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Sulfuric Acid Spill with Vapor Cloud – Cleveland Heights – November 2, 2009

2009 Annual Report

Chagrin / Southeast

Regional

Hazardous

Materials

Response Team


Chagrin / Southeast Hazardous Materials Response Team

Proudly Serving:

Bainbridge Twp Hunting Valley Richmond Hts Beachwood Lyndhurst Russell Twp Bedford Maple Heights Shaker Heights Bedford Heights Mayfield Hts Solon Chagrin Falls Mayfield Village South Euclid Cleveland Hts Moreland Hills South Russell Garfield Heights North Randall University Hts Gates Mills Oakwood Walton Hills Glenwillow Orange Warrensville Hts Highland Hts Pepper Pike Woodmere

Confined Space Rescue Training – Ferro Chemical – March 2009


Haz-Mat Team Basics

The Chagrin / Southeast Haz-Mat Response Team is operated by the Chagrin/Southeast Council of Governments. The team was formed in 1990 to assist local fire departments in responding to incidents involving industrial chemicals. The team consists of 28 specially trained firefighters certified as Hazmat/WMD Technicians. In addition, 5 of our members are trained as Hazmat Specialists with intensive training in Rail Tank Cars, and /or Highway Cargo Tanks.

Every team member has completed hundreds of hours of training in chemical identification, instrumentation, packaging, chemical and physical properties of materials, chemical protective clothing, spill control and fire control. In 1995, the team was also tasked with response to Confined Space Rescues. The team purchased equipment and conducted training to meet the challenge. In 1999, prior to the events of Sept 11, 2001, the Chagrin/Southeast Haz-Mat Team began special Domestic Preparedness training for response to terrorist incidents. All of our team members are currently trained a WMD Technicians, and fifteen team members have attended specialized federal training centers to learn about response to terrorist bombings, chemical weapon attacks, biological weapons and radiological attacks.

Since the terrorist attack of 2001, the focus of the team has changed. More than half of our training and much of our equipment is specific to terrorism response. Our team members have adapted well to this challenge and we along with the other haz-mat teams in our county, are prepared to defend our communities against the unthinkable.

Our team maintains close relationships with the other haz-mat teams of Northeast Ohio. We have mutual aid agreements with Lake County, Portage County, Summit County, Westshore Hazmat, Southwest Emergency Response Team and have close working relationships with the City of Cleveland and the Geauga County Hazmat Team.

Terrorist Explosives Lab Exercise– March 2009


We continue to exchange services with the Hillcrest Technical Rescue Team and the Heights Area Special Rescue Team. We provide their communities with haz-mat emergency response and they provide our communities with technical rescue response. This regional approach to hazmat and WMD response, as well as technical rescue, is cost-effective, maintains a high skill level and insures our communities are ready to respond.

Chagrin/SE Hazmat/WMD provided Security Detail support to the Secret Service during two Presidential

visits to Northeast Ohio - 2009


Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Committee Members

Chief David Nagy Bedford Division of Fire

Chief Kenneth Ledford Bedford Heights Fire Department

Chief Frank Zugan Chagrin Falls Fire Department

Chief Thomas Nemetz Garfield Heights Fire Department

Chief James Castelucci Maple Heights Fire Department

Chief Shorts North Randall Fire Department

Chief James Shade Oakwood Village Fire Department

Chief Bruce White Orange Village Fire Department

Chief William Shaw Solon Fire-Rescue

Chief Stanley Martin Warrensville Heights Fire Department

Chief Cartwright Woodmere Fire Department

Chief Chris Kostura Orange Police Department

Mark Vedder Chagrin/SE Hazmat Team Coordinator

Hazmat Committee Monthly Meeting Attendance 2009

Fire Chief J F M A M J J A S O N D TOTAL Bedford X X X X X X X X 8

Bedford Hts X X X X X X X X X X 10 Chagrin Fls X X X X X X 6 Garfield Hts X X X X X X X 7 Maple Hts X X X X X X X X X X 10 N Randall X X X X X 5 Oakwood X X X X X 5 Orange X X X X X X X X X 9 Solon X X X X 4

