Haz-Mat Cleanup

9:29 AM, Sunday, March 18, 2012:

The Newton Fire Department, with assistance from Cache County Fire and Smithfield Fire Department, responded to a hazardous materials cleanup assist at Newton Reservoir. 

Overnight, a four-wheel drive vehicle had made access to the spillway area below Newton Reservoir, driving into the creek below the reservoir and over large rocks into the deep water at the bottom of the spillway, becoming trapped in the deep water. Another vehicle had entered the creek below the spillway in an attempt to remove the first vehicle and had also become stuck in the rocks.

Reservoir officials had been notified of the situation at approximately 5:00 AM, to shut off the flow of water from the reservoir and provide further assistance as needed. A Bear River Health Department official had responded and at 9:29 AM he placed a request for a fire department haz-mat cleanup response to contain and remove oil and gasoline that had been released from the first vehicle.

Once fire department personnel and cleanup equipment were in place a local towing company completed the removal of the trapped vehicles, and fire department personnel finished their haz-mat cleanup operations. Once the cleanup was complete, crews left the scene and the spillway was re-opened.

Contact:
Greg Fabricius, Assistant Chief
Newton Fire Department
51 S Center
Newton, UT 84327
435-563-0746
http://nvfdincidents.blogspot.com/

Contact:
Jason Winn, Fire Marshal
Cache County Fire District
179 North Main
Logan, UT 84321
435-755-1674 Office

Incident Photos are available at Newton Fire and EMS Incidents