HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1979/09/04 Item 02c. CITY OF CHULA VISTA Item N°• ~ 2c
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMEN
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ITEM TITLE Resolution
SUBMITTED BY City Manager
UIRED YES. - NO X ~
(4/5TH'S VOTE REQ onded to a reported
ersonnel resp The first
ITEM EXPLANATION the Fire Department Pramp to I-5 freewaY'Chief on duty
lg7g at g:07 A. M• J Street on- The Battalion cloud from
8, ~ the northbound Telesqurt. e colored vapor
On August tanker spill on 1250 GPM an orang• toward a resi-
nitric acid 1500 GPM pumper and truck was emitt~n easterly direction
units in were a tanker drifting in an
found that a stainless Th?slvapor was of the
tank. 150 feet to the east. the creation
the rear of the roximately to stop CALTRANS
acid in the tank uantities. uested
dential area app in sufficient q artment was req
roblem was to neutralize lfeinhaled police Dep The California
ediate p lethal Our own or cloud. San Dieg°
The imrt- harmful and ev come to the scene: with the vap
vapor which was uested to in line I_5 freeway• their
in the area who were control on those lines across
was notifiedresadents rovide traffic were
' to evacuate uested to P that there
Highway Patrol was .req also notified. art-
'zona Eastern officials ws Pa aroedics were police Dep
and Are Hanson with the
tracks at J Street and Five Firefighters receWe~e taken
De artment personnel and coordinat10n measure,
citizens. recautionary uently re-
The quick-action by the uries to personnel or as a p were subseq
~n n0 ~nJ corrosive material and, The men the scene were very
ment resulted of the and treatment. the residents
sidual splash back ard, the Paramedics secured and
ital for examinain this reg incident was first
to Bay General Hose duty by 11:00•- The whole a half from the
back on• atients. hour and
leased and the above P little over an
efficient in treat~n9 g:42, or a their
in their homes by artment, performed
were back the incident. those of the Fire Dep
response to articularly ninon is in order.
lary manner and appropriate recog
that City personnel, P
I believe duties in an exemp
respective
EXHIBITS plats Notification List
Ordinance
Resolution ~ Attached... Submitted on.,.,,_._r-~
Agreement _ DOCUMENT:
ENVIRONMENTAL
Other
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N.A.
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resolution to appropriate
STAFF RECOMMENDATION resent 1979, at 8:00 A• M.
and Mayor Personally P tember 11,
Adopt resolution
nnel at the Fire Officers meeting, ep
perso
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
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