Warrensville 0 Woodmere X X 2 Police Rep X X X 3

Coordinator X X X X X X X X 8


Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Response Team 2009 Roster

Name Organization Hire Date MENARY, MARK BAINBRIDGE FIRE DEPT 08/01/98

NEADING, CHRIS BEDFORD FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

PAULEY, MICHAEL BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 12/13/96 HRACH, CHRIS BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 08/01/98 WLOSZEK, STEVE BEDFORD HTS FIRE DEPT 01/17/95

BROOKS, JASON CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 01/13/98

PIANO, MARIO CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 01/17/95

LEE, MATT CHAGRIN FALLS FIRE DEPT 10/25/06 ARCANGELI, SCOTT GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 06/04/03 COST, DAVID GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 04/06/00

LISY, THOMAS GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT……………………08/09/90 NELSON, PAT GARFIELD HTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

WHEELER, WILLIAM MAPLE HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90 FERRIS, JAMES MAPLE HEIGHTS FIRE DEPT 08/22/00

ZEMEK, JOSEPH NORTH RANDALL FIRE DEPT 09/01/09

SNOWDEN, MATTHEW OAKWOOD FIRE DEPT 06/20/05

HITT, BRIAN ORANGE VILLAGE FIRE DEPT 10/30/91

MATTHEWS, VICTOR RUSSELL TWP FIRE DEPT 04/12/07

COYNE, JOHN SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/22/00 BENEDICT, ALBERT SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/09/90 VEDDER, MARK SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 08/09/90 BAUCK, CHUCK SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 09/01/00 BROWN, TIM SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 10/01/04

MATHENY, AMANDA SOLON FIRE-RESCUE 04/01/06

VEDDER, ELLITA WARRENSVILLE HTS FIRE DEPT 08/09/90

PATRICK, PETE WARRENSVILLE HTS FIRE DEPT 10/25/06

INTIHAR, RAY WARRENSVILLE HTS FIRE DEPT 12/01/08

Biological Sampling Training ‐ Aug 2009


Haz-Mat Team Vehicles and Equipment The Haz-Mat Team owns and operates over $1,000,000 worth of vehicles, tools and equipment, including:

Hazmat 1 Housed at Solon Fire-Rescue Includes Research Materials, Computers, Light Tower, Weather Station, Level A, B and C Chemical Protective Clothing, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Monitors, Meters, Detectors, Colormetric Tubes, Plugging & Patching Equipment, Decontamination Equipment, Chlorine Kits, WMD Detection and Identification Equipment

Regional Command Post Housed at Maple Heights Fire Dept. Includes Research Materials, Computers, Two Office/Meeting Rooms, Communications Center with VHF-Lo, VHF-Hi, UHF 420, UHF 800 capabilities, Copy Machine, Fax Machine, Cellular Capabilities, 36 Portable Radios, On-Board Generator, Telescoping Mast with TV Camera, Mobile Base Station & Repeater with Mast Antenna, Television and Radio Monitoring Capability

Hazmat 2 Housed at Warrensville Heights Fire Dept. Includes Bulk Supplies, Hydrocarbon Absorbant Booms, Pillows and Pads, PVC Piping, Portable Generators, Portable Pumps (Pneumatic and Electric), Tents, Recovery and Overpack Drums, Compressed Air Cylinders to Operate Tools and Pumps, Clay Absorbant, Tools and Equipment to Support Extended Operations


Haz-Mat Team Vehicles and Equipment

Additional suits, bulk supplies and support materials are cached within the region. The Hazmat Team also maintains a Class “B” Foam Bank with 120 gallons of AFFF-ATC Foam Concentrate on Hazmat 3, with an additional 200 gallons at the supply cache. Russell Twp has offered their foam tanker with 3,000 gallons of water and 120 gallons of AFFF-ATC foam concentrate to respond on a special call basis. The resources of the other three Cuyahoga County Teams, which are similarly equipped, are also available 24/7 through mutual aid.

