Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 07/02/2024
    TIME: 0735
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-3749
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
1.b. PERSON REPORTING SPILL (If different from above):
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
2. SUBSTANCE TYPE:
2. a. SUBSTANCE:b.QTY:>=<Amount Measurec. TYPE:d. OTHER:e. PIPELINEf. VESSEL
>= 300 Tons
1. Diesel Fuel=Unknown UnknownPETROLEUMNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the reporting party, due to unknown reasons, a freight train, number HKCKBAR 129, locomotive number BNSF 974, experienced a diesel fuel spill of an unknown amount, and the locomotive is on fire. Because of the fire, BNSF may be unable to determine the amount of fuel spilled. The spill in under investigation. The train was traveling west. The track is closed and traffic is being held until the fire is extinguished. The fire department is on scene extinguishing the fire, and a contractor will be enroute for cleanup. There was no derailment.

h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Unknown if stopped, Unknown if containedNoN/ANo
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No		m. KNOWN IMPACT
Other		Reason for Other: Main tracks 1, 2 and 3 are closed.
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: Subdivision Needles, Milepost 592.3, Coordinates: Lat. 34.940227 / Lon. -114.792934
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Needles
San Bernardino CountyMOJAVE DESERT AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
07/02/20240718 Rail Road Unknown
R/R Crossing less than 50 feet from incident site? Unknown
UPRR RIM#: N/A
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoContractor
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Fire Dept.BNSF Hazmat Manager
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: San Bernardino County Fire Departmente. SEC. AGENCY:
f. ADDITIONAL COUNTY: g. ADMIN. AGENCY:
h. NOTIFICATION LIST:
Cal GEM:
RWQCB Unit:

7
Cal OES Region:
AA/CUPA, DTSC, RWQCB, US EPA, USFWS, AIR RESOURCES BD, CHP, PUC, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-3749 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 07/02/2024 07:35:06 AM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 07/02/2024 08:06:46 AM