Hazardous Materials


	Haz Mat Page
*Updated November 9, 2010*

Massachusetts Department of Fire Services
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE

District 1 Haz Mat Apparatus serving Southeastern Massachusetts

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 - Bourne FD
Truck 13 - ORU Unit - Westwood FD
Squad 14 - Squad - West Yarmouth
Squad 15 - Squad - New Bedford

Department of Fire Services Haz Mat Response
Massachusetts Haz Mat Technicians Association

Haz Mat Teams and Apparatus Locations
6 State Haz Mat Districts
1 TSU (Tactical Support Unit)
6 TOMS Units (Technical Operations Module)
9 ORU Units (Operational Response Unit)
3 Squads

District 1 Control - Norfolk County Control 2010
(Barnstable County formerly Dist.1 Haz Mat Dispatch)
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

TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MODULE (TOMS) UNIT 11
Easton Fire Station

OPERATIONAL RESPONSE (ORU) UNIT 12
Sagamore Fire Station

District 1 ORU Truck 12
1996 Freightliner / Hackney Operational Response Unit
Originally stationed in Sagamore
Reassigned to Cedarville in 2002
Returned to new Sagamore Station 2006

OPERATIONAL RESPONSE (ORU) UNIT 13
Westwood Fire Station

(Photo not available. Unit identical to ORU 12)

HAZ MAT SQUAD 14
West Yarmouth Fire Station

District 1 SQUAD 14
2008 GMC / Rosenbauer Haz Mat Squad
Stationed in West Yarmouth Feb 2009

HAZ MAT SQUAD 15
New Bedford Fire Station

HAZ MAT SUPPORT 70
New Bedford Fire Station

HAZ MAT TACTICAL SUPPORT UNIT 71
Natick Fire Station

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.

ORU 12 - Haz Mat Truck carries a lot of operational equipment.
Assigned to Bourne Station 3 Sagamore

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

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

District 3 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire Districts 7, 14
(Southern Worcester County, Southern Middlesex County)
Truck 31 - TOMS Unit - Marlboro FD
Truck 33 - ORU Unit - Worcester FD
TSU 71 - Tactical Support Unit - Natick 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
Truck 43 - ORU - Northhampton 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 - Dracut FD
Truck 63 - ORU Unit - Fitchburg FD
Squad 64 - Squad - Danvers FD

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