Site Report: Eielson AFB AFFF Area #5 Fire Station 1 Bldg 1206 (EP303)
| Site Name: | Eielson AFB AFFF Area #5 Fire Station 1 Bldg 1206 (EP303) |
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| Address: | 2723 Flightline Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK 99702 |
| File Number: | 107.38.166 |
| Hazard ID: | 26989 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Sarah Bernhardt, 9072697527 sarah.bernhardt@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.666858 |
| Longitude: | -147.091614 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.
Problems/Comments
Eielson Air Force Base Fire Station 1 (Building 1206) formerly had a 2,000-gallon aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) underground storage tank (UST) located along the northern side of the building, which was closed in place in 1996. The former AFFF UST was rumored to have foamed over at some time in the past. On October 18, 2016, approximately 10 gallons of an AFFF/water mixture was released from a firefighting truck to pavement and soil on the airfield side of Fire Station 1 during routine testing of firefighting equipment. The nearest drinking well (Well E) is 1,670 feet upgradient (east-southeast) of the location. With DEC approval, ~50 cubic yards of soil with Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS)-containing AFFF concentrate were excavated and sent to for off-site thermal remediation as an experiment to see if thermal remediation will work for PFOS.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 2/11/2019 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 2/15/2019 | Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program | Spill transferred by PPRP staff Jill Stockbridge. Spill no. 16309929202; spill date = 11/1/17; substance = aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) mixed with water; quantity = 10 gallons; description: discharge of (Ansulite 3%) AFFF/water mixture from firefighting truck via cannon to asphalt and vegetated areas. | Mitzi Read |
| 5/22/2019 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC provided comments on a Draft Expanded PFOA and PFOS Site Inspection at Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek, Alaska, Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan Work Plan, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 2019. The plan includes installation of 24 monitoring well, groundwater sampling and stepout borings to identify monitoring well locations. | Dennis Shepard |
| 9/20/2019 | CERCLA SI | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)jointly approved the Expanded Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) Site Inspection at Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan Work Plan (September 2019). Soil and groundwater delineation activities for PFOS and PFOA on Eielson AFB and in the areas in and around Moose Creek, Alaska will be undertaken.. | Dennis Shepard |
| 1/29/2021 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received a draft Quality Assurance Project Plan, Remedial Investigation (RI) for PFAS at Various Sites, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The purpose of the RI is to characterize the nature and extent of 24 PFAS compounds, specifically perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) through the application of adaptive high-resolution site characterization and the development of a flux-based conceptual site model.The outcome of the RI will be (1) flux-based ranking of sources and mapping of migration pathway(s), and (2) delineation of soil, groundwater, sediment, and surface water impacts. | Dennis Shepard |
| 12/1/2025 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC approved the Final 2025 Environmental Restoration Program Atlas, Eielson Air Force Base, AK, November 2025 on this date. The goal of the document is to present the Land Use Controls for the source areas at Eielson Air Force Base. The figures in the Atlas provide the Decision Document (DD) Controls, Base Administrative Controls, and ICs for each site, along with present groundwater plumes, restricted soil excavation areas, and contaminants of concern at the sites. The Restoration Atlas is required per the Institutional Control/Land Use Controls (IC/LUC) Settlement Agreement signed April 15, 2013. The Atlas was issued for the first time in 2017 and is updated annually. | Sarah Bernhardt |
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 24989 | Eielson AFB - BLDG 1206 | 107.26.027 |
| 360 | Eielson AFB (OU-3) (SS057) Bldg 1206 | 107.38.019 |
| 26491 | Eielson AFB (SS091) Bldg 1206 Fire Station #1 | 107.38.127 |