Governor's Office Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Spill Report

    DATE: 11/25/2024
    TIME: 1214
    RECEIVED BY:
    CONTROL#:
    Cal OES - 24-6608
    NRC -
1.a. PERSON NOTIFYING Cal OES:
1. NAME:2. AGENCY:3. PHONE#:4. Ext:5. PAG/CELL:
Cathedral City Fire Department
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. Fire Fighting Water Run Off=35,000 Gal(s)OTHERFire Fighting WaterNoNo
2. = NoNo
3. = NoNo
g. DESCRIPTION: Per the Reporting Party: An electric vehicle (Nissan Leaf) caught fire due to unknown cause while plugged into a charging station for 45 minutes. During fire fighting efforts approximately 35,000 gallons of water was expended with approximately 99% of that water going into a storm drain. It is unknown where the storm drain leads to. The fire department has stopped flowing water to the vehicle as fire is possibly extinguished but are still on scene monitoring for possible flare ups. A plan to safely remove and store the vehicle is being organized. There were no reported injuries associated with this incident. The water that went into storm drain is unrecoverable. Riverside County Environmental Health is also on scene.

The reporting party wanted to note that during fire suppression efforts (8) Fire Fighters were exposed to the lithium ion batteries that were on fire; none are currently experiencing any symptoms.
h. STOPPAGE/CONTAINMENT:i. WATER INVOLVED: j. WATERWAY:k. DRINKING WATER IMPACTED
Stopped, Not containedYesStorm drain Unknown
l. MARITIME VESSEL
No
m. KNOWN IMPACT
Unknown
3. a. INCIDENT LOCATION: 67850 Vista Chino
b. CITY:c. COUNTY: d. ZIP:
Cathedral City
Riverside County92234SOUTH COAST AQMD
4. INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
a. DATE:b. TIME (Military):c. SITE:d. REPORTED CAUSE
11/25/20241050 Other
Description for Other : Shopping Center Parking lot
Unknown
e. INJURIESf. FATALITY g. EVACUATIONh. CLEANUP BY:
NoNoNoUnrecoverable
6. NOTIFICATION INFORMATION:
a. ON SCENE:b. OTHER ON SCENE: c. OTHER NOTIFIED:
Co Health, Fire Dept.
d. ADMIN. AGENCY: Riverside County Environmental Healthe. 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, DFW-OSPR, CDPH-D.O., DWP-DO, LANDS, FDC, PARKS & REC, Co/WP, Co/Hlth, Co/E-Hlth
Photo Attachment:
11. Cal OES Reg.
********* Control No: 24-6608 *********

Created by: Warning Center on: 11/25/2024 12:14:47 PM Last Modified by: Warning Center on: 11/25/2024 02:50:03 PM