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Calumet Lubricants Response

All POL/SITREP's for this site Calumet Lubricants Response
Shreveport, LA - EPA Region VI
POLREP #1
Initial/Final POLREP 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Calumet Lubricants Response - Removal Polrep
Initial and Final Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region VI
Subject: POLREP #1
Initial/Final POLREP
Calumet Lubricants Response

Shreveport, LA
Latitude: 32.4673180 Longitude: -93.7929190

To:
From: Mark Hayes, OSC
Date: 12/18/2009
Reporting Period:

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number:      Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Emergency
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Assessment
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 12/10/2009    Start Date:  
Demob Date: 12/10/2009    Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.: 925826    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

On 12-10-2009 at approximately 2:00 pm local time, an above-ground storage tank (AST) at the Calumet Lubricants facility located at 3333 Midway Street in Shreveport, LA caught fire due to unknown causes.   Calument Lubricants made a report to the NRC (#925826).  The 5,000 barrel AST was reported to contain asphalt at a low volume level.   The plant's fire brigade was responding to the incident. 

Due to facility's location near a populated area and the potential of the plume producing a inhalation hazard, the R6 Phone Duty Officer, OSC Rhotenberry, requested that OSC Hayes respond to scene for a quick assessment of the situation.  OSC Hayes was nearby and could quickly respond.
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    ACTIONS TAKEN 
OSC Hayes arrived at the site at around 1600 hrs on Dec. 10, 2009 and met with Rick Williams of Calumet Lubricants to discuss the incident and situation. Mr Williams reported that workers at the facility were in the process of heating the asphalt in a 50,000 bbl tank in order to transfer it into another tank nearby. A fire was started during the heating process as result, but was significantly minimal and caused no offsite impacts.

Also, the Shreveport Fire Department responded and contained the fire moments after OSC Hayes' arrival. There appeared to be structural damage at the top of AST.  However, there were no signs of a release outside the secondary containment. It was reported that about 5 feet of asphalt product was in the tank. LDEQ and the LA state police were on-scene. OSC Hayes talked to residents nearby and they indicated that the plume from the fire caused no off site impacts. OSC Hayes departed the site at around 1730 hrs that same day.

NEXT STEPS
No furhter actions necessary from EPA Region 6's Response and Prevention program.

  2.2 Planning Section
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  2.3 Logistics Section
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  2.4 Finance Section
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  2.5 Other Command Staff
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3. Participating Entities
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4. Personnel On Site
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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