District 1 ORU Truck 12
Reassigned to the Cedarville, Plymouth Station 6
2002

Haz Mat Teams and Apparatus Locations
6 State Haz Mat Districts
6 TOMS Units  (Technical Operations Module)
9 ORU Units  (Operational Response Unit)

District 1 Control - Barnstable County Control
District 2 Control - Metro Fire Control
District 3 Control - Natick Fire
District 4 Control - Chicopee Fire
District 5 Control - Pittsfield Fire
District 6 Control - Chelmsford Fire

District 1 Haz Mat TOMS Truck 11
Assigned to Easton Fire Dept
Operating at one of the many recent "white substance" related scares
October 2001.

Original District 1 Haz Mat Truck H-137
Was assigned to Bourne Station #3.

ORU 12 - Haz Mat Truck carries a lot of operational equipment.
Originally in Bourne.  Reassigned to Plymouth Sta.6 in 2002.

RESPONSE LEVELS

Tier 1 - (5) member response - with 1 truck support
Tier 2 - (2) 10 member teams response - 1 ORU and 1 TOMS
Tier 3 - A Full District Team response - 2 ORU and 1 TOMS
Tier 4 - A Full District Team response - with additional team assistance 
Tier 5 - Full State Response - All teams activated

STATEWIDE EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENTS

District 1 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 1,2,3,4
(Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket / Plymouth / Bristol / Norfolk Counties)
Truck 11 - TOMS Unit -Easton FD
Truck 12 - ORU Unit - Plymouth FD
Truck 13 - ORU Unit - Westwood FD

District 2 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire District 13
(Boston Metro Area - Suffolk County)
Truck 21 - TOMS Unit - Somerville FD
Truck 22 - ORU Unit - Everett FD

District 3 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 7, 14
(Southern Worcester County, Southern Middlesex County)
Truck 31 - TOMS Unit - Marlboro FD
Truck 32 - ORU Unit - Natick FD
Truck 33 - ORU Unit - Worcester FD

District 4 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 10, 11
( Hampden, Hampshire counties)
Truck 41 - TOMS Unit - Chicopee FD
Truck 42 - ORU Unit - Chicopee FD

District 5 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 9, 12
(Franklin, Berkshire County )
Truck 51 - TOMS Unit - Pittsfield FD
Truck 52 - ORU Unit - Pittsfield FD

District 6 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 5,6,8,15
(Essex, Upper Middlesex, Upper Worcester counties)
Truck 61 - TOMS Unit - Chelmsford FD
Truck 62 - ORU Unit - Lowell FD
Truck 63 - ORU Unit - Fitchburg FD 

PROTECTIVE SUIT LEVELS

Level A Protection
 Totally encapsulated chemical protective suit.
Pressure demand SCBA or supplied air respiratory with escape SCBA
Chemical resistant gloves and boots.
USED
Whenever severe respiratory, skin, or eye hazards are present.

Level B Protection
Chemical Resistant coverall, one or two piece splash unit.
Pressure demand SCBA or supplied air respiratory with escape SCBA 
gloves, boots. 
USED
Severe respiratory hazard, moderate skin present history

Level C Protection
Chemical Resistant coveralls, one or two piece splash unit,
Full face piece, air purifying canister equipped respiratory protection
gloves, boots. 
USED
Moderate respiratory or skin hazard present

Level D Protection
Coveralls, safety boots, safety glasses and hard hat
USED
No respiratory hazard, mild skin hazard present

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