September 22, 2009

Today Deputy Chief Showalter was contacted to respond to Bollman Hat for an Investigation. Upon arrival he found that a dye that had overflowed their waste water treatment plant, and had spilled into a storm drain box and was headed to the stream near North Reading road. Upon his arrival, Engine 1-1-1 and Brush 1-1 were requested along with the county Hazardous Materials Team. Crews assisted with recovering the water soluble dye into a Bollman Hat Maintenance Vehicle, and the Hazardous Materials Duty Officer assessed the damages and confirmed that a very minimal amount of dye had actually made it into the stream, and that records showed the dye to be water soluble, causing no environmental effects. Crews utilized booms to assist with clean-up.