JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— An exercise alert directed personnel Sept. 10 to avoid roads near a simulated fuel spill at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida.
Firefighters worked to secure the response area and assess immediate hazards. Beside a storm drain, environmental protection specialist Tyler Kinsley met with base operations support and spill-response contractors to determine how they would keep fuel out of nearby waters.
Worst Case Spill 26 brought service members, civilians and contractors together with Jacksonville firefighters and regional emergency and environmental partners to rehearse a coordinated response from the first report through containment and recovery.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marshall Hand,...
09.11.2026 | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
Story by Dustin Senger
