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
Fall River – Route 24 Off-Ramp Gasoline Tanker Accident (English, PDF 881.62 KB)
Arlington - Diesel Fuel Spill into Mystic River (English, PDF 1.57 MB)
Foxboro - Jet Fuel Tanker Spill (English, PDF 939.93 KB)
Newburyport - Gasoline Tanker Rollover (English, PDF 252.77 KB)
Fires
Seekonk – Abandoned Mill Fire (English, PDF 1.01 MB)
Boston – Transformer Fire (English, PDF 1.41 MB)
School Incidents
Saugus - Veteran’s Memorial School Odor Issue (English, PDF 533.09 KB)
Malden - Malden High School Mercury Spill Incident (English, PDF 357.48 KB)
Peabody - Peabody High School Mercury Spill Incident (English, PDF 658.48 KB)
Miscellaneous Incidents
Lawrence – Unknown Chemical Cloud Incident (English, PDF 473.41 KB)
Blandford - Acid Spill Incident (English, PDF 236.53 KB)
New Bedford – Unknown Fumes at Transfer Station (English, PDF 203.79 KB)
New Bedford - Clam Contamination Incident (English, PDF 2.92 MB)
Westport - Carbon Monoxide Incident (English, PDF 270.78 KB)