transported Ground AMB: | Air AMB: | |||
| Containment Time: | Control Time: | |||
| RESOURCES ASSIGNED | ||||
| Engines: 14 | Breathing Support: 1 | |||
| Helicopters: 0 | Truck Co: 1 | |||
| Squad: 1 | Firefighters: 82 | |||
| Air Attack: 0 | RVC Medics: 0 | |||
| Air Tankers: 0 | AMB's: 3 | |||
| Overhead Personnel: 30 | Fire Crews: 0 | |||
| Haz Mat: Yes | Co. Health: Yes | |||
| Fire Prevention: No | County OES: Yes | |||
| Water Tenders: 2 | Water Co: No | |||
| Electrical Co: No | Gas Co: No | |||
| Bulldozers: 0 | Chaplan: No | |||
| Displaced Persons: Yes | Red Cross: Yes | |||
| Adult: 60 | Child: 0 | |||
| Miscellaneous Equipment: Riverside County Comm | ||||
| Sheriff's Office: Indio | ||||
| CHP: Yes | Office: Indio | |||
| COOPERATING AGENCIES | ||||
| Agencies Involved: Union Pacific Railroad, California Highway Patrol, Riverside County Sheriff, Riverside County Office of Emergency Services. Riverside County Environmental Health, US Border Patrol, AMR,South Coast AQMD | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL | ||||
| Comments: A unified command has been established including CAL FIRE, Riverside County Fire, CHP, Riverside County Sheriff, and Union Pacific. CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad made significant progress overnight. Three railcars are remaining in the derailment area. One of those three is a tank car that contained Hydrochloric Acid. Molasses from another tank has entered the Hydrochloric Acid tank and has created a hazardous waste. The focus today will be to secure and remove the remainder of the cars and mitigate the hazardous materials incident. Hazardous materials teams will continue monitoring air quality for the public's safety.The Incident Command Post is located at 68th Avenue x Grant Street. CAL FIRE/Riverside County PIO's are at scene: Captain Julie Hutchinson (951) 377-8380 and Captain Fernando Herrera (760) 250-9881. Union Pacific Railroad Director of Media Information James Barnes (402) 616-1311. | ||||
| Problems: If progress continues and the hazards are mitigated a re-entry plan for displaced residents will be prepared. Residents should stay informed of the conditions and obey all road closures and evacuation orders. Evacuation Areas: Evacuations are still in effect for the area South of Highway 111 between Johnson and Wheeler and South to the Salton Sea.ROAD CLOSURES: Highway 111 between Johnson and Cleveland Hammond between Avenue 66 and Avenue 70 Grant between National and Hammond | ||||
| Evacuations: Yes | ||||
| Evacuation Comments: | ||||
| Information Center: (951) 940-6985 | ||||
| Prepared By: Cheri Patterson | ||||
| Prepared Date/Time: March 06, 2008 at 8:33pm | ||||