Members Train With County HAZMAT Team - Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association


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Members Train With County HAZMAT Team




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By 3rd Lieutenant Chris Gravius
July 14, 2010

On Wed. 7/14/10, the Westchester County Dept. of Emergency Services (D.E.S.) HAZMAT Team met with Mohegan Firefighters at the Hollowbrook Station to give an overview of the team and their equipment. Westchester County Special Operations Chief Pete Pitocco (Car 2001) and Mohegan Firefighter/Paramedic JT Flick, who is also a member of the HAZMAT Team, began the evening by explaining responses to Carbon Monoxide calls and gas odors. The team explained the proper uses of the CO meters and gas detectors that Mohegan operates with at various calls. Chief Pitocco also discussed the various types of meters that the HAZMAT Team responds with and what each is used for. The team also explained how the LMFD should operate and what precautions need to be taken at the scene of various types of HAZMAT incidents. Once all this was discussed, members got a tour of the equipment that is carried on the team's state of the art truck, HAZMAT 1. The rig features a camara system to download the scene to the command center in the cab. The rig also has a satellite dish to download various information and updates of the current weather conditions. The rig's cab also has a large library of up to date information of different hazardous materials. Members were taught the purpose of every piece of equipment on the truck and the location of it, so the Mohegan FD can further assist the team at an incident where the HAZMAT Team is needed.

Westchester County D.E.S. Car 2001

County Chief Pitocco Lectures On Carbon Monoxide Detectors

FF Flick (L) And Chief Pitocco (R) Explain HAZMAT Team Equipment

HAZMAT 1

Passenger Side Of Rig Holds Tools/Equipment

Resources Console Inside Cab

TV For Satellite Downloads Or Rig Camara Feed

Various HAZMAT Literature And Guideline Books

Rear Compartment

Drivers Side Of Rig Holds Team Members Gear

HAZMAT Gear

HAZMAT Suits

Scott Pack Compartment

Types Of Rig Refrigerators

Font Bumper Electric Cord Reels

Roof Satellite Dish

Capt. Beyrer Checks Out Cab

Westchester County D.E.S. Patch

FF Flick Operates HAZMAT Truck

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