Phil and Ryan getting into Level-A

Being Evaluated collecting Evidence

Pulling arm inside to use radio

Properly lable the evidence bag

Label the bag

Evidence on the ground

Placing a pen beside evidence adds scale to the photo

Photograph - must focus looking through the Scott and Level-A suit

Reviewing Material prior to leaving the Hot Zone

Picking up pennies and dimes under time

putting the coins into the bank for credit

Working together

Tossing a rolled up Absorbent Pad

Toss the ring over the cone - 3 tries each

Ring in flight

Another method - Level A 'Granny Toss'

Looking Good

This one was tough. Luckily this is not often a technique for solving HazMat problems in real life so we move on..

The leak tree has 3 leaking pipes under pressure different types of holes require diffent techniqes

Given a bucket of various types of plugs and patches it is important to choose one that works or valuable time will be lost

The barrel has water constantly flowing into it. As you plug lower holes, the water goes higher and new holes are found.

Some holes are tiny while some are large slices as if hit by a fork lift.

Tapping a small wooden plug is sometimes the quickest and most effective solution

Sometimes you need to find a different plug. Maybe the rubber strap and some pipe clamps??

The split pipe is under a good amount of pressure and is not easily patched.

A large wedge covered with a piece of rubber stops one of the 'folk lift holes'

Another fork lift hole

Close up

What's Next??

 

8th Annual Hazmat team Challenge

Portland Fire Department HazMat Team

May 23rd 2007

that Haz-mat team members:  Chris Thomson, Ryan Thomson and Phil LaRou competed for Portland Maine in the State's 8th Annual Hazmat team Challenge

 They defeated one of the states perennial power house paper mill teams and champs  to become " 2007-champs" and bring the Trophy to Portland.

The Challenge Consisted of: