Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responds to a Hazmat spill on interstate

JFRD responded to a traffic accident that quickly turned into a hazardous material call due to a fuel spill from a tanker. The accident occurred as a result of a service truck sideswiping the tanker truck in which the rack on the service vehicle caught and tore a hole in the side of the tanker about midway down on the tank.
The hazard carried by the tanker was 1203, also known as gasoline or petrol. It was a sunny hot spring day. Crews quickly blanketed the product on the ground with foam. Then trucks were brought in to pump the remaining product from the tanker. Simultaneously, city bio and an environmental company accessed the spill and worked to begin that clean up.
This was all possible as a result of shutting down the interstate in both directions for hours...FHP and local police agencies worked together to divert and reroute all traffic, also coordinating turning around stuck traffic on the interstate and safely getting them back in motion to their desired destination.
These calls take tons of coordination and communication to make all ends meet...we are fortunate enough to have a great relationship with all other agencies involved.
Hazmat has come a long way since we were first in the world to put a fire department hazardous materials team on the streets back in 1977.
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[@pelon3104]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO THE JFRD 😁👍 TRUE HEROES 🙏🇺🇸😎

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thanks for tuning in!

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[@margarethagins2260]

love the views from the drone

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we do too

[@pamhofmeister2531]

Awesome. Thanks...🤗🤗

[@thejfrd2490]

thanks

[@ronaldbell735]

I was out there with wrecker services

[@thejfrd2490]

Then you were part of the large response team

[@schasney1915]

Very well done video. Thanks for posting.

[@gillesrenaud6926]

There is a big red bus on the highway. Somebody can tell me what is there for and it's belong to witch fire company? Thanks!

[@stueyexmcfd]

Rehab 5 it is for Rehabilitation for fires, hazmat, etc

[@gillesrenaud6926]

@@stueyexmcfd Merci sir!

[@thejfrd2490]

Air conditioned rehab....on a hot day with long hours

[@jnevel1152]

Please elaborate on How that tanker get opened like a can ?

[@thejfrd2490]

A truck with a rack on it sideswiped it and the rack or something attached tore the hole in the side.

[@jays106]

hopefully it only breached one compartment as fuel tanker trailers are compartmentalized so they can carry different types of fuel in one load

[@thejfrd2490]

it was a mess for a while

[@user-fw9ek7pf3d]

What is spilling ?

[@thejfrd2490]

petrol/gas

[@dumskull99]

what state? what interstate? the internet is globel

[@thejfrd2490]

I-10 in Florida