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MERLIN News Story"-->
SFD HAZMAT Team Responds to
Beacon Hill
Called Largest HAZMAT Operation of
its Type
A wide variety of agencies responded to this alleged drug-lab on Beacon
Hill in Seattle, including Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department,
King County Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the
Environmental Protection Agency and the American Red Cross.
Members of SFD's HAZMAT Unit 77 receive a briefing about the job before
them. |
The HAZMAT crew begins the long task of cleanup at the site. Pictured
here, members suit up for the task after preparing a decon site.
Three houses to the left, a daycare center was evacuated as a precaution.
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Although the event started at approximately 1000 hrs, it was late into
the afternoon before crews were released from the scene, due to the large
amount of materials and unusual/dangerous chemicals stored at the site.
 Crew members from a company which specializes
in the removal and disposal of hazardous materials responded to work with
officials in completing the operation in a safe manner. |
Just a portion of the chemicals and glassware removed from the structure.
More than twenty 55-gallon drums were removed from the site. |
Officials on-scene estimated that this cleanup operation could run upwards
of one million dollars.
 SFD's air unit was on-hand to keep bottles
filled as fire fighters made numerous trips to the structure. |
 American Red Cross provided support to
those who responded to the event. Barry Boyce, Disaster Action Team Captain,
considers his options. |
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