Tractor trailer spills fuel after guardrail accident, Merrimack NH
TrafficA tractor trailer jack-knifed over a guardrail near Everett Tpke, Merrimack. It spilled about 100 gallons of fuel that is heading toward a waterway. Emergency crews are containing the spill. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Merrimack Fire
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Transcript:
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On scene, we have a tractor trailer that has gone over the guardrail.
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Still upright, be investigating.
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Everyone, you're on scene of be investigating charactering it over the guardrail.
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Sheet to be upright, we'll be investigating at 2332.
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Aller, command.
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Entergrim.
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Notified in the Hampshire Department of Environmental Services,
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have them call in,
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where I need them to respond to this location. I've got a tractor trailer that's been Jack-knifed,
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lost both saddle tanks,
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trying to get an estimation on a fuel spill.
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No injuries from the driver.
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So, if I have bunch of environmental services, the jack-knifed trailer lost both. Thanks,
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no injuries to the driver.
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2, 3,
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Command engine, too.
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Go ahead, the engine, too.
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LT, let me know what you got for those containment booms.
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Absolutely going to need them on seeing if we got them.
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We're reaching for pulling up now.
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In the two the fire alarm.
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What's your going to do?
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And it was diverted back to station due to check for equipment.
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And you do diverted for equipment?
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All right, I'm coming.
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In terms.
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When you get in touch with DES,
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you can advise them. I've got probably 100 gallons of fuel on the ground.
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We're going to be attempting to contain. It is heading towards a waterway.
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But if they can start resources as well.
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Okay, quarters, copies.
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Can you contact Bedford fire as well?
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See what they have for petroleum containing booms as well?
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And then just advise me.
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For Island copies.
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Contacting Bedford.
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Just spoke to state police. They do the dispatching for DES and they'll be having them call in.
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Perfect. Thank you.
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Engine 2 to 1.
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Go ahead.
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We've got 2, 8 inch round by 10 foot long booms and 2 boxes full of 3 foot long
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by approximately 3 inch round booms and a bunch of absorbent pads. All right, I'll take all your containment boons.
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On the command.
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Go ahead.
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Speaking with members of Station 1, they said that Rescue 1 has booms and pads on it, would you like to send them out as well?
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Yeah, go ahead and set out the rescue as well, what they got.
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Proceed, 2340.
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Rescue 1, respond to the mile marker 16 on the Everett southbound,
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to assist with a fuel spill.
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Rescue 1 from the mile marker 16 on the Everett southbound to assist with a fuel spill, time and sound 0.3.41.
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The Institute of Fire alarm.
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Answering engine two.
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We're responding to a turnpike.
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And you're responding to a turnpike.
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...responding to the Turnpike, 2342.
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Everett Tpke, Merrimack, NH
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