
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:
Plugging a 55 gallon barrel that was full of holes allowing the garden hose to fill it with water (time stops when the barrel overflows
Evidence collection (following strict guidelines for proper collection)
Plugging leaks in a pipe tree under pressure
Absorbent Pad toss (Try to toss the oil pads into the "leak" from a distance)
Ring Toss (test your skill and depth perception looking through both a Scott mask and the Level A suit window)
Dexterity test (picking up change off the ground and putting it into the piggy bank wearing the thick rubber gloves in a Level-A Suit)
Written Exam of general Hazmat Knowledge (finished 9 Questions ahead of the 2nd place team)