HomeMy WebLinkAbout120823-Navy-Hangar-Fire-Daily-IncidentLocation: Former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin,
Warner Avenue / Legacy Road
NAVY HANGAR FIRE
Daily Incident Update
Date: December 8, 2023
Incident Information: 714-426-2444
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Email:.NavyHangarRecovery@tustinca.org
Website: https://tustinca.org
Future updates from this incident will be released daily and will include the latest information based on operations and recovery
progress. ALL UPDATED INCIDENT INFORMATION IN BLUE.
NAVY HANGAR SITE OPERATIONAL UPDATE:
DOOR DECONSTRUCTION
• Heavy equipment was set-up on 5 December ahead of the North Hangar door deconstruction.
• On the morning of Friday, December 8th, deconstruction of the north hangar doors began.
During this slow and controlled process, all six panels were lowered to the ground. All door
materials will remain onsite, and no removal will take place during this time.
Due to the projected winds this weekend, deconstruction of the other door will take place
Monday morning.
• The process is estimated to take 2 - 2.5 weeks:
• Noise will be mitigated through the entire process.
• Ongoing air monitoring surveillance will continue until the hangar site has been completely
remediated by the U.S. Navy.
• Tackifier application to the hangar site was completed on December 3.
DEBRIS CLEARANCE UPDATE:
RESIDENTIAL
Certified Asbestos Consultants (CACs) and Asbestos Mitigation teams completed a total of
64 residential inspections and mitigations and 62 inspections. To date, a total of 1,023
reports have been reported to the portal, of which 940 have been inspected and 773 have
been mitigated and cleared.
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS
• Certified Asbestos Consultants (CACs) and Asbestos Mitigation teams continue to clean the
public right of ways.
SCHOOLS
• All 29 Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) schools have been inspected, mitigated, and
cleared. This includes Heritage Elementary and Legacy Magnet Academy. Both Heritage and
Legacy are pending release back to TUSD on the adjacent open fields being cleared of all
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potential fire debris. Please use the following link for up-to-date information on school closure
status: https://www.tustin.kl2.ca.us/tustin-hangar-fire/school-status.
PARKS
• Legacy Park is pending remediation and clearance prior to being released. The 11 other parks
have been cleared. Please follow the following link for up-to-date park closure information.
https://www.tustinca.org/715/Parks-Information.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
RESIDENTIAL UNVERIFIED DEBRIS INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION
Inspection and mitigation teams are actively working through residential neighborhoods. If your
residence is unattended when they arrive, the team will leave a door flyer with a QR code and
instructions on how to sign up for an appointment. If more information is needed, the community
may call 714-426-2444, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SAMPLING AND REMEDIATION PROCCESS
Below is a step-by-step process for how our teams will respond to reported debris:
1. Your report will be assigned to a Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) schedule an onsite
inspection of your residence or business.
2. *The CAC or Certified Site Surveillance Technician (CSST) will visit your home to collect a
sample of the debris to be sent off -site fortesting. You will be contacted to confirm whether
the debris is Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).
3. *If the debris tests positive for asbestos, an ACM Remediation Team will be assigned to
return to your home to clean-up the debris. Upon completion of the clean-up, a separate
team will return to your residence or business to confirm a successful remediation of the
area.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT STEPS 2 AND 3 MAY BE COMPLETED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
4. You will be asked by the CAC or CSST to sign a release of liability. This form solely provides
consent for the teams to access your private property to investigate and remediate any
suspected material. Please refer to the "Private Property Consent and Waiver Process"
document available at the following link: https://www.tustinca.org/l484/Private-Property-
Consent-and-Waiver-Proc.
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NAVY HANGAR FIRE
Daily Incident Update
Date: December 8, 2023
The City of Tustin's website is regularly updated with the most recent information regarding the
Navy Hangar Fire. We encourage the community to visit https://www.tustinca.org first as many
can be answered via the website. If more information is needed, the community may call 714-
426-2444, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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