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Antlers Fire
Department is about
to begin Hazmat
training. All of our
firefighters have
Hazmat Awareness
level training and a
few have Hazmat
Operations. The new
Hazmat training
project will begin
in August and after
it's completion we
will have a Hazmat
Technician level
team. We will be one
of the few fire
departments that
have a full
technician level
team. Listed below
is the different
training levels for
Hazmat:
Hazmat Awareness
- Teaches the fire
fighter to recognize
a Hazmat incident,
establish a safe
perimeter, perform
evacuations, and
contact the
necessary support
personnel.
Hazmat
Operations -
Teaches the fire
fighter to contain
spills using
defensive measures
such as damming and
diking.
Hazmat
Technician -
Teaches the fire
fighter to contain
spills and leaks
using offensive
measures such as
patching, turning
off valves,
overpacking, etc. |