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.

District 1 Haz Mat ORU Truck 12
Pictured in Cedarville (Plymouth station 6)

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

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

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

District 2 Haz Mat - Covers State Fire District 13
(Boston Metro Area - Suffolk County)
Truck 21 - TOMS Unit - Newton FD
Truck 22 - ORU Unit - Revere 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 - Worcester FD
TSU 72 - 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
TSU 71 - Tactical Support Unit - East Longmeadow

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 - Danvers FD
Truck 62 - ORU Unit - Dracut FD
Truck 63 - ORU Unit - Fitchburg FD
Squad 64 - Squad - Shirley 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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