2007 Annual Report Chagrin/SE Hazmat Response Team Page 1

2007 Annual Report

Chagrin / Southeast

Regional

Hazardous

Materials

Response Team

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Haz-Mat Team Basics

The Chagrin / Southeast Haz-Mat Response Team is operated by the Chagrin/Southeast Council of Governments. The team was formed in 1990 to assist local fire departments in responding to incidents involving industrial chemicals. The team consists of 30 specially trained firefighters certified as Hazmat/WMD Technicians. In addition, 5 of our members are trained as Hazmat Specialists with intensive training in Rail Tank Cars, and /or Highway Cargo Tanks.

Every team member has completed hundreds of hours of training in chemical identification, instrumentation, packaging, chemical and physical properties of materials, chemical protective clothing, spill control and fire control. In 1995, the team was also tasked with response to Confined Space Rescues. The team purchase equipment and conducted training to meet the challenge. In 1999, prior to the events of Sept 11, 2001, the Chagrin/Southeast Haz-Mat Team began special Domestic Preparedness training for response to terrorist incidents. All of our team members are currently trained a WMD Technicians, and fifteen team members have attended specialized federal training centers to learn about response to terrorist bombings, chemical weapon attacks, biological weapons and radiological attacks.

Since the terrorist attack of 2001, the focus of the team has changed. More than half of our training and much of our equipment is specific to terrorism response. Our team members have adapted well to this challenge and we are prepared, along with the other haz-mat teams in our county, to defend our communities against the unthinkable. Our team maintains close relationships with the other haz-mat teams of Northeast Ohio. We have mutual aid agreements with Lake County, Portage County, Summit

Confined Space Rescue Training – NEORSD - 2006

Chlorine Cylinder Patching Exercise – June 2007

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County, Westshore Hazmat, Southwest Emergency Response Team and have close working relationships with the City of Cleveland and the Geauga County Hazmat Team. We continue to exchange services with the Hillcrest Technical Rescue Team and the Heights Area Special Rescue Team. We provide their communities with haz-mat emergency response and they provide our communities with technical rescue response. This regional approach to hazmat and WMD response, as well as technical rescue, is cost-effective, maintains a high skill level and insures our communities are ready to respond.

June 2007 – Joint County Exercise With Bedford Heights Fire Department, Bedford Hts Police Dept, American Red Cross, Bedford Heights Waste Water Treatment Plant. Chlorine leak from a one ton cylinder causing a respiratory injury to an employee. Hazmat Team members rescued the employee, performed emergency decontamination, capped the leaking valve and mitigated the hazard. First responders set up zones and evacuated downwind residents.

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Chagrin / Southeast Hazardous Materials Response Team

Proudly Serving:

Bainbridge Twp Hunting Valley Richmond Hts Beachwood Lyndhurst Russell Twp Bedford Maple Heights Shaker Heights Bedford Heights Mayfield Hts Solon Chagrin Falls Mayfield Village South Euclid Cleveland Hts Moreland Hills South Russell Garfield Heights North Randall University Hts Gates Mills Oakwood Walton Hills Glenwillow Orange Warrensville Hts Highland Hts Pepper Pike Woodmere

Hazmat Team Apparatus – Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference – Nov 2007

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Haz-Mat Team Vehicles and Equipment The Haz-Mat Team owns and operates almost $1,000,000 worth of vehicles, tools and equipment, including:

Hazmat 1 Housed at Solon Fire-Rescue Includes Research Materials, Computers, Light Tower, Weather Station, Level A, B and C Chemical Protective Clothing, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Monitors, Meters, Detectors, Colormetric Tubes, Plugging & Patching Equipment, Decontamination Equipment, Chlorine Kits, WMD Detection and Identification Equipment

Regional Command Post Housed at Maple Heights Fire Dept. Includes Research Materials, Computers, Two Office/Meeting Rooms, Communications Center with VHF-Lo, VHF-Hi, UHF 420, UHF 800 capabilities, Copy Machine, Fax Machine, Cellular Capabilities, 36 Portable Radios, On-Board Generator, Telescoping Mast with TV Camera, Mobile Base Station & Repeater with Mast Antenna, Television and Radio Monitoring Capability

