Building a Fire Department Hazmat Program

摘要

IN NOVEMBER 2015,I MADE MY LEAP FROM worker bee to managing bee. After two years of studying, I promoted to the rank of district chief (our department's equivalent to battalion chief). I found myself at the helm of our department's special operations that included hazmat and technical rescue. Since I am not a subject matter expert (SME), I set out to learn all I could about establishing a hazmat program in my department. The next two years I researched, experimented, and learned many lessons that I share with you in this article.