This property has a documented history as a facility using PFAS-containing firefighting foam going back to 1940. Historical insurance policies issued during those prior operations and through 1986 could fund a cleanup — and recover costs already spent.

Why Historical Insurance Policies May Be Accessible

Pre-1986 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies were occurrence-based and did not contain an effective pollution exclusion in Washington. If contamination occurred while those policies were active, those historical insurance carriers may still have a legal obligation to fund the cleanup costs, even if the business closed or the property changed hands.

The Air National Guard and Spokane Airport conducted fire training operations at this site well before 1986, making those institutional operators the named parties whose pre-1986 CGL carriers may remain liable for contamination first documented in 1984. The cleanup record here spans more than fifteen years of active groundwater monitoring, with further quarterly monitoring still recommended; that ongoing remediation obligation is precisely the kind of long-tail liability that occurrence-based policies issued to the Air National Guard and Spokane Airport during their pre-1986 operational window were written to address.

Restorical's role is to locate viable historical policies, determine whether a successful coverage claim is possible, and assist our clients and their legal counsel to obtain insurance coverage. Restorical then manages the claim, including accounting, to ensure the cleanup is funded in a timely manner.