Hazmat 3 Housed at Garfield Heights Fire Dept. Includes Confined Space Rescue Equipment, Tripods, Harnesses, Rope, Helmets, Rigging Equipment, Ventilation Fans and Ductwork, LSP Halfback, SKED Stretcher, Lock-Out Tag-Out Kit, Supplied Air Respirators with Hose Reels, Breathing Air Manifold, Con-Space Communication System and Related CSR Equipment. Also Bulk AFFF-ATC Foam Supplies

Meth Lab Exercise ‐ Notre Dame College ‐ 2009

Chemical Spill ‐ Cleveland Heights ‐ Nov 2, 2009


Haz-Mat Team Highlights of 2009 • Personnel

o New members Joseph Zemek of the North Randall Fire Department

o Retirements Jim Leffler of the Chagrin Falls Fire Department Garry Nemeth of the Solon Fire-Rescue Missy Stepka of the Garfield Heights Fire Department Dean Dopslaf of the Garfield Heights Fire Department Mark Vojtek of the Maple Heights Fire Department Mark Cegelka – COG Fiscal Officer

• Equipment

o Replaced MARK 1 Kits with Duodote Nerve Agent Antidote Kits o Replaced Cyanide Kits with Cyanokits o Replaced Sensors on Industrial Scientific and AreaRae Monitors o Purchased four ConSpace Hose Reels for SAR Breathing Air and ConSpace

Communication cables o Purchased instrument cart to carry tools and instruments into Hot Zone o Homeland Security Grant Funding Used to Acquire:

Replacement Biological Test Strips Replacement Biological Agent Testing System - RAMP Replacement Colormetric Tubes Replacement sensors for Area Rae Gamma Monitors Tuition and Travel Costs for Homeland Security Training Programs

• Operations

o Continued work with Cuyahoga County Hazmat Committee to standardize equipment and supplies for interoperability

o Active participation on Cuyahoga County Fire Functional Committee and the

Public Safety Urban Area Working Group Counter (UAWG) which develops strategy and administers distribution of Homeland Security Funding. Our team members played key leadership roles in these committees.

o Active participation with Ohio Hazmat Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

of the Ohio Emergency Response Plan (ORP) in Columbus, to develop regional response capabilities and develop statewide hazmat response plan

o Conducted regular meetings with other Hazmat Team Leaders and EMA

Directors from EMA Region 2, including Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties to discuss common goals, regional funding opportunities and interoperability for large scale incidents


o Replacing alpha pagers with text messaging being sent to cell phones as the primary means of notifying team members of team call-outs.

o Provided Security Detail support to the Secret Service during two visits of

President Barack Obama to northeast Ohio. One in Bedford Heights and the other at Shaker Heights High School.

• Major Training Initiatives of 2009

o In 2009 we completed a major initiative in competency based instrument training. All members completed refresher training on all meters and instruments owned by the team. These training session refreshed members on fifteen high tech instruments that are carried by the team.

o One member attended the Highway Cargo Tank Specialist Course at the

Emergency Response Training Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Tuition and travel costs were paid from funds recovered from the Painesville train derailment in 2007.

o Four hazmat technicians attended the IAFC Hazmat Teams Conference in Baltimore in May 2009. This is one of the premier hazmat training conferences in the US. This training refreshed their skills and knowledge in numerous areas and was the basis of the training programs offered to our team. Cost reimbursed from HMEP funds.

o Three Hazmat Control Officers attended the Train-the-Trainer course for the

revised Ohio Fire Academy Hazardous Materials/WMD Technician Course. They are now qualified to teach the revised and updated training program which is DHS approved.

Competency training with the EntryLink Wireless Video Camera


o Four members attended the Tank Truck Emergencies Course sponsored by

Geauga County EMA. All tuition expenses paid by a federal grant.

o In April, the Hazmat Team participated in a full day of Confined Space Rescue training at an industrial chemical facility in Walton Hills. The session was taught by Cleveland State University and was funded with a grant from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Personnel practiced in several teaching stations with rescue equipment, harnesses, specialized breathing air systems and communications equipment. Then technicians conducted several exercises where personnel entered actual chemical tanks to simulate a rescue of a trapped employee. The exercise was very successful with many lessons learned.

o The Chagrin/Southeast Hazmat Team sponsored the 10

th Annual Ohio

Hazmat Teams Conference on November 6 - 7, 2009. The conference, held at the Solon Community Center, was attended by over 225 hazmat personnel from hazmat teams throughout Ohio. The program included speakers from around the country. Costs were reimbursed with generous grants from HMEP and the Cuyahoga County LEPC.

