HAZMAT Response to Letter containing unknown powder.. (Montomery County)

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HAZMAT Response to letter containing unknown powder.. (Montomery County)

Montgomery County TRS; Operations on "7-Golf" (TGID 3536[dec])

Came in in the middle of it... (approx. 1530hrs EST)

At the Verizon Inc. building
13100 COLUMBIA PIKE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20904-5247
13100 COLUMBIA PIKE, SILVER SPRING, MD, 209045247 US - Google Maps

HAZMAT Response to unknown powder in letter causing irritation.

Isolating people that came in contact with person(s).

99% hit for Rhenium oxide ..pH test negative 'neutral' (not sure what they used to test it and sounds like they're trying to confirm it)

~1624: Trace amount of powder that could have possibly become airborne
described as dust-like very fine powder "like baby powder"

1630: ".. came out and back in .. tested again ... seems like it's dissipating"
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Rhenium(VII) oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.americanelements.com/reox.html

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1723: US Postal Inspectors on scene
1735: Debriefing for MC Fire officers
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Partial..
HAZMAT 707 and supporting units
725
Company 15 units
EMS duty officers..
841