Chagrin/Southeast Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team

The Chagrin/Southeast Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team responds to many different types of incidents. These can include: transportation incidents, industrial fires, inappropriate mixtures of household chemicals, suspected terrorism incidents, methamphetamine labs, mass gathering events and dignitary protection details.

Some examples include:

1995 - Gasoline Tank Truck Overturned - Woodmere, Ohio

1997 - Chlorine/Bromine Release - Walton Hills, Ohio

1999 - High School Chemical Spill - Bedford, Ohio

2000 - Train Derailment - Walton Hills, Ohio

2001 - Fire in Water Treatment Plant - Moreland Hills, Ohio

2003 - Industrial Chemical Reaction and Explosion - Solon, Ohio

2003 - Intermodal Spill - Maple Heights, Ohio

2004 - Sodium Hydroxide Tank Truck Overturned - Bainbridge Twp, Ohio

2005 - Muriatic Acid Spill - Bainbridge Twp, Ohio

2006 - Meth Lab Fire - Garfield Heights, Ohio

2007 - Train Derailment - Painesville, Ohio

2007 - Industrial Fire and Oil Spill - Solon, Ohio

2010 - Gasoline Tank Truck Accident - Oakwood, Ohio

2010 - Truck Accident - Mayfield Hts, Ohio

2010 - Meth Lab - Garfield Heights, Ohio

2010 - Gasoline Tank Truck - Newbury, Ohio

Incident Photos

The Chagrin/SE Hazmat Team began training for response to the consequences of a terrorist attack following the attacks on our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and the training has been continuous ever since.

Our team is one of only nine specially trained teams in the state of Ohio tasked with civilian response to terrorist incidents.

We have been verified to meet the rigid standards of the Ohio Hazmat Tecnical Advisory Committee and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency as a Type 1 Hazmat/WMD Team.

In order to prepare for this responsibility, our members have attended federal Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense Training Courses througfhout the United States.

These include:

• Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, New Mexico Tech
• WMD Radiological Technician, Nuclear Weapons Test Site, Mercury, Nevada
• COBRA Training, WMD Technician, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama
• Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents, Socorro, New Mexico
• Advanced Chemical-Biological Integrated Response Course, Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah
• Biological Response Course, Marynad Health Department, Baltimore, MD
• Clandestine Laboratory Training, Ohio National Guard, 52nd WMD Civil SupportTeam, Columbus, Ohio
• Public Safety WMD Sampling Course, Louisiana State University
• Joint Hazard Assessment Team Training, FBI, Akron, Ohio
• Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program, Pine Bluffs, Akansas

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