The Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Materials Unit, Inc   

Warren County:

The contract between Warren County Fire Response and Life Safety Council of Governments and Greater Cincinnati Hazmat Unit was approved and became effective 6/24/2009. GCHMU will provide service to Warren County businesses and residents and also have Units housed in the Warren County area. We look forward to working with the Warren County community. A trailer has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the team and is being housed in Deerfield Township at the Deerfield Twp Fire Station on Kings Mills Road . This Unit will be designated as Unit 304 and can be dispatched through the Hamilton County Communications Center.  A second trailer will be re configured to resemble the first and will be housed at the City of Franklin Division of Fire Station. This Unit will be Unit 305 and should be functional in about 90 days.

Fairfield Fire Department:

The City of Fairfield Fire Department has converted their Emergency Response Trailer into an absorbent trailer. This trailer is available to anyone needing absorbents. The trailer is fully stocked with booms, pads (all varieties), overpacks, a variety of granulated absorbents and much more. You can request the trailer through Hamilton County dispatch by requesting a GCHMU Duty Officer or through the City of Fairfield by calling 513-659-2066.

Membership: Anyone interested in joining Greater Cincinnati Hazmat please contact the office at 513-263-8209 or by email at brooke.wright@cincinnati-oh.gov.  Upon completion of all paperwork, make sure you fax, email or mail back ­all required documents.

Team Members:  

The team consists of the following personnel:

 1 Office Administrator           

164 Hazmat Technicians from various agencies

 5 Duty Officers                   

 25 Support Staff from various agencies

 3 Chemists   

 Responses: Administrative, Consultation or Team Responses

• Greater Cincinnati Hazmat made 29 Hazmat Runs in 2009. Those runs made between 6/1/2009 and 12/28/2009 can be found below:
1. 6/2/2009 to Hamilton County, OH, Hydraulic Fluid
2. 6/19/2006 to Warren County, OH, Sulfuric Acid leak
3. 7/16/2009 to Warren County, OH, Algae
4. 7/26/2009 to Clermont County, OH, Suspected Meth Lab
5. 7/29/2009 to Franklin County, IN, Advastab- a heat stabilizer
6. 7/30/2009 to Hamilton County, OH, Unknown Substance
7. 8/3/2009 to Warren County, OH, Gasoline
8. 8/27/2009 to Hamilton County, OH, Glue substance
9. 9/28/2009 to Campbell County, KY, Aldehyde
10. 10/9/2009 to Warren County, OH, Diesel
11. 10/13/2009 To Kenton County, KY, Consultation
12. 10/14/2009 to Warren County, OH, Diesel Fuel and Engine Oil
13. 10/17/2009 to Kenton County, KY, Consultation with Dispatch
14. 11/2/2009 to Clermont County, OH, Fuel
15. 11/7/2009 to Hamilton County, OH, Black Powder
16. 11/9/2009 to Dearborn County, IN, Ferric Chloride Solution/Sodium hypochlorite
17. 11/18/2009 to Hamilton County, OH, Nexguard 22310
18. 12/9/2009 to Warren County, OH, Unknown
19. 12/15/2009 to Warren County, OH, Carburetor Cleaner
20. 12/17/2009 to Kenton County, OH, Hydrofluosilicic Acid

Run response totals per County for 2009:

Dearborn County: 2 total runs

Franklin County: 1 total run

Clermont County: 1 total run

Hamilton County: 13 total runs

Warren County: 7 total runs

Campbell County: 2 total run

Kenton County: 3 total run

2010 GCHMU Training Schedule Dates: A training schedule with training topics and locations will be emailed out the first January to all GCHMU team members and adjunct members. A listing will also be posted on the GCHMU website.

• January 9 @ CFD Station - 592 W. Liberty St, Cinti, OH 45214 - Training Room – Topic: Meters and Fit Testing- Instructors: Stirnkorb, Striley and Snawder
• February 20 @ Anderson Twp Fire Station – 7954 Beechmont Ave 45255- Topic: Scene Management, Instructor: Chief Mark Ober  
• March 13 @ Deerfield Twp Fire Station – 8395 Snider Road-Gross and Emergency Decon
• April 10 @Blue Ash Fire Headquarters – 10647 Kenwood Road, 45242, Topic: Full Dress OutExercise
• May 8 @ CFD Fire Station - 592 W. Liberty Street, 45214 – Topic: Metering Exercise, Hands On. In conjunction with CFD. Training will be both indoors and outdoors so dress appropriately.
• June 12 @ 375 Nilles Road, Fairfield Fire Station, Topic: Exercise
• July 10 @ 409 Kyle’s Lane, Fort Wright Fire/EMS, Topic: Boom Training
• August 14 @ 6540 Dixie Highway, Fairfield Fire Station, Topic: Compressed Gas Incidents
• September 11 @ TBD
• October 9 @ Warren County Location TBD, Topic: Evidence Collection
• November 13 @ 409 Kyle’s Lane, Fort Wright Fire/EMS, Topic: WMD Refresher
• December 11 @ TBD

*New Training Requirements for 2010: Please be sure to read carefully and address any questions or concerns with Tim Deye the Training Coordinator. A copy has been emailed out to all current team members. Those wishing to receive a copy of the new training requirements please email Brooke Wright at brooke.wright@cincinnati-oh.gov.

To subscribe/unsubscribe to the GCHMU Quarterly newsletter please send an email to Brooke Wright at brooke.wright@cincinnati-oh.gov.  Also, if you have any articles or information you would like to have appear in the newsletter please have the inforamtion to Brooke Wright by the last Monday of the month.

GCHMU Quarterly Newsletters:

January 2009

April 2009

July 2009

October 2009