UXO Site selected: Former Camp Sibert, AL

General Area: Gadsden, AL

Site Type/Program: FUDS

Location: Camp Sibert consists of 37,035 acres running northeast to southwest just southeast of Gadsden and Attalla, AL almost to Ashville, AL. Camp Sibert is in a valley between the Texas Ridge on the northwest and the Dunaway Mountains on the southeast. The City of Gadsden just touches the property's northeast boundary. Gadsden Airport is on the property. Much of the area is rural, with some cultivation, pasture and woodlands.

Brief History: Camp Sibert was acquired in July 1942 by the U.S. Army as a replacement training center for the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS). The second Chemical Warfare School was also established there during World War II. At Camp Sibert the CWS conducted various training exercises such as smoke screen defense, chemical decontamination, chemical depot maintenance, and chemical impregnation of clothing. Chemical troops equipped the camp with chemical field filling stations, a toxic gas yard, and decontamination areas. The Army also constructed an airfield for simulation of chemical air attacks against the troops. The camp was closed at the end of the war in 1945, and the chemical school transferred to Ft McClellan, Alabama. The Army declared the property excess and transferred it to the War Assets Administration on 18 November 1946, and then to the Farm Mortgage Corporation. The government terminated the leases on the area on 13 December 1946. After decontamination of the various ranges and toxic areas in 1948, the land was transferred back to private ownership. The airfield, however, was transferred to the City of Gadsden.

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Activities Completed: ASR completed

Issues: The project is highly visible with the civilian community

Other Information: EE/CA

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