Boston Haz-Mat incident

[grumpy grizzly]

Boston Fire Department is on the scene of a Level 3 Haz-Mat @ 77 Louis Pasteur Ave in the Longwood Medical Center complex. Level 3 is the highest you can get, requiring evacuation of the area and Haz-Mat units wearing protective gear. Incident appears to be on the 10th floor.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Please be patient with me, I am working off fireground communications. Floors 7 and 9 are clear, decon is floor 8. It sounds like all units were really suited-up. They are stating un its will be on site for another hour. I know the decon team is E-22-33-53, L15-16. Not all at once, one co at a time. Seems to be wrapping up, E-33/L-15 are last Haz-Mat units to be used, 2 members from each company as part of Haz-Mat. I guess BFD has dedicated H/M units, E-22-33-53,L15-16. 33/15 are downtown, 53/16 are at the other end of Boston, 22 is close to 33 but they lost their truck co L-13 due to stupidity. Busy company, lots or runs, plus a mutual aid truck to almost everywhere.

 

[firebuffkevin]

I believe that this is the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School.

My son is a Physician  at Longwood Medical Center at Children's Hospital. 


http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/08/07/hazmat-crews-respond-harvard-medical-school-after-acid-spills-floor-lab/8vpkU1g4XQSHeLMSkuo17I/story.html

 

[grumpy grizzly]

E-33 reports avaiable, responding with L-14, to an unknown. L-14 covers L-15

 

[mack]

Broken bottles of acetic acid and hydrochloric acid - a doctor in lab was moving some bottles in a 10th floor lab. 3 bottles fell off of a shelf and broke. She was wearing protective suit.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Thanx to Mack and KFD 274 for backing me up, just want to get the info out to the troops!!!GG

 

[fdny1075k]

Rundown could be:

Box Assignment(Haz-Mat. Level 3 Response):

Engine 37, Engine 22(HMT), Engine 33(HMT), Engine 53(HMT), Engine 42(Decon.), Engine 10(Decon.)
Ladder 26, Ladder 15(HMT), Ladder 16(HMT)
District 9
Division 2(C7-DC-Comm.), C22(P.I.O.)
W25(Rehab. Unit)
H1(Safety Chief), H2(Special Unit), H3(Haz-Mat. Unit)
K4(F.I.U.), K7(Photographer)
T10(Tac. Comm. Unit), T12(H.M. Inspector)