Garner Incident
Incident Name: Garner Incident
Date Reported: 05/28/2020
Time Reported: 1311 Hours
Incident Location: 8300 Block of Garner, Riverside, CA 92501
Ward #: Ward 1 Edwards
Type of Incident: Hazardous Material
Incident Number: RIV #20-015062
Control Time: 05/28/2020 at 1726 Hours
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The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a single engine company to the 8300 block of Garner Ave for reports of a chemical spill. Firefighters arrived to find six pallets containing containers of an unknown substance that had spilled onto the ground and solidified to the street and into the AB Brown Sports Complex. The Haz-Mat team was requested to the incident along with two chief officers and Riverside County Environmental Health. The Haz-Mat team performed a Level B entry, sampled the material and also discovered a dumping of used motor oil.
The product was illegally dumped onto city streets and onto the AB Brown Sports Complex.
Parks and Recreation employee grounds keeper for the AB Brown Sports Complex was the reporting party.
Environmental Logistics a contract clean-up company with the City of Riverside responded to the incident and mitigated the chemicals. The chemical was a silicone based used in roofing material operations. A total of 13 firefighters and two chief officers responded to the incident. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 05/29/2020 0645 Hours
Information Center: 951.826.5321
