[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / Nassau / Mercury Spill

[Pollution.Notice]

As of December 30, 2016, an Administrative Law Judge invalidated a proposed pollution notification rule promulgated by the Department, which required owners of installations throughout the State of Florida report pollution events to the local government as well as a local media outlet to notify the general public of the event. Protecting Florida's pristine environment is our top priority and DEP will continue the public pollution notification process to ensure all Floridians and visitors are notified of pollution incidents. Moving forward the notification process from the Department may change, however it was imperative that the notification to the public continued seamlessly. The incident below was reported to the State Watch Office and is being forwarded to you because the event has occurred in your area. For more information or should you have any questions, please contact Lauren Engel at Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us>



Florida Division of Emergency Management

State Watch Office Incident Report



Main Information



Report #: 2017-800



Status: Open



Reported to SWO on: 1/24/2017   17:12 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Mercury Spill



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



Affected Sectors: DEP District - Northeast, DEP OER Jacksonville On-Call



Initial Report: An unknown amount of mercury spilled inside the Fernandina Beach Police Station. Caller advised they were unsure what the mercury spilled from, or what caused the spill, but she stated it was reported to only be a "small amount". The room where it spilled has been closed off, and Fernandina Beach FD is currently on scene investigating.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Unknown



Incident Occurred: 1/24/2017   16:45 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 01/24/2017-17:19 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: Nassau



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 1525 Lime Street City: Fernandina Beach



Coordinates: Lat: 30.654567, Long: -81.45123



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Operator, Nassau Co SO |Call Back Number 1: 904-225-5174 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Name: Chief Silcox, Fernandina Beach FD |Call Back Number 1: 904-624-4939 |Address:



Hazardous Materials



Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical



Situation: Past Report



Description: Mercury



Chemical Name: Mercury



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Other Container



Quantity released: Unknown (only advised it was a "small amount"



Released: Inside facility



Cause of release: Unknown



Storm drains affected: No



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 01/24/2017-17:20 / DEM-Lazzara



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