Chief Allegheny County Hazardous Materials Response Team Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States
We will discuss the Country Pools and Spas fire in Harrison Township, PA, and the response from HazMat. We will break down the response and discuss HazMat’s role in responding to a working fire that has become a hazmat incident, and how this specific incident could have turned ugly in an instance. We will also discuss how a HazMat response could be applicable to many fires that we respond to, and how the use of HazMat may be practical.
Learning Objectives:
Identify fires that may happen in stores with large quantities of chemicals, but are not reporting facilities/quantities.
Articulate the steps you may take to begin the mitigation of hazards at a working fire involving chemicals.
Evaluate the selected mitigation strategies chosen during fires involving chemicals, and their potential outcomes.
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