Clare HazMat

rdale · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 10:26 AM

Wous43 Kgrr 011424
Evigrr
Mic035-073-011730-

Bulletin - Eas Activation Requested
Evacuation Immediate
Emergency Management
Relayed By National Weather Service Grand Rapids Mi
1024 Am Edt Wed Oct 1 2008

The Following Message Is Transmitted At The Request Of The
Emergency Management.

A Fire With Hazardous Materials Had Developed In The City Of
Clare At The Intersection Of 4th And Mcewan.

People Are Being Advised To Evacuate The Area Approximately One
Square Mile South Of This Intersection... Which Extends Into
Extreme Northern Isabella County.

People Around The City Of Clare... And Areas Just To The South...
Are Advised To Evacuate Immediately And Take Shelter... As Smoke
From This Fire Likely Contains Hazardous Material. The Nearest
Shelter Is The Methodist Church In Clare.

$$

Meade/turnage

Skud · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdale

Wous43 Kgrr 011424
Evigrr
Mic035-073-011730-

Bulletin - Eas Activation Requested
Evacuation Immediate
Emergency Management
Relayed By National Weather Service Grand Rapids Mi
1024 Am Edt Wed Oct 1 2008

The Following Message Is Transmitted At The Request Of The
Emergency Management.

A Fire With Hazardous Materials Had Developed In The City Of
Clare At The Intersection Of 4th And Mcewan.

People Are Being Advised To Evacuate The Area Approximately One
Square Mile South Of This Intersection... Which Extends Into
Extreme Northern Isabella County.

People Around The City Of Clare... And Areas Just To The South...
Are Advised To Evacuate Immediately And Take Shelter... As Smoke
From This Fire Likely Contains Hazardous Material. The Nearest
Shelter Is The Methodist Church In Clare.

$$

Meade/turnage

I am not sure if this is just a training,. I heard people talking and the one person said they had a fire in their building and then changed her mind so not sure.
But then she said they had a fire with a Cyanide exposure and then was told not to release that info when they do the news release in a few minutes with the media.

And I heard G.R. weather service calling them a few hours ago with wind updates.

rdale · #3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 12:05 PM

It's not training - that is a live bulletin sent from Emergency Management through the NWS...

MPSCS · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 04:45 PM

How, and why, are they keeping this out of the media? I can't find any reference to it anywhere.

rdale · #5 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 04:47 PM

They weren't - woodtv.com has been mentioning the cyanide possibility all day long. Evacuation orders were brought down hours ago.

PMSCAN · #6 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 06:16 PM

Off the Cannonsburg Tower here in Grand Rapids EMD 6 and H Event 22 were busy all day with this event.

MPSCS · #7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 07:55 PM

What was the outcome of this? My local news never mentioned it. They were too busy talking about useless crap out of state.

PMSCAN · #8 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 09:19 AM

No injuries .... evacuation lifted approx. 3:00 pm

Atsa1 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 10:05 AM

Ref. Clare fire. Warehouse fire involving insulation. NO hazmat. Local fire channels were busy especially VHF fireground. We're on VHF in this region. Local news outlets were in full force - 9 & 10 News Cadillac/TVC; Channel 5 and Channel 12 from Flint/Saginaw. Local newspaper - The Morining Sun.

rdale · #10 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the followup... Why was there a 1-mile evac if no hazmat was involved?

Anyone else find it interesting that a 1-mile radius was ordered evacuated due to hazmat, and nobody went to the shelters?

Atsa1 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 07:17 PM

The evacuation was ordered as it was yet undetermined what was in the warehouse. It was later determined that there were no hazmat threats. There was plenty of smoke and could be seen about 20 miles away. Not sure about who did or did not evac. I have a friend who lives about two blocks from the scene and did evac.