Wendy Buckley, President and CEO of STARS HazMat Consulting, appeared on Newsmax TV’s National Report to discuss the Garden Grove chemical emergency and the federal emergency declaration supporting Orange County’s hazardous materials response.
Drawing on nearly three decades of hazardous materials compliance, inspection, transportation, and emergency-response experience, Buckley provided a national audience with context on the complexity of large-scale chemical incidents, coordinated response, and the operational and public-safety issues emergency officials must evaluate.
Media outlet: Newsmax TV
Program: National Report
Air date/time: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET
Episode: Season 2026, Episode 104
Host: E.D. Hill
Topic: The Garden Grove chemical-tank emergency involving methyl methacrylate