The City of Fort Lauderdale will be conducting a mock fuel spill* training exercise on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 9 a.m. until noon. The exercise will take place at the Fort Lauderdale Central Garage Fuel Station, just east of S.W. 14th Avenue and south of W. Broward Boulevard behind the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

The City is conducting this exercise as part of the Environmental Sustainability and Management System (ESMS) initiative to monitor and measure the City’s response to a potential hazardous material incident at the fuel station.  

The exercise is not expected to impact the City’s neighbors, but some may notice an increase in public safety personnel and vehicles in the area. Neighbors may also experience slight traffic delays on S.W. 14th Avenue near the entrance of the fuel station.

For more information, please call the 24-hour Customer Service Center at 954-828-8000.

About ESMS
The City implemented ESMS to provide organizational structure and procedures for continually improving environmental performance.  ESMS presents many benefits to the City and its neighbors, including increasing environmental and sustainability awareness, reducing environmental impact, preventing pollution, operating with greater efficiency and control, saving money, and protecting employee and public safety. For more information about ESMS or to read the City’s ESMS policy, please visit www.fortlauderdale.gov/esms.

(*During this exercise the City will be using water and a non-toxic dye to simulate diesel fuel.)