Hazmat 2 Housed at Warrensville Heights Fire Dept. Includes Bulk Supplies, Hydrocarbon Absorbant Booms, Pillows and Pads, PVC Piping, Portable Generators, Portable Pumps (Pneumatic and Electric), Tents, Recovery and Overpack Drums, Compressed Air Cylinders to Operate Tools and Pumps, Clay Absorbant, Tools and Equipment to Support Extended Operations

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Haz-Mat Team Vehicles and Equipment

Additional suits, bulk supplies and support materials are cached within the region. The Hazmat Team also maintains a Class “B” Foam Bank with 120 gallons of AFFF-ATC Foam Concentrate on Hazmat 3, with an additional 200 gallons at the supply cache. Russell Twp has offered their foam tanker with 3,000 gallons of water and 120 gallons of AFFF-ATC foam concentrate to respond on a special call basis. The resources of the other three Cuyahoga County Teams, which are similarly equipped, are also available 24/7 through mutual aid.

Hazmat 3 Housed at Garfield Heights Fire Dept. Includes Confined Space Rescue Equipment, Tripods, Harnesses, Rope, Helmets, Rigging Equipment, Ventilation Fans and Ductwork, LSP Halfback, SKED Stretcher, Lock-Out Tag-Out Kit, Supplied Air Respirators with Hose Reels, Breathing Air Manifold, Con-Space Communication System and Related CSR Equipment. Also Bulk AFFF-ATC Foam Supplies

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Haz-Mat Team Highlights of 2007 • Personnel

o New members Victor Matthews of Russell Township Fire Dept

o Retirements Mel Weisblatt of Orange Village Fire Dept retired from Hazmat Team Chief Anthony Collova of Garfield Hts FD retired from Hazmat

Committee o Promotions

Mario Piano of Chagrin Falls FD to Hazmat Control Officer David Cost of Garfield Hts FD to Hazmat Control Officer

• Equipment

o Major Renovation of Command Post Vehicle Installed Telescoping Mast with TV Camera and Monitors Added TV Recording Capability Installed Mobile Radio Repeater with Mast Antenna Replaced Interior Shelving, Flooring and Wall Coverings Replaced Furnishings

o Installed MARCS Mobiles & Portables in Hazmat 1 and Command Post o Purchased Trailer for Storage of Training Equipment o Homeland Security Grant Funding Used to Acquire:

CBRNE Canisters for Air Purifying Respirators Replacement Biological Test Strips Replacement Colormetric Tubes Purchase four additional Area Rae Gamma Monitors Tuition and Travel Costs for Homeland Security Training Programs Upgraded Confined Space Rescue Equipment

• Helmets and Supplied Air Respirators • Equipment Carts and Con-Space Communication System

• Operations

o Worked with Cuyahoga County Hazmat Committee to standardize equipment and supplies for interoperability

o Active participation on Cuyahoga County Counter and Anti-Terrorism

Committee (CAT) which develops strategy and administers distribution of Homeland Security Funding. Our team members played key leadership roles in selection and procurement.

o Active participation with Ohio Hazmat Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

of the Ohio Emergency Response Plan (ORP) in Columbus, to develop regional response capabilities and develop statewide hazmat response plan

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o Conducted quarterly meetings with other Hazmat Team Leaders and EMA Directors from EMA Region 2, including Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties to discuss common goals, regional funding opportunities and interoperability for large scale incidents

• Major Training Initiatives

o Six hazmat technicians attended the IAFC Hazmat Teams Conference in Baltimore in May 2007. This is one of the premier hazmat training conferences in the US. This training refreshed their skills and knowledge in numerous areas and was the basis of the training programs offered to our team. Cost reimbursed from HMEP funds.

o Several technicians attended three days at the Center for Domestic

Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama for WMD Technician - Chemical Weapons training, including working with live nerve agent. This course teaches detection, instrumentation, rescue, emergency decon and PPE. Cost reimbursed from UASI funds. We now have more than 25 members who have attended this training, which will allow the team to meet the training requirements to be designated as a Type 1 Hazmat Team.

o Two team members attended the Prevention and Response to Terrorist

Incident Bombing Course in Socorro, New Mexico. All travel and tuition expenses paid by a federal grant.

