Seneca County HAZ-MAT

Seneca County established a Hazardous Matreials / Special
Operations Response Team with a Board of Supervisors
Resolution, July 10, 2002

The team is overseen by the Seneca County Office of
Emergency Services.

At the present time the team has 30 members, to include members
from the county Health Dept., Sheriff's Office and with the
remainder consisting of volunteer firefighters and EMS from
Seneca County Fire Departments and EMS Agencies.

Team members are trained to the Haz-Mat Technician Level

The County took delivery of over 250,000.00 of hazardous
materials response equipment from NYS Office of
Homeland Security. This equipment consists of Level A
response suits, Respirators, detection equipment for
chemicals as well as nerve & blister agents,
decontamination equipment to include a decon shelter for
mass decontamination and a 23' trailer. Additional
equipment has been purchased to include specialized
communications equipment, a portable weather station and
portable closed circuit vido camera.

The Seneca County HAZ-MAT Team is a regional team,
to include responses to Ontario, Yates, Wayne and Schulyer
Counties

The team continues to train and enhance their capabilities