🧵 As environmental and human health impact questions linger following the Third Alarm chemical fire at #NoxCrete in Southeast Omaha let's take an inventory of the publicly available information from the stakeholders involved.
A statement by @OmahaOfficial confirmed @NoxCrete filed a "Notification of Environmental Concern" report with @NebraskaDEE. The @OmahaOfficial statement directed the public to contact @NebraskaDEE to obtain the document. As of 5 p.m. the document is not available online.
The @OmahaOfficial statement also directed the public to contact @Noxcrew directly for information on what types of chemicals were present at the facility. As of 5 p.m. the company is not speaking with the media and the last social media post to the public was 6 days ago.
The Douglas County Emergency Management Agency, @DCEMA_Nebraska, who would coordinate the emergency response, shelters and the recovery efforts on a Countywide level last and only public info was a retweet on Twitter 20 hours ago.
The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, @NEMAtweets, who would coordinate emergency response and recovery efforts on a Statewide level was a message 4 days ago about Memorial Day.
.@HealthDouglasCo director @DrNurseLadyPHN confirms they are gathering information and information will be shared in a day or two. She went on to say any health symptoms "depends on the chemicals involved and we don't yet have an answer on that."
The only agency to provide publicly available information about the plume was @pottcoema who documented its track but noted fire officials on-scene advised there were no toxicity concerns. Any on-scene readings use to make that determination have not been made publicly available.
It is worth noting the primary air quality monitoring device for Douglas County is located at 42nd and Pacific St., the opposite direction of the plume. It's unclear what, if any, air samples have been taken by any agency at the time or post incident.
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Structure Fire: Nox-Crete. 1415 S 20th St.
Originally an automatic fire alarm. Upon arrival crews requesting assistance for heavy smoke from a chemical facility
OFD: E1, E3, E34, T1, T31, M1, B3, B1, R33
TAC: 4
Time Out: 18:53
Working Fire.
OFD: LA30, S1, FIU
Time Out: 19:00
Crews have heavy fire deep in the building. Command requesting a Second Alarm.
OFD: E31, E33, M3, B5, FC2
ZONE: 103
Time Out: 19:17
(Out of area) A multiple casualty incident has occurred near 52nd and O Street at the Americruise event in Lincoln, NE. Initial dispatch information reported a multiple vehicle crash with fire into a large crowd of people. Several people were reported to be underneath vehicles.
Lincoln Fire quickly entered a System Status 0 sending all available medics to the scene. A causality collection point was established. Initial patient counts were 10+ on scene with additional patients possibly self-transporting to hospitals. Chaplains have been requested.
Multiple fatalities were reported, according to initial scanner traffic. Numerous other "red tag" and "yellow tag" patients were transported to hospitals. Other "green tag" patients being treated on scene. Police have confirmed a fatality crash investigation.
Pursuit: 30th and L St.
NSP is in pursuit of a white 4 door Buick sedan that fled from OPD Northeast Precinct officers. Vehicle is still failing to yield. Vehicle appears to have already wrecked out and is throwing sparks. 30 MPH.
Crowd: 19th and Castelar St.
Caller says a group of high schoolers are having a large party. Officers arriving advising several hundred people are partying and are jumping on top of cars in the street. Requesting all available units. ABLE-1 enroute. K9 enroute.
If you happen to be watching #B1GBaseball and hear all the sirens this is where they're going...
Injury Accident: 288th and Ida St.
Two vehicles involved.
Valley Rescue Call
Waterloo Dual Response
Lifenet 1-1 Air Standby
Time Out: 23:40
Crews putting the tools to work for extrication. Two parties injured.
Lifenet 1-1 enroute and will make contact on the air to ground channel. Douglas County 911 trying to patch police into the air to ground channel but are unable at this time. Police advising they do not have Metro Helo programmed in their radios.
METRO: Helo