City of Tustin, CA

12/10/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/10/2023 22:23

12/10/23 Navy Hangar Fire Daily Incident Report

Posted on: December 10, 2023

12/10/23 Navy Hangar Fire Daily Incident Report

NAVY HANGAR SITE OPERATIONAL UPDATE:

DOOR DECONSTRUCTION

  • The process began on December 5th with the moving of heavy equipment and other materials to the area after the application of the Tackifier (Gorilla Snot).
  • The process is estimated to take 2 - 2.5 weeks to complete.
  • During this slow and controlled process, all six panels will be lowered to the ground. All door materials will remain onsite, and no removal will take place during this time.
    • 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 is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Monday December 10th, mid-morning.
    • Noise will be mitigated through the entire process.
    • Ongoing air monitoring surveillancewill continue until the hangar site has been completely remediated by the U.S. Navy.

DEBRIS CLEARANCE UPDATE:

Residential

Certified Asbestos Consultants (CACs) and Asbestos Mitigation teams completed a total of 20 residential inspections and mitigations and 20 inspections. To date, a total of 1,029 reports have been reported to the portal, of which 973 have been inspected and 806 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.
  • A 1 ¼ mile stretch of the railroad tracks beginning at Redhill and Edinger was fully mitigated Saturdayby a crew of more than 100.

Schools

  • All 29Tustin 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.k12.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.
  1. *The CAC or Certified Site Surveillance Technician (CSST) will visit your home to collect a sample of the debris to be sent off-site for testing. You will be contacted to confirm whether the debris is Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).
  1. *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.

  1. 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/1484/Private-Property-Consent-and-Waiver-Proc.

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.