Site Report: BLM Fire Island Housing
| Site Name: | BLM Fire Island Housing |
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| Address: | Fire Island, Anchorage, AK 99502 |
| File Number: | 2100.38.320 |
| Hazard ID: | 424 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Jamie McKellar, 9074515175 jamie.mckellar@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.139497 |
| Longitude: | -150.213102 |
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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
A closed military station with operational wastes including alleged solvents and asbestos. Specific contaminants, how much are present when disposal took place, extent of contamination and public health concerns are unknown. RCRA EPA ID#AK7690590057 USDOT FAA Fire Island Air Warning Station Hazardous waste activity:generator 1. Also listed as CERCLA AK7690590057 USDOT-FAA Fire Island Aircraft Warning Station. CERCLA AK4141190138 Last staff assigned were Erickson, Roberts, and Vickaryous.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/5/1985 | Interim Removal Action Approved | (Old R:Base Action Code = REM - Removal / Excavation). Civil Engineering Operations Squadron Fire Island After Action report identified the locations of the sites previously used and eliminated the hazards to public health by 4/28/86. All hazardous materials and hazardous waste had been retrograded to Elmendorf AFB for transfer into the disposal system. Asbestos contamination products were removed from buildings and placed in a separate cell of the landfill prior to the demolition of the building or structure. All of the areas that were affected by the removal of buildings and other structures were backfilled with topsoil, graded to conform with the existing contour and seeded. As requested by Cook Inlet Region Inc. the following facilities were not demolished: a.) two 2,000 gallon water tanks and the concrete block building that housed them, 3 water wells were capped, underground water pipe from the tanks to the FAA (federal aviation administration) apartments was left in place, b.) Ski hut and tow line accessories, c.) Generator Building (Building #620), d.) Small Butler Building next to water tanks, e.) Helicopter landing pad. The 2 FAA apts. didn't qualify to be removed or demolished under the DOD (Department of Defense) funded Defense Environmental Restoration Project (DERP). | Former Staff |
| 1/1/1992 | Site Added to Database | Alleged solvents and asbestos. | Former Staff |
| 6/15/1995 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Initial ranking. Action code added because it wasn't when the site was originally ranked. | Former Staff |
| 1/23/2004 | Update or Other Action | File number changed from CS92.04 to 2100.38.320 | Former Staff |
| 8/16/2004 | Update or Other Action | File transferred to Juneau office | Sarah Cunningham |
| 4/25/2014 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Met with BLM on site list. This site is not funded for work in future years and site has been transferred under ANCSA. Site was moved to inactive list. Workload prioritization delay factor entered as "no funding". | Fred Vreeman |
| 4/25/2014 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Met with BLM. This site is not funded and land has been transferred. Site was removed from active Attachment A to the BLM cooperative agreement. BLM agreed to pull file and review whether work needs to proceed. | Fred Vreeman |
| 5/8/2014 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 71403 name: auto-generated pm edit BLM Fire Island Housing | Fred Vreeman |
| 4/28/2015 | Update or Other Action | Reviewed Fire Island FUDS file #2109.38.001. The report file will be included as background information for this site. Portions of the file are already included. BLM acceptance of FUDS file is included in the FUDS report. No required actions are indicated in the report however there is no disposal pit inspection report. Recommendation to BLM is to evaluate disposal pit permit 8521-BA014, an asbestos and construction debris disposal landfill, for closure with institutional controls. Specifically permitted: "disposal of demolition waste, scrap metal, wood, cement, ash and asbestos, resulting from the clean-up of military facilities located on Fire Island, Alaska." From the records (CEOS Update Report 2-20-86) asbestos materials were disposed of in a separate cell at south end of landfill. No survey was submitted for final cover. Permit shows 2' cover over debris and asbestos cells. | Fred Vreeman |
| 4/26/2016 | Update or Other Action | BLM stated in several cooperative agreement meetings that they would not be doing further work at this site as it has already been transferred under ANCSA. The disposal areas at the site require further management and ICs should restrict some uses. All of the required cleanup was not completed according to the files. The site was referred to the current BLM effort to quantify all federal liabilities on ANCSA transferred lands. | Fred Vreeman |
Contaminant Information
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There are no documents for this site report.
| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 1774 | FAA Fire Island Station | 2339.38.001 |