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General WK Wilson Bridge Accident

All POL/SITREP's for this site General WK Wilson Bridge Accident
Bay Minette, AL - EPA Region IV
POLREP #1
Initial and Final
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
General WK Wilson Bridge Accident - Removal Polrep
Initial and Final Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region IV

Subject: POLREP #1
Initial and Final
General WK Wilson Bridge Accident

Bay Minette, AL
Latitude: 30.9308980 Longitude: -87.9238880


To:
From: Leo Francendese, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 5/30/2014
Reporting Period: 5/23/2014

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number:      Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: OPA    Response Type: Emergency
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Assessment
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date:      Start Date: 5/23/2014
Demob Date:      Completion Date: 5/23/2014
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#: NA    Reimbursable Account #:

On May 23, 2014, two tractor trailers, one carrying approximately 40,000 lbs of oil and grease products collided on the bridge and were fully engulfed in fire. There was one fatality. On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Francendese, Alabama Department of Environmental Management State OSC and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Mobile responded. Minimal amounts of oil left the bridge and entered the river below. River assessment teams determined that the amount of oil that entered the river was non-recoverable. Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) contracted with a response contractor through their emergency response program to remediate the scene. OSC Francendese demobilized and ADEM State OSC provided oversight of remaining clean-up operations.

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