Industrial Facility Response and Mutual Aid Planning
November 12, 2024 | 1 ET What special hazards lurk behind the fence lines of your local industrial facility? Rick Haase will provide answers to these questions and more.
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The Latest
Riverside (OH) FD Receives Grant for Hazardous Materials Equipment
The grant included absorbent pads, pillows, and socks, plug and patch kits for drums, tanks, and pipes, non-sparking tool kits, and more.
Campbell County (KY) Receives New HazMat Response Vehicle
The vehicle, purchased with state Homeland Security Grant funds, will be stationed at the Wilder Fire Department.
Princeton (WV) FD Receives $4K Grant for Hazmat Suits
Princeton Fire Department received a $4,000 grant from Delegate Joe Ellington for the purchase of six hazardous materials Level A suits.
More hazardous materials response
Why Is Hazmat Response Different?
The establishment of hazmat response teams is relatively new, having evolved out of some serious incidents in the past 40 years or so.
Greeley (CO) FD Puts SVI Walk-In Hazardous Materials Truck in Service
The Greeley FD has replaced a 1990s era commercial chassis and cab vehicle with a new walk-in hazardous materials response truck.
Hazardous Materials Rapid Intervention
Calls involving hazardous materials (hazmats) are low-frequency/high-risk events. There are many variables to take into consideration when working on such incidents.
Campbell County (WY) Fire Department Gets Hazmat Truck from SVI
The Campbell County Fire Department has taken delivery of a front walk-in hazardous materials truck built by SVI Trucks.
Hazardous Materials Response vs. Structure Fire Response
For the most part, when circumstances require a response from local government and there are no clear-cut options, the fire department often is the default agency.
Hazmat Responses Answered with Large and Small Rigs and Trailers
Hazardous materials response depends on the region of the country, the fire departments located within that area, and the agency purchasing the rig.