o In June, the Hazmat Team participated in an LEPC full scale exercise with

the Bedford Heights Fire Department. The exercise was held at the Bedford Heights Water Treatment Plant. It simulated an accidental release of chlorine with an employee injured. The first responders established a hot zone and called for the hazmat team. The hazmat team rescued and decontaminated a victim, isolated and controlled the leak, and established a downwind protective action area. The Bedford Hts Police assisted with traffic issues. The American Red Cross set up a shelter for evacuated victims at the Bedford Hts Community Center. The exercise was evaluated by the Ohio EMA and Cleveland area subject matter experts. The exercise was very successful with many lessons learned.

o Two additional members attended the Dugway Proving Grounds for an

Advanced WMD Training Course. This training worked with live nerve agent and toxins.

o In September, we participated in a joint exercise with Twinsburg Fire Dept

and Summit County Hazmat. The exercise simulated two concurrent incidents in Twinsburg. One was a chemical release at an industrial location, which was handled by Summit County Hazmat, and the other was a train derailment incident which was handled by Chagrin/SE Hazmat.

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o The Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Team sponsored the 8th

Annual Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference on November 3, 2007. The conference, held at the Solon Community Center, was attended by over 250 hazmat technicians from hazmat teams throughout Ohio. The program included speakers from around the country. Cost reimbursed from HMEP funds.

All of the tuition and travel expenses for the above training programs were paid for with state and federal grant monies.

2007 Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference – Solon, Ohio

Sponsored by Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Team With HMEP Grant Funding

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Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Response Team Roster Name Organization Hire Date MENARY, MARK BAINBRIDGE FIRE DEPT 08/01/98

NEADING, CHRIS BEDFORD FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

PAULEY, MICHAEL BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 12/13/96 HRACH, CHRIS BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 08/01/98 WLOSZEK, STEVE BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 01/17/95

BROOKS, JASON CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 01/13/98

PIANO, MARIO CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 01/17/95

LEFFLER, JIM CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 01/18/06

LEE, MATT CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 10/25/06 ARCANGELI, SCOTT GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 06/04/03 COST, DAVID GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 04/06/00

STEPKA, MELISSA GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 10/01/06 LISY, THOMAS GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90 NELSON, PAT GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

VOJTEK, MARK MAPLE HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90 WHEELER, WILLIAM MAPLE HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90 FERRIS, JAMES MAPLE HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT 08/22/00

DOPSLAF, DEAN OAKWOOD FIRE DEPT 07/19/01 SNOWDEN, MATTHEW OAKWOOD FIRE DEPT 06/20/05

HITT, BRIAN ORANGE VILLAGE FIRE DEPT 10/30/91

MATTHEWS, VICTOR RUSSELL TWP FIRE DEPT 04/12/07

COYNE, JOHN SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/22/00 BENEDICT, ALBERT SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/09/90 NEMETH, GARRY SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/09/90 VEDDER, MARK SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/09/90 BAUCK, CHUCK SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 09/01/00 BROWN, TIM SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 10/01/04

MATHENY, AMANDA SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 04/01/06

VEDDER, ELLITA WARRENSVILLE HTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

PATRICK, PETE WARRENSVILLE HTS FIRE DEPT 10/25/06

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Haz-Mat Team Training – 2007

Team Training 01/02/07 New Employee Orientation, Solon FD 01/14/07 New Employee Orientation, Solon FD 01/16/07 Infrared Spectrometry and Hazmat ID, Solon FD 03/20/07 Hazmat/WMD Antidotes, Nerve Agent & Cyanide Kits, Solon FD 04/04/07 Confined Space Rescue Training, Garfield Hts FD 04/15/07 Joint Equipment Exercise with Geauga County Hazmat 04/17/07 Con-Space Communication System Training, Solon FD 05/15/07 Incident Critique, Erico Fire/Oil Spill, Solon FD 05/20/07 New Employee Orientation, Solon FD 06/01/06 Hazmat Technician Refresher, IAFC Hazmat Teams Conference 06/13/07 SERC Full Scale Exercise, Bedford Hts WWTP 07/17/07 Plugging and Patching Cylinders and Drums, Solon FD 08/21/07 Public Safety Sampling and Scene Processing, Solon FD 09/19/07 Dupont Transcaer Rail Tank Car Training, CSX Cleveland, OH 09/29/07 Joint Exercise, Rail Car Incident, Twinsburg and Summit County Hazmat 10/04/07 Hydrofluoric Acid Training, Zircoa, Solon, OH 10/09/07 Confined Space Rescue Exercise, NEORSD 11/03/07 Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference, Solon Community Center 11/08/07 Confined Space Rescue Exercise, ETNA Products, Bainbridge Twp, OH 12/18/07 Cold Weather Hazmat Response, PPE, Decon, Water Heater, Solon FD

