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Incident Report – 09/12/2013
Adams Ave, Simla, CO 80835

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Summary

On September 12, 2013, Big Sandy Fire Protection District responded to a hazmat incident at Adams Ave, Simla, CO 80835, an open land or field.

The alarm was received at 4:05 PM, 2 suppression and 4 other personnel arrived at 4:11 PM, the incident was controlled at 4:11 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 11:06 PM. The time to arrive was 6 minutes and the total incident time was 7 hours, 1 minute.

The following actions were taken during the incident: identify/analyze hazardous materials, hazardous materials spill control and confinement, and evacuate area.

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Location

Type Intersection
Address Adams Ave, Simla, CO 80835
County Elbert County
State CO
City Simla
Zip Code 80835
Property Use Open land or field
Hazardous Material Released Special HazMat actions required or spill >= 55 gal

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 6 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 7 hours, 1 minute

Response

Incident Type Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
Department Station 1
Mutual Aid Given/Received Mutual aid received
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 2
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 4

Fire Department

Name Big Sandy Fire Protection District
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 219 Sioux Ave
Simla, CO 80835
Phone (719) 541-2883
Website https://www.simlafire.org/

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Identify, analyze hazardous materials
Second Action Taken Hazardous materials spill control and confinement
Third Action Taken Evacuate area

Metadata

Incident Key CO_03940_09122013_13-168_0
State Colorado
Fire Department ID 03940
Incident Date 09/12/2013
Incident Number 13-168
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Hazmat Report

Chemicals

Chemical ID

Chemical Name Benzyl alcohol
United Nations (UN) Number 1987
Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazard Classification Class 3 - Flammable/Combustible Liquids

Chemical Container

Container Type Product tank on or towed by vehicle
Estimated Container Capacity 8000
Capacity Units Gallons

Chemical Release

Estimated Amount Released 600
Released Units Gallons
Physical State When Released Liquid
Released Into Ground

Released From

Released From Outside of structure

Population Density

Population Density Rural - Scattered small communities and farms

Area Affected

Area Affected Measurement 900
Area Affected Units Square Feet

Area Evacuated

Area Evacuated Measurement 2
Area Evacuated Units Blocks

Estimated Number of People Evacuated

Estimated Number of People Evacuated 12

Estimated Number of Buildings Evacuated

Estimated Number of Buildings Evacuated 6

Cause of Release

Cause of Release Unintentional release

Mobile Property

Description

Type 25
State CO

Disposition

Disposition Released to private agency

Civilian Casualties

Civilian Deaths 0
Civilian Injuries 0
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