Hazardous Material Indicent

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Hazardous Material Incident

Logan, Utah – April 28, 2014 – The Logan Fire Department responded to a 911 call at appox. 8:30 am to 885 North 600 West, Schreiber Foods.  The call requested assistance for a chemical spill.

Upon arrival the facility had evacuated approx. 200 employees from the affected area.  No injuries were reported.  It was discovered that an employee had transferred a chemical form one tote container to another.  Pressure began to build in the tote eventually causing it to burst.  The exact cause of the pressure is still under investigation.

When the tote burst a fork lift, drop down door sustained damaged.  No other damage was sustained by the building.  Logan Fire Department worked as partners with Schreiber Foods facility Haz Mat Team to respond to the spill.  The chemical was contained within the facility.  There was an odor in the vicinity from the facilities ventilation system. There was no danger to residents or the community.

The chemical is used to sanitize and clean equipment and contained a mixture including hydrogen peroxide.

Employees were allowed back into the building in about 45 minutes and production resumed in about 2 hours.

Contact:

Craig Humphreys, Deputy Chief

North Logan Fire Department

2005 North 1200 East

North Logan, Utah 84341

435-757-4841

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March 4, 2014

Paradise Barn Fire

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Paradise, Utah- March 4th 2014 The Paradise Fire Department with automatic aide from  Hyrum, and Wellsville and the Cache County Fire District were dispatched to a working stucture fire at 9800 South 380 East Paradise. The fire was reported at 6:19 P.M. by a passing motorist.

Upon arrival the fire department found a hay barn fully involved. The barn contained 200 tons of dairy quality hay, 150 tons of straw, bailer, toyhauler trailer with UTV and four wheelers inside. Due to the lack of fire hydrants in the county additional tenders from Logan, Smithfield, and North Logan were dispatched to the scene.

Damage is estimated at $195,000. There were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters. Fire is currently under investigation.

Troy Fredrickosn
Fire Chief
Paradise Fire
435-770-6099

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Structure Fire North Logan

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**UPDATE** February 12, 0609
The homeowner had made some repairs to a natural gas vehicle which was parked in the garage. It is believed the repairs were not successful which caused natural gas to leak from the vehicle's tank until an ignition source was contacted, a short distance from the vehicle. There were several explosions cause by propane canisters stored in the garage. The contents of several rooms as well as the basement were able to be saved, however, due to the partial collapse of the roof the structure is not habitable.

There was some heat damage to the siding of a neighboring house but firefighters were able to keep it cool enough to prevent the fire from spreading.

There were no reported injuries, the residents are being cared for by neighbors and the homeowner's three cats were rescued.

Fire units will remain on scene for several hours.

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North Logan, Utah February 12, 2014 The North Logan Fire Department with mutual aid responded to a working structure fire located at 1361 East 1980 North in North Logan at 1:25 AM.

The first arriving units found heavy fire coming from the garage. The fire did extend into the main part of the home. The family evacuated the home without any injuries. Fire personal were able to save three cats from the home.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Jason Killinen

North Logan Fire

435-227-5431

Logan Structure Fire

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Structure Fire

Logan, Utah – December 18 2013 – The Logan Fire Department with automatic aid from North Logan, Smithfield, Wellsville, Hyrum and the Cache County Fire District responded to a report of a structure fire at Rita’s Bakery located at 311 West North Main Logan. The fire was reported by the building’s occupants to 911 at 17:36.  

Upon arrival the fire department found moderate amount of smoke.  Fire crews were able to make access to the fire from the second floor of the bakery as well as from the adjacent business. The fire was located in a wall between the two occupancies. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to any other part of the structure.  

The building sustained moderate damage between the two occupancies.  Damage is estimated at $10,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Contact:

Craig Humphreys, Fire Marshal

 Logan Fire Department

(435) 716-9515

Logan Structure Fire

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Structure Fire

Logan, Utah – October 24 2013 – The Logan Fire Department with automatic aid departments responded to a report of a structure fire in a multi-family dwelling located at 430 West 950 North, Logan. The fire was reported by the building’s occupants to 911 at 12:36 am.  The caller stated that he could see flames on the back of the building.   

Upon arrival the fire department found heavy amounts of fire on the back exterior wall.  The fire had extended up the exterior wall and into the attic area of the building. All occupants had evacuated the building with no injuries.  The occupants consisted of 4 families, 8 adults and 5 children.  Red Cross assistance was requested for the families.  

The building sustained significant damage to the rear and attic in all four apartments.  Damage is estimated at $200,000.00  No damage to other structures was reported.  The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Contact:

Craig Humphreys, Deputy Chief

North Logan Fire Department

2005 North 1200 East

North Logan, Utah 84341

435-757-4841

North Logan Ricin Update 17:45

The samples taken from the basement residence returned positive for ricin. Given the methods used to process the castor beans and the negative samples recovered from the upstairs residence and the ventilation system, it was determined that the threat of contamination to the area outside of the basement is very low. The upstairs residents will be allowed to return this evening and the incident poses no danger to the neighboring houses.

Evidence is still being gathered from the basement. Once that operation is complete, the health department will work with the homeowner to mitigate any residual contamination. The patient remains in the hospital.


Jason Killinen
North Logan Fire Dept.
435-227-5431

North Logan Ricin Incident Update:


The 85th Civil Support Team is finishing up the sampling portion of the operation. The team has taken samples from all areas of the structure. The initial environmental survey shows no signs of ricin in the upper levels of the structure, the results of the basement samples will determine the next actions and the amount of time the investigation is expected to take. Units remain on scene in support of that effort.

During an interview with the patient earlier today, she indicated she got the idea to process ricin from an internet search, there is no reason to believe that the idea came from or is associated with a television show.


Jason Killinen
North Logan Fire Dept.
435-227-5431

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