Hazmatters Ohio Volunteer Hazmat Team Keeps Training Interesting No matter where you are, it seems it’s difficult to attract and retain volunteer firefighters. And get them to sign on for hazmat? Forget about it. Yet, in northeast Ohio a 19-member county-wide hazmat team is getting it done. Part of their success comes from training often and keeping that training fresh. The recently restructured […] Written by Phil Ambrose February 5, 2021July 8, 2021
Hazmatters Training keeps busy hazmat team sharp Jacksonville Fire Department uses a multi-layered training approach to keeping its hazardous materials team ready for whatever may come their way. Out of more than 1,500 employees, 70 make up the hazmat team while 160 are trained to the hazmat tech level. The team trains within the stations daily on various drills or pre-incident plans, […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 29, 2021July 8, 2021
Hazmatters California hazmat team is part of the big picture In the country’s third largest state with major shipping ports, oil production and railways, hazmat teams don’t have the luxury of just protecting their own backyard. The South San Joaquin County Fire Authority Type 2 Hazardous Materials Response Team responds to hazmat emergencies both locally and throughout the state of California as one of 12 […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 22, 2021July 8, 2021
Hazmatters Michigan hazmat team getting it done on a budget Nearly 20 years old, the Kalamazoo County HazMat Team protects Southwestern Michigan. Spread across their 580 square miles, lives more than 265,000 residents. Purportedly Kalamazoo means “the mirage or reflecting river,” which is appropriate give that the county has 19 square miles of water — the Kalamazoo River has posed hazmat threat. In 2010 the […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 14, 2021July 8, 2021
Hazmatters Small Illinois hazmat team stays ready Low call-volume fire departments need to share resources to provide all the response capabilities necessary. And that’s especially true when it comes to hazmat. Roughly 40 miles northwest of Chicago on the outskirts of Elgin, Illinois is the Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District. This combination department with eight full-time staffers and 41 part-time […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 8, 2021July 8, 2021
Hazmatters WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD 84TH CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM The Wyoming National Guard’s 84th Civil Support Team is a 22-person team made of soldiers and airmen with a mission to support civil authorities at a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear, also known as CBRN, incident site. The highly specialized training each member receives makes the CST an asset to Wyoming’s response community. They […] Written by Staff Writer May 10, 2020October 11, 2021
Hazmatters The Hazmatters of QUERÉTARO, Mexico Team: Ame Internacional Unidad de operaciones Especiales City/Region: QUERÉTARO, México Today we look at the Ame Internacional Unidad de operaciones Especiales of Queretaro, Mexico. The volunteer team was formed 22 years ago and supports various fire departments in the area. The team is made up of 18 members who are all called in from other […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 19, 2019November 19, 2019
Hazmatters HazMatters: Henrico County VA HazMat Team Team: Henrico County Division of Fire HazMat Team City/Region: Henrico County, Virginia Date Team Started: 1983 Today we look at the Henrico County VA HazMat team. The team is made up of 60 members who respond on a cross-staffed apparatus 24/7 for a population of almost 350,000 people. The response area includes the Richmond International […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 30, 2019September 4, 2020
Hazmatters The Hazmatters of Union County FBMA Local 99 Team: Union County NJ HazMat City/Region: Union County New Jersey Today we look at the Union County NJ HazMat team. The team is made up of 24 members and is responsible for hazmat response in all 21 municipalities in Union County. The team also responds to mutual aid into additional counties as well. As an […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 22, 2019October 22, 2019