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Task Force Six

Hazardous Materials Response Team. Task Force Six. Location. 2620 S. Collins St. On Collins, just south of Arkansas. Personnel. 8 assigned per shift 7 on duty 5 minimum HazMat Technicians All volunteers State-certified HazMat Technicians. Vehicles. E6 - 1988 General Q6 - 1998 Quality

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Task Force Six

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  1. Hazardous Materials Response Team Task Force Six

  2. Location • 2620 S. Collins St. • On Collins, just south of Arkansas.

  3. Personnel • 8 assigned per shift • 7 on duty • 5 minimum HazMat Technicians • All volunteers • State-certified HazMat Technicians

  4. Vehicles • E6 - 1988 General • Q6 - 1998 Quality • HM6 - 1988 International Van • U6 - really old Chevy Pickup

  5. Training • 80 hrs. of HazMat Technician • 16 hrs. of Confined Space • 8 hrs. of HazWoper • Required Annual refresher training • Conduct Op’s training for AFD, APD • 12 hrs. WMD • Psychiatric counseling

  6. Other Training • Rescue Systems 1 • Urban Search & Rescue • High-Angle Rescue • Computer • Air Monitoring • HazMat Incident Command • WMD

  7. Duties • Hazardous materials emergency response • Confined Space rescue • Business inspections • Pub Ed’s • EMS & Fire C.E.’s • and the same other calls as everyone else, but a lot more of ‘em.

  8. Specialized Duties • HHW Collection • Tier Two Reporting • Air Monitoring Calibration • Level A Suit Testing • HazMat Occupancy Pre-planning • WMD • Grants

  9. Most Important Duties • Clean floors, toilets, take out the trash, etc. • Wash trucks • Hydrants • Pub Ed’s • Get Groceries • Inspections

  10. Specialized Equipment • Mop • Broom • Toilet swab • Sponge • Bucket

  11. Expensive Stuff • Level A suits and appurtenances • SCBA - specialized • Air Monitors - LEL, O2, CO, H2S, Radiation, etc. • Computers • Chemical Tests/Reagents

  12. HazMats • Fuel Spills • Chemical spills and releases • Decontamination • Carbon Monoxide • Fire Run-off control • Investigate stuff - odors, liquids, smoke • Code violations • Dumping

  13. What Causes HazMats? • Transportation Accidents • Facilities - storage, manufacture • Illegal dumping • Drug labs • Joe Homeowner - pesticides, antifreeze, weed killers, fuel, paint, motor oil

  14. What we do • Detect Hazmat - first-on officer • Identify - with monitors & tests • Protect - clothing, isolate, evacuate • Offensive operations - plug & patch tools • Decontaminate - people & equipment • Clean-up - spilled product, contractors

  15. Show & Tell • HM6 • Equipment • Level “A” suit-out • Questions?

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