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BELLEVUE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT AT ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL SUBURBAN CAMPUS 07/09/2008 : On Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at approximately 3:55 p.m. Allegheny 9-1-1 received a report from the security officer at Allegheny General Hospital Suburban campus, located at 100 South Jackson Avenue in Bellevue, that they had a Formalin leak in an operating room on the 3rd floor of the facility. The following units were dispatched on the initial assignment; Bellevue (Station 108), Avalon (Station 103), Fairview (Station 250), Northwest EMS (Station 192) and Bellevue police. Commanding fire officer requested that Ben Avon (Station 109) be dispatched to fulfill the initial assignment. Security advised emergency personnel that approximately one gallon of Formalin, a Formaldehyde solution, had spilled. MSDS sheets for the product indicate that the product is flammable/combustible and vapors may form explosive mixtures with air. The product can have toxic effects if inhaled or ingested, and contact with the substance may cause severe burns to the skin and eyes. Based on information received about the product in question, command requested that the Allegheny County Hazardous Material Silver Team respond to the incident at approximately 4:05 p.m. Hazmat crews began arriving on the scene at approximately 4:25 p.m. Once all of the Silver Team members were on the scene, a briefing was held to go over information about the product and the plan to mitigate it. Air condition units for the facility were shut down to prevent fumes and vapors from becoming more wide spread. At approximately 5:25 p.m. crews evacuated the recovery room area. Hazmat crews began making entry into the room where the spillage occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. At approximately 6:00 p.m. Command requested that a couple additional EMS units stage at the hospital, in the event of any walk-in patients, as the facility was on condition “black” and were not accepting patients while the incident was ongoing. After making entry, crews had the spill contained and cleaned up within an hour. Crews that were involved in the clean up of the product, had to go to decon, once the exited the facility. Crews began breaking down and cleaning up at approximately 7:05 p.m. During the duration of the incident, Emsworth (Station 148) were on standby at their station and Kilbuck (Station 182) were on standby at Station 103, to cover calls for the units that were committed at the incident. Salvation Army personnel were on scene with their mobile canteen unit, providing cold drinks, snacks and cold/wet towels to the emergency personnel. Command was terminated at approximately 7:50 p.m.

BELLEVUE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT AT ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL SUBURBAN CAMPUS 07/09/2008

On Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at approximately 3:55 p.m. Allegheny 9-1-1 received a report from the security officer at Allegheny General Hospital Suburban campus, located at 100 South Jackson Avenue in Bellevue, that they had a Formalin leak in an operating room on the 3rd floor of the facility. The following units were dispatched on the in ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2008 12:50am PST

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