HomeMy WebLinkAbout121223-Daily-Incident-UpdateNAVY HANGAR FIRE
Daily Incident Update
Date: December 12, 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.
DEBRIS CLEARANCE UPDATE:
PARKS
Veterans Sports Park and Legacy Park have reopened. All Tustin parks are now open.
RESIDENTIAL
Certified Asbestos Consultants (CACs) and Asbestos Mitigation teams completed a total of
15 residential inspections and mitigations and 15 inspections. To date, a total of 1,094
reports have been reported to the portal, of which 1007 have been inspected and 840 have
been mitigated and cleared.
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS
• Certified Asbestos Consultants (CACs) and Asbestos Mitigation teams have completed 100%
of the public right of ways.
• A 1 '/a mile stretch of the railroad tracks beginning at Redhill and Edinger was fully mitigated
Saturday, December 9 by a crew of more than 100.
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
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.
NAVY HANGAR SITE OPERATIONAL UPDATE:
DOOR DECONSTRUCTION
The process is estimated to take 2 - 2.5 weeks to complete.
NAVY HANGAR FIRE
Daily Incident Update
Date: December 12, 2023
• The process began on December Sth with the moving of heavy equipment and other
materials to the area after the application of the Tackifier (Gorilla Snot).
• The first hangar door was deconstructed on Friday, December 8, 2023. Due to projected
winds this past weekend, deconstruction of the second door was postponed.
• Deconstruction of the remaining hangar door was completed December 11 tn.
• The removal of the pillboxes (external structures) connected at the top of the concrete
pillars began today, December 12.
• 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.
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: httl2s://www.tustinca.org/l484/Private-Property-
Consent-and-Waiver-Proc.
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NAVY HANGAR FIRE
Daily Incident Update
Date: December 12, 2023
CALL CENTER & WEBSITE
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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