Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team 800
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Team 800 responded at the request of Station 6, Westmoreland County, to the area off Tinker Run Park for a smell that had been reported in the area and a sheen on the stream from the day before. Multi...
Monday, September 12th, 2022
Team 800 responded to a facility in Greensburg City that encountered an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) battery unit failure and worked along with FD ventilation crews to conduct air monitoring and m...
Monday, February 21st, 2022
Team 800 responded to Mutual, Unity Township to assist Station 83 Mutual & 36 Pleasant Unity fire departments to mitigate a leaking home heating fuel tank. The resident quickly called 9-1-1 to rep...
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
East Huntingdon Township Home Heating Fuel Leak, Team 800 personnel assisted local FD to mitigate fuel spill in the basement and then provided assistance to construct an underflow dam to collect the l...
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
Team 800 personnel conducted air monitoring training with HAZSIM equipment and then conducted scenario incident command at 2 locations for an underground storm water storage system and a communication...
Friday, June 10th, 2022
Team 800 performed standby duties for ARFF 121 for the 2022 AirShow in Westmoreland County. 7 members of the team provided response capabilities in R800, UT800, and C800 for practice on June 10, 2022
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
Dear Friend and Supporter:We wish to sincerely thank all the businesses and individuals who help make our 20th annual 2022 golf outing a huge success. Even though we were nearly rained out from nearly...
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Station 111 hosted a decontamination review in their new station and Team 800 conducted familiarization with the H800 apparatus. Thanks for hosting this informative session.
Call history
Fuel Spill - S. 5th Street, Youngwood
Friday, January 14th, 2022
Team 800 responded on 1/14 to a fuel spill involving a reefer trailer diesel tank that was damaged when the trailer had become disconnected from the tractor. Team 800 assisted Station 26 with mitigation as needed and remained on scene until the trailer was lifted for further assessment.
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Friday, November 11th, 2022
Team 800 responded at the request of Station 6, Westmoreland County, to the area off Tinker Run Park for a smell that had been reported in the area and a sheen on the stream from the day before. Multiple booms and an underflow dam were put in place to capture the sheen.
Monday, September 12th, 2022
Team 800 responded to a facility in Greensburg City that encountered an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) battery unit failure and worked along with FD ventilation crews to conduct air monitoring and mitigate a small spill as a result of the incident.
Monday, February 21st, 2022
Team 800 responded to Mutual, Unity Township to assist Station 83 Mutual & 36 Pleasant Unity fire departments to mitigate a leaking home heating fuel tank. The resident quickly called 9-1-1 to report the spill that allowed for a quick assessment by the fire officer and fire personnel to start di...
Tuesday, January 18th, 2022
East Huntingdon Township Home Heating Fuel Leak, Team 800 personnel assisted local FD to mitigate fuel spill in the basement and then provided assistance to construct an underflow dam to collect the leaking fuel in a nearby stream.
Friday, January 14th, 2022
Team 800 responded on 1/14 to a fuel spill involving a reefer trailer diesel tank that was damaged when the trailer had become disconnected from the tractor. Team 800 assisted Station 26 with mitigation as needed and remained on scene until the trailer was lifted for further assessment.
Saturday, December 18th, 2021
Team 800 was requested at approximately 2000 hrs to assist and support New Kensington City FD with the containment and mitigation of a vehicle accident involving two 55 gallon drums of used oil damaged/breached.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Team 800 responded at 0108 hrs to a cold storage and food distribution warehouse to assist first due companies comprised of equipment from 5 departments for an ammonia alarm going off. First in personnel made a quick assessment with the facility operations and activated emergency shut down procedure...
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Assisting "Crash 121" for airport response.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
Assisting Station 105 in Rostraver Township
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Team 800 Assisting Penn Township fire companies.
Saturday, October 1st, 2016
Assisting Station 78
Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
Decon set up.
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
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Friday, July 1st, 2016
Team 800 assisted Hempfield Fire departments with a tar buggy on vehicle MVA on Route 30. The tar emulsion is a water based product that is used for asphalt driveway sealant. PennDot and PA DEP were promptly notified by the Fire Dept Incident Command for cleanup guidance and the spill was mitigated ...
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Team 800 responded to a assist Turkeytown Fire Department in mitigating heating oil tanks that were in proximity to a structure fire and developed a leak into the soil at the fire ground. 11 Team personnel responded to the Monday morning incident and quickly offloaded the leaking fuel into dr...
Monday, February 8th, 2016
Team 800 officer requested to Ligonier Township for an ongoing fuel spill situation involving a heating fuel tank. PA DEP, PA Fish and Boat Commission, and the Local EMA also responded to the scene. The incident involved a saturated soil area and required a minor stream side mitigation.
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Team 800 responded to a request from Chestnut Ridge Fire to assist with a possible fuel spill in Donegal Township. Units were cancelled enroute as local fire was able to mitigate the problem with initial response.
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Assist Vandergrift Borough with response standby. Cancelled enroute.1609 hours.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
Team 800 responded to a tractor trailer that had driven into an embankment and was leaking fuel due to the severe angle of the truck. The team mitigated the fuel that was pushing out of the fill cap of the saddle tank to reduce the flow and placed mitigation measures in the down stream catch basins...
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
Team 800 responded to assist the local fire department in mitigating a motor and gear oil spill from a tractor trailer accident that involved a passenger car, pick up truck and several vehicles in an automobile car dealership.
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