Case Studies
The Field Assessment and Support Team has responded to numerous environmental emergencies since its creation. These case studies describe some of the situations in which a FAST deployment can provide immediate assistance.
Gasoline/Oil Spills
Additional Resources for
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Fall River – Route 24 Off-Ramp Gasoline Tanker Accident
(English, PDF 881.62 KB)
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Arlington - Diesel Fuel Spill into Mystic River
(English, PDF 1.57 MB)
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Foxboro - Jet Fuel Tanker Spill
(English, PDF 939.93 KB)
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Newburyport - Gasoline Tanker Rollover
(English, PDF 252.77 KB)
Fires
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Seekonk – Abandoned Mill Fire
(English, PDF 1.01 MB)
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Boston – Transformer Fire
(English, PDF 1.41 MB)
School Incidents
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Saugus - Veteran’s Memorial School Odor Issue
(English, PDF 533.09 KB)
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Malden - Malden High School Mercury Spill Incident
(English, PDF 357.48 KB)
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Peabody - Peabody High School Mercury Spill Incident
(English, PDF 658.48 KB)
Miscellaneous Incidents
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Lawrence – Unknown Chemical Cloud Incident
(English, PDF 473.41 KB)
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Blandford - Acid Spill Incident
(English, PDF 236.53 KB)
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New Bedford – Unknown Fumes at Transfer Station
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New Bedford - Clam Contamination Incident
(English, PDF 2.92 MB)
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Westport - Carbon Monoxide Incident
(English, PDF 270.78 KB)