Curnow Incident
| Incident Name: | Hazardous Materials Release Incident |
| Incident Time: | 12:11:00 am |
| Incident Date: | 08-05-2014 |
| Incident Location: | South H and Curnow |
| Incident Type: | Hazardous Materials |
| Resources Used: | 1 Engine, 1 Haz Mat Unit, 3 Overhead |
| Personnel | 12 |
Hazardous Material - South H & Curnow
Current Situation: The Kern County Fire Department received calls for an odor in the area of South H and Curnow. The first arriving engine crew observed a 1,000 gallon nurse tank of Anhydrous Ammonia with a leak escaping from the top of the tank. The tank was located on the side of the road on Curnow next to a crop field. Kern County Fire Department Hazmat Team and Environmental Health were notified. CHP and Bakersfield PD were called to close down access to Curnow from South H and Union. The Hazmat Team and Environmental Health arrived on scene, suited up in protective equipment and investigated the leak. The leak was found to be originating from both a vapor line and liquid line on top of the tank. The crew shut down the leak by turning the valves closed. Curnow was reopened once the vapors had evaporated.
Evacuations: No evacuations were enacted.
Road Closures: Curnow between Taft Hwy and Union for approximately 2 hours.
Cooperating Agencies: California Highway Patrol, Bakersfield Police Department, and Kern County Environmental Health
Additional Information: There is no danger to the residents in the area. The product evaporated once the valves were closed.
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