The Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit, Inc
1881 E. Crescentville Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45246
ph: 513-779-1200
fax: 513-779-0703
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About Us
GCHMU's Makeup:
GCHMU has 5 Part Time Duty Officers who are responsible for safety, recruitment, emergency response, team training, outside training, policy and procedures, overall readiness, equipment procurement and maintenance. They are:
Chief Don Bennett
Tim Deye
Chief BJ Jetter
John Stirnkorb
Bob Welch
GCHMU has 1 Full Time Office Administrator named Brooke Matzen who is in the office from 7am-4pm M-F to answer any questions.
Our Unit is also made up of 5 Chemists/Research Personnel and 165 Haz Mat Technicians from varying agencies.
All team members are from the fire service, public service organizations and are industrial/government technical personnel.
Our Principles
Comply with federal & state OSHA & EPA regulations.
Maintain strict accountability for all funds.
Respond only when requested by the local incident commander.
Report to the IC as a group in the operations section.
Recover expenses from response by invoicing the responsible party.
Assist Incident Commander with cleanup resources.
Who We Are
A non-profit regional team organized by the Hamilton County Fire Chief’s Association and the Northern Kentucky Firefighters’ Association.
Governed by a Board of Trustees representing the fire service, the public, local government and tri-state businesses.
In service April 21, 1991 after almost 8 years of Planning.
Capitalized by local business and industry
Funded by local governments in Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana
Copyright 2010 The Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit, Inc. All rights reserved.
1881 E. Crescentville Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45246
ph: 513-779-1200
fax: 513-779-0703
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