Six thousand gallon oil spill following an industrial fire – Solon – May 2007

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Haz-Mat Incident Log – 2007

Incident Number and Date

Location and Nature of Incident Type of Haz-Mat Team Response

2007-01 02/06/07

3355 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, OH Abandoned Chemical Disposal

HCO Phone Consult

2007-02 03/26/07

Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH Chemicals Found in Garbage Packer Truck

HCO Scene Response

2007-03 04/16/07

Watt Road, Russell Twp Oil Spill – Approx 250 gallons

HCO Phone Consult

2007-04 04/24/07

Norfolk-Southern Rail Transfer Station, Maple Hts, OH Drum in Container Leaking DiButyltin Dilaurate Resin

HCO Scene Response

2007-05 05/13/07

31700 Solon Road, Solon, OH Structure Fire and Oil Spill – Approx 5,000 gallons

Full Team Callout

2007-06 05/29/07

Orange High School, 32200 Chagrin Blvd, Pepper Pike, OH Ethylene Glycol Spill – approx 500 gallons

HCO Scene Response

2007-07 06/07/07

Highland Heights Ammonia Leak from Refrigeration Equipment

HCO Phone Consult

2007-08 06/08/07

1678 SOM Center Rd, Mayfield Hts, OH Unmarked Container found to contain Pepper Spray

HCO Phone Consult

2007-09 07/14/07

27000 Richmond Road, Solon, OH Train Derailment, Six Hazmat Cars, No Release

HCO Scene Response

2007-10 08/05/07

28360 Aurora Rd, Solon, OH Roadway Spill of Calcium Chloride 80%

HCO Phone Consult

2007-11 08/05/07

Maple Heights, OH Inquiry regarding RQ for Gasoline Spill

HCO Phone Consult

2007-12 08/17/07

26001 Woodland Ave, Beachwood, OH Reaction – Sodium Hypochlorite & Hydrochloric Acid

HCO Phone Consult

Chagrin/Southeast Hazardous Materials Response Team

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2007-13 08/17/07

7013 Krick Road, Bedford, OH Reaction – Acid Vapor Over – Pressurized Tote

HCO Phone Consult

2007-14 08/31/07

447 Richmond Rd, Richmond Hts, OH Mercury Spill – High School Chemistry Lab

HCO Phone Consult

2007-15 09/12/07

Riser Foods - Richmond Road, Bedford Heights, OH Possible Ammonia Leak

HCO Phone Consult

2007-16 09/20/07

20801 Miles Road, North Randall, OH Sulfur Hexafluoride Thermal Decomposition from CEI Electrical Switchgear

Full Team Callout

2007-17 10/06/07

City of Bedford, Ohio Propane Cylinder Fire and Damage to Valve – Leaking

HCO Phone Consult

2007-18 10/10/07

CSX Railroad Tracks Near Diamond Center Dr, Painesville Train Derailment, Explosion and Fire – Mutual Aid to Lake County Hazmat under Ohio Emergency Response Plan

Full Team Callout

2007-19 10/16/07

Millridge Elementary School, Highland Heights, OH White vapor from dumpster

HCO Phone Consult

2007- 20 10/18/07

Solon Fire Sta #1 – 5595 Harper Road, Solon, OH Assist with Police Investigation – Potentially Contaminated Vehicle

Hazmat Team Limited Response

2007 -21 10/31/07

Maple Heights – Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks Five Coal Cars on Fire

HCO Phone Consult

2007-22 11/25/07

Bedford – Vehicle Collision Petroleum Products and Antifreeze from Vehicles Dams Built and Absorbants Used

HCO Phone Consult

2007-23 12/01/07

University Heights – 4464 Churchill Mercury Spill, Recovery and Disposal

HCO Phone Consult

2007-24 12/21/07

7985 Dines Road, Novelty – Russell Twp Large Quantity of Mercury Found in Home

HCO Phone Consult

2007 INCIDENT SUMMARY HCO Phone Consults 16 Limited Responses 5 Full Team Responses 3 Total 24

Fire and Oil Spill, Solon Road, Solon, OH May 2007