RI DEM- Emergency Response

This office is Rhode Island's first line of defense in protecting public health, safety, and welfare in an environmental emergency. Like police and fire fighters, DEM's emergency responders are prepared to handle incidents of great variety - everything from a spill of a few gallons to a whole tanker-full of petroleum, from a single abandoned drum to biological and chemical weapons. Highly trained first responders are on-call 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

These responders spend the bulk of their time remediating a stream of manageable mishaps that could otherwise pose a significant danger. Nearly every day of every year, despite preventive measures, hundreds of incidents threaten the public as well as the environment. Emergency responders are prepared to limit the risks from oil and chemical spills, failed tanks or pipes, fires or fumes, overturned trucks, sunken vessels, litter, WMD (weapons of mass destruction), abandoned drums, and the like.

If you know of an environmental incident in RI, such as a release of a hazardous substance - of any amount, whether on land, in water, or in the air - or if you suspect a release is imminent,

DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (Mon-Fri, 8-4) - Call (401) 222-1360
The Office of Compliance and Inspection
or
ANYTIME, ANY EMERGENCY - Call (401) 222-3070
"The Environmental Police" (the Division of Law Enforcement)
at the DEM Hot-line

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/emergencyresponse/index.php