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Hazmat team describes staffing model, typical calls and support role to local incident commanders
Summary
Fire-safety officials briefed committee members on the state hazmat response team’s structure, typical incidents and how it supports local incident commanders without taking command of scenes.
The Department of Public Safety’s hazardous materials response team told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Jan. 30 that it operates as a technical support resource to local incident commanders and is activated when local resources cannot mitigate a hazard.
Michael Derocher, director of fire safety, said the HAZMAT team has one full-time chief, is hiring a second full-time position to handle Tier 2 reporting and planning, and consists of roughly 25 team members who are mostly part-time. "These team members are all the the diversity of…
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