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These reports describe significant environmental incidents reported to and tracked by the National Response Center. They reflect both new incidents and follow-up information describing actions taken for previously reported events. The NRC publishes Incident Summary Reports periodically upon receipt of documentary information from the Federal On-Scene Coordinator.

 
2002 Incident Summaries
from National Response Center

CASE NAME

DATE

LOCATION

Tank Truck 19 December Sheffield Village, OH
Oil/Water Separator 19 December Avon, OH
Storage Tank 19 December Jonesboro, AR
Tank Barge 10 December Umatilla, OR
Storage Tank 9 December Searsport, ME
Tanker Truck 5 December Detroit, OR
Tank Truck 5 December Dorchester, MA
Pipeline 4 December Atchafalaya Basin, LA
Pipeline 3 December Dallas, TX
Facility Outfall 28 November Ecorse, MI
Tank Truck 20 November Mendenhall, MS
Tanker Truck 20 November Shannon, MS
Storage Tank 15 November Lynbrook, NY
Storage Tank 3 November Twinsburg, OH
Train Derailed 22 October Coahoma, TX
Storage Tank 17 October Twinsburg, OH
Chemical Explosion 13 October Pascagoula, MS
Train Derailed 15 September Boyd, TN
BASF Railcar Fire 13 September Freeport, TX
Tank Truck 30 August Carrollton, NC
8 Inch Pipeline 28 August Shawnee, KS
8 Inch Pipeline 28 August Olathe, KS
Tank Truck 27 August Bakersfield, CA
Tractor Trailer 27 August Buckingham Courthouse, VA
Storage Tank 27 August Denver, CO
Chlorine Release 14 August Festus, MO
Storage Tank Fire 12 August Point a la Heche, LA
Asphalt Spill 8 August Richmond, IN
Sludge Spill 23 July Washington County, UT
Wax Spill 19 July Titusville, PA
Tanker Truck 18 July Selma, NC
4 Inch Pipeline 17 July Oklahoma City, OK
Marina Spill 17 July La Vergne, TN
Wax Spill 17 July Titusville, PA
Marina Spill 16 July La Vergne, TN
USS Swob 6 July Apra Harbor, Guam
USS Swob 5 July Apra Harbor, Guam
Transmission Pipeline 8 July Cohasset, MN
Tank Barge BC-151 5 July Yukon River, AK
Transmission Pipeline 4 July Cohasset, MN
Tank Truck 3 July Luneburg, VA
Tank Barge BC-151 2 July Yukon River, AK
M/V Greg Danos 27 June Gulf of Mexico
Industrial Waste 25 June Flint, MI
Hydrochloric Acid Spill 14 June McDonald, PA
Hydrochloric Acid Spill 14 June McDonald, PA
Bridge Collapse 31 May Muskogee, OK
Bridge Collapse 26 May Muskogee, OK
Gas Pipeline 17 May McPherson, KS
Storage Tank 17 May Texas City, TX
Transformer Fire 6 May Boardman, OR
Chemical Repacking Plant 1 May Brazoria County, TX
22 Inch Pipeline 29 April Roxana, IL
Train Derailed 23 April Palatka, FL
Train Collision 23 April Atwood, CA
8 Inch Pipeline 23 April Hennepin, OK
Underground Storage Tank 16 April Philadelphia, PA
24 Inch Pipeline 14 April Lafitte, LA
Tanker Truck 9 April Upper Providence Township, PA
Well Head 6 April Laurel, MS
24 Inch Pipeline 6 April Lafitte, LA
Tire Fire 23 March Roanoke, VA
Equilone Pipeline 23 March Crane County, TX
6 Inch Pipeline 5 March St. Louis, MO
Barge 9 February Carlyss, LA
Storage Tank 8 February Terra Alta, WV
Process Unit Valve 8 February Camas, WA
Storage Tank 8 February Beckville, TX
B&E Oil Company 2 February Jackson, KY
B&E Oil Company 2 February Jackson, KY
Jet Fuel Spill 1 February Richmond, VA
Jet Fuel Spill 31 January Richmond, VA
Storage Tank 31 January Albany, OR
Pipeline 31 January Snyder, TX
T/S Leader 30 January New York, NY
Chemical Plant

30 January

Pasadena, TX
Tug BTU Special

29 January

Paducah, KY
Pipeline

25 January

Washita County, OK
Storage Tank

25 January

Sinclair, WY
Storage Tank

23 January

Rock Island, TN
Storage Tank

23 January

Nebraska City, NE
Storage Tank

22 January

Flagstaff, AZ
Chemical Feed Pump 21 January Milwaukee, WI
Tank Truck 20 January Wilton, CT
Tanker Truck 20 January Wild Country, TX
Pipeline 10 January Colorado County, TX
Tanker Truck 10 January Kooskia, ID
Storage Tank 10 January Macon, GA
Storage Tank 10 January Memphis, TN
Storage Tank 8 January Macon, GA
Generator Tank 6 January Caguas, Puerto Rico
6 Inch Pipeline 4 January Cowley County, KS

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