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EMA reports hazmat response, haboob and new local weather monitoring tools; training set for July 22
Summary
Iroquois County EMA reported responses to a hazardous-materials truck rollover and a haboob/dust event, said a professional weather station and handheld anemometer are now in use, and invited board members to an administrative preparedness training at the county EOC on July 22.
Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency coordinator Mister Anderson summarized recent incidents and new equipment purchases, saying EMA supported a hazardous-materials response on May 13 after an oversized load flipped and that a May 16 haboob (dust storm) produced measured gusts up to 55 mph at the courthouse parking lot.
Anderson said fire crews mitigated diesel fuel leaks at the rollover and that the overturned crane did not discharge hundreds of gallons of hydraulic fluid as initially feared. He described documenting the dust event…
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