[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / St. Johns / Potential Diesel Spill / DEM-Lawhon

Sun May 14 16:16:06 EDT 2017

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 #: 2017-3545

Status: Assigned

Reported to SWO on: 5/14/2017   03:34 ET

Severity: Local Incident

Description: Potential Diesel Spill

This situation involves: Petroleum Spill, Vehicle

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

Initial Report: Empty tractor-trailer lost control and hit some trees and a power pole. The vehicle then caught fire and burned. An estimated 50 gallons of diesel were reported on board. Power lines reported down in roadway. Local fire department and FP&L are on scene.

Injuries: Yes (1 - minor)

Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No

Environmental impact: Unknown

Incident Occurred: 5/14/2017   02:33 ET

Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/14/2017-03:49 ET

Most Recent Update: N/A

Affected Counties: St. Johns

Facility Name or Description: .

Incident Location: Address: 4200 Wicks Ranch Road City: St. Augustine

Coordinates: Lat: 29.813931, Long: -81.33344

Maps

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Contact Information

Reporting Party: Name: Amanda, St. Johns County Warning Point |Call Back Number 1: 904-829-2226 |Address:

Responsible Party: Name: Lisa Engleses, Driver - Local Lays Potato Chip Distributor |Call Back Number 1: 904-994-9881 |Address:

On-Scene Contact: Unknown

Vehicle

Sub-Type: Vehicle Accident

Situation: Past Report

Description: Tractor-Trailer Crash and Fire

Number of vehicles involved: 1

Type(s) of vehicles: Tractor-Trailer

Number of people involved: 1

Cause of incident: Unknown

Fire: Yes

Hazardous materials onboard: No

Fuel or Petroleum Spills: Unknown

Petroleum Spill

Sub-Type: On Land

Situation: Potential release

Description: Potential Petroleum Spill

Petroleum Type: Fuel

Name or Description: Diesel

Source / Container: Vehicle

Total source/container volume: 50 gallons

Quantity released: Unknown

Rate of release: Unknown

Released: Outside environment

Cause of release: Single Vehicle Traffic Crash

Time the release was discovered: 02:33  ET

Storm drains affected: No

Waterways affected: Unknown

Major roadways closed: No

Cleanup actions been taken: Unknown

Notification 05/14/2017-03:49 / DEM-Lawhon

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