Emergency/
Disaster
response Projects
CCI Environmental & Industrial Services delivers industrial blasting projects that support surface preparation, demolition, and complex industrial operations. Our experience spans industrial facilities, infrastructure, and emergency response environments where precision, safety, and regulatory compliance are critical.
Each project demonstrates CCI’s ability to mobilize quickly, manage risk, and execute controlled blasting solutions as part of broader industrial and environmental scopes of work.
SC Environmental Services tornado response – Lowe’s Sanford, NC
- Project Name: PSC Environmental Services – Lowe’s Sanford
- Client: PSC Environmental Services
- Contract Value: $123,733
- Problems: Structural issues, debris removal.
- Contaminants: Paints, petroleum products, pesticides, and other hazardous substances
CCI supported industrial recovery operations following a tornado impact at the Lowes facility. Our team worked safely to remove debris and damaged materials, supporting site stabilization and recovery efforts.
The project required coordination with facility stakeholders and strict adherence to safety protocols during cleanup activities associated with industrial blasting project environments.
Anthrax Decontamination, Trenton, NJ, and Washington, DC mail processing facilities
CCI provided labor and management resources in response to a bioterrorist attack at two major United States Postal Service (USPS) mail processing facilities. This response reflects CCI’s experience operating within high-risk, regulated environments commonly associated with complex industrial blasting projects and large-scale industrial response efforts. The Hamilton USPS, a 300,000-square-foot facility in Trenton, NJ, served as a regional processing center supporting a large portion of the northeastern United States. The Brentwood USPS, an 800,000-square-foot facility in Washington, DC, supported mail collection and distribution for the Nation’s Capital.
CCI’s immediate objectives were to provide first-response containment services and manage the continued influx of non-affected mail staged at both facilities. CCI’s response to the two locations occurred within a few hours of each other, and the company immediately dispatched 22 trained response personnel. An additional 40 personnel were requested to assist with securing the facilities and containing the threat and spread of contamination. This level of rapid mobilization aligns with the operational demands of time-sensitive industrial blasting projects and emergency industrial operations.
Working through the general contractor, CCI coordinated and executed the packaging and loading of existing mail for distribution to emergency processing centers established in both regions to maintain continuity of operations. As these activities progressed, an additional 60 personnel were dispatched to both locations to begin processing mail staged outside the facilities in large transfer trailers. Off-site decontamination was accomplished using commercial irradiation technology employed in the sterilization industry and adapted to handle bulk mail at technology centers in New Jersey and Ohio.
Mail was repackaged to specific standards that facilitated the irradiation process. As mail trailers were cleared, work began on processing mail within each facility for transport to the irradiation centers. CCI mobilized an additional 50 personnel total to begin packaging mail from within the contaminated environments at both facilities, operating under strict safety and compliance requirements consistent with complex industrial response efforts and industrial blasting project environments.
West Pharmaceutical Company plant explosion, Kinston, NC
CCI personnel responded in connection with the West Pharmaceutical Plant explosion in Kinston, North Carolina. CCI was engaged in two distinct capacities, reflecting experience common to complex industrial blasting projects and high-risk industrial response operations. The first role involved emergency response services, during which CCI provided personnel and equipment for a range of on-site tasks, including personnel access and control, security oversight, and entry logging for controlled access into the facility.
Additional emergency response tasks included containerizing and packaging various waste streams, including drums, bagged materials, and bulk materials damaged by fire and water from firefighting activities. CCI also provided 24-hour, 7-day-per-week monitoring and collection of site drainage ditch water, which was periodically sampled by a West Pharmaceutical environmental consultant. Using a series of pumps and vacuum trucks, CCI transferred collected water to 20,000-gallon frac tanks and routed approved volumes to the City of Kinston Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). These activities required strict safety controls and operational discipline consistent with industrial blasting project environments.
In addition to the emergency phase, CCI was contracted to perform the decontamination and demolition of the remaining facility. CCI provided decontamination services, turnkey demolition, and disposal of approximately 40,000 square feet of the warehouse portion of the plant. Demolition was completed using hydraulic shears and grapplers mounted on hydraulic excavators, allowing for controlled dismantling of the structure. Materials stored within the warehouse, along with structural components, were segregated and staged using heavy equipment to support proper disposal and regulatory compliance.
The successful performance of the initial phase with this client resulted in sole-source project awards in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Omaha, Nebraska. At both facilities, CCI performed HEPA vacuuming and containerization of waste to remove residual powders associated with the explosive conditions experienced at the Kinston, NC facility. These follow-on projects further demonstrate CCI’s capability to manage complex industrial response efforts aligned with large-scale industrial blasting projects.
DEEP HORIZONS BP GULF OIL SPILL
Client: Clean Harbors, SWS
Contract Value – $40,000,000
CCI was one of the first companies to respond to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Working alongside strategic partners, CCI provided both labor and equipment to support cleanup operations on land and in offshore environments. This rapid-response effort reflects CCI’s capability to mobilize quickly and operate safely in large-scale industrial response situations commonly associated with complex industrial blasting projects and environmental remediation efforts.
HURRICANE KATRINA RESPONSE, KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, BILOXI, MS
In Stage One, CCI deployed a small strike team to establish a temporary decontamination area, conduct building searches to identify major problem areas, and begin general collection and staging of materials. This phased approach reflects response methods often used in complex industrial blasting projects and high-hazard industrial environments. The team, comprised of one supervisor and three technicians, was on site within 48 hours of Notice to Proceed. The team spent three days on site performing reconnaissance, site setup, and high-hazard material removal in areas where chemical mixing posed a threat.
In Stage Two, CCI mobilized a larger crew and additional equipment to continue material collection and removal operations. Debris and other materials were removed from the buildings using skid steer loaders equipped with grapplers to access chemical materials. A mini excavator was used to render debris materials unusable. Chemical-type materials were removed from the buildings by personnel using carts and buckets and transported to a designated staging area. A separate contractor at the staging area managed packaging, transportation, and disposal.
The Stage Two crew included one supervisor, one safety officer, two foremen or lead technicians, three operator technicians, and, at peak activity, six to eight technicians. All supplies required for OSHA Level C response were provided, along with the necessary equipment to safely perform all tasks. This structured, resource-intensive approach is consistent with the operational demands of large-scale industrial blasting projects and regulated industrial response efforts.
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE, MANHATTAN, NY
CCI responded to 55 Water Street in Manhattan, New York, just off Wall Street, following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This response reflects the type of rapid, high-risk operations often associated with complex industrial blasting projects and urban industrial recovery efforts. Flooding from the Hudson River filled six floors below grade. Approximately half of the building space consisted of a parking garage, while the remaining areas housed offices and secure vaults containing bearer bonds and approximately one trillion dollars in cash.
Diesel fuel was stored on site to supply emergency backup generators. As a result of the flooding, more than 80,000 gallons of red-dyed diesel fuel were released into the below-grade areas. CCI removed the diesel-contaminated water using vacuum trucks, tankers, and high-volume pumps, along with multiple long runs of vacuum hoses routed through saw-cut concrete floors. These operations required controlled access, specialized equipment, and coordination consistent with the demands of large-scale industrial blasting project environments in dense urban settings.
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