Montgomery County, PA

The Special Operations Sector has personnel on call 24 hours a day ready to respond to any hazardous material incident.  Each of these responders is assigned a specially equipped response vehicle capable of detecting a wide range of biological, chemical, or radiological substances and assess the next course of action.  When an incident requires additional or more specialized equipment the Montgomery County Hazardous Materials Team will respond. This team is comprised of 3 divisions with full time on call technicians and intricate detection capabilities.

 

Hazardous Materials Response 

SARA Title III Planning and Administration

Radiological Emergency Response and Planning

Incident Support Teams - EMS-FIRE-HAZMAT

WMD Program - equipment specification, acquisition and distribution of the ODP funded equipment and training programs.  Development of procedures for operating and responding to WMD incidents.  

Major Incident Mass Casualty Response and Planning

Special Event Planning and Operations

Exercise Design, participation and evaluation

To learn more about Hat Mat 911 and Haz Mat 919 clink on their link.

The MCHMRT is a PA state certified response team and is composed of three divisions physically located throughout the county. They respond to any incident involving chemical or other hazardous spills or leaks.  This is done at the request of the incident commander through the 9-1-1 center.  The primary response is handled by Divisions 911 and 919 and is supplemented by Division 901 who provides certified technician manpower at special requests.  County Public Safety staff maintain an on-call rotating schedule for 24 hour on-site or phone assistance to first responders.

County Hazmat Division

 

Tom Hunsicker, Division Chief

 

 

County Hazmat Division

Vince Crusco, Division Chief