Reduce Flooding Impact – Bulk Liquid Fertilizer or Pesticides
Reducing the Impact of Flooding – Agricultural Chemicals – Bulk Liquid Fertilizer or Pesticides When Flooding is Inevitable Unlike other natural disasters that strike Missouri (e.g. tornadoes), severe...
View ArticleReduce Flooding Impact – Waste Pesticides
Reducing the Impact of Flooding – Agricultural Chemicals – Waste Pesticides When Flooding is Inevitable Unlike other natural disasters that strike Missouri (e.g. tornadoes), severe flooding usually...
View ArticleDepartment emergency responders oversee mineral oil release from damaged...
A department emergency responder managed the cleanup of a mineral oil release after a transformer fell out of a truck and ruptured in DeKalb County. On Sept. 29, 2011, Missouri State Highway Patrol...
View ArticleEnvironmental Emergency Response to Howard County trailer fire
The Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Emergency Response Section was called out Oct. 25 to a Howard County trailer home fire after several first responders took ill while fighting the...
View ArticleNorthwest Missouri, Missouri River flood response
On Oct. 14, the Environmental Emergency Response Section (EER), the Buchanan County Emergency Management Director, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) conducted a flyover of the Missouri...
View ArticleDepartment emergency responder investigates apparent petroleum sheen on...
A department Environmental Emergency Responder investigated the discovery of an apparent petroleum sheen on a Mountain Grove creek that drains into Whetstone Creek in Wright County on January 26....
View ArticleEmergency response following severe weather
Environmental Emergency Responders are currently gathering information and prioritizing where assistance is needed most following severe weather that swept through multiple counties in Missouri on Feb....
View ArticleDon’t Kick the Bucket!
On March 5, the department’s 24-hour Environmental Emergency Response Hotline received a call from the Missouri Department of Transportation regarding an abandoned five-gallon bucket on East bound I-70...
View ArticleDepartment emergency staff respond to 13-car train derailment
Department’s Environmental Emergency Response staff were dispatched to the scene of a 13-car train derailment near Mosby, Missouri on Saturday, Oct. 27. Union Pacific Railroad contacted the 24-Hour...
View ArticleMarch 4-8 is Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week
In Missouri spring means barbecues, dogwoods and fishing expeditions. Unfortunately, it can also mean hail, lightning, strong winds and even floods. If your home, business or community is affected by...
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