Most of the tuition and travel expenses for the above training programs were paid for

with state and federal grant monies and invoicing for responses.

Sodium Hydroxide Tank Truck in Bainbridge Twp ‐ 2005


• Major Initiatives for 2010

o Continue outreach and recruitment to increase the number of members of the team. HCO’s will be contacting fire departments and scheduling training sessions and working with fire chiefs to recruit new team members. Recruitment posters will be distributed and HCO’s will meet with departments to stimulate interest.

o Complete the installation of the ConSpace Hose Reels to enhance our

supplied air breathing capability in confined space rescues. o Delegate selection, coordination and scheduling of confined space rescue

and hazmat/WMD training sessions to two training committees. This will enhance participation and rejuvenate the training program with fresh ideas.

o Participate in the creation of a Cuyahoga County Type 1 Hazmat/WMD Team

to respond outside of Cuyahoga County during Ohio ERP requests. o Enhance on-line training opportunities to insure that important training

sessions can be made up by team members who miss them when they are offered.

Cyanide Recovery – Maple Heights – May 2005


Haz-Mat Team Training Sessions – 2009

01/18/09 Hazmat Team Orientation, SOG's and Equipment on HM1

Review Equipment on HM1

01/20/09 Duodotes, Cyanokits and MARCS Radio Duodotes, Cyanokits and MARCS Radio 02/17/09 Radiological Monitoring Radiological Monitoring 02/25/09 Confined Space Rescue Equipment Confined Space Rescue Equipment 02/26/09 Confined Space Rescue Equipment Confined Space Rescue Equipment 03/04/09 Rad and Explosives Lab with CST Rad and Explosives Lab with CST 04/12/09 Public Safety Sampling Sampling Exercise ‐ White Powder 04/20/09 CSU CSR Refresher CSU CSR Refresher 05/10/09 Computer Based Chemical Research Computer Based Chemical Research, CAMEO,

ALOHA, MARPLOT, NIOSH Pocket Guide, WISER 05/12/09 Confined Space Rescue Confined Space Rescue 05/28/09 Hospital 7 EMS Chempack Protocol None 06/16/09 Meters and Field Classification of

Unknowns AreaRae, Video Camera, Hazmat ID, 4 gas meter, PID, pH paper, APD 2000, KI Paper on simulants and unknowns

06/17/09 Meters and Field Classification of Unknowns

AreaRae, Video Camera, Hazmat ID, 4 gas meter, PID, pH paper, APD 2000, KI Paper on simulants and unknowns

07/14/09 Bioremediation Products, Tabletop on Ammonia, Setup Area Rae and Entry link Camera

Bioremediation Products, Tabletop on Ammonia, Setup Area Rae and Entry link Camera

07/22/09 Mercury Spill Response Mercury Spill Response 08/01/09 Hazmat Team Orientation Hazmat Equipment Orientation 08/03/09 Highway Cargo Tank Specialist Highway Cargo Tank Specialist 08/06/09 Meth Lab Exercise Meth Lab Exercise 08/15/09 Hazmat Team Orientation Orientation to Confined Space Equipment and

Command Post 08/27/09 RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training 08/28/09 RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training 08/29/09 RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training RAMP Bio‐detection In‐Service Training 09/15/09 WISER Software WISER Software 10/06/09 Hazmat/WMD Technician Train‐the‐Trainer Hazmat/WMD Technician Train‐the‐Trainer 10/10/09 CSU Hazmat Tech Refresher CSU Hazmat Tech Refresher 10/20/09 Sampling Equipment and Technique Sampling Equipment and Technique 10/21/09 Sampling Equipment and Technique Sampling Equipment and Techniques 11/06/09 Gasoline Tank Truck Emergencies Safe Transportation Specialists 11/06/09 Tactical Use of Direct Reading Instruments Frank Docimo & Associates 11/06/09 Rapid Radiological Assessment Cheryl Weaver 11/07/09 Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference


Haz-Mat Incident Log – 2009 Incident Number and Date

Location and Nature of Incident Type of Haz-Mat Team Response

2009-001 01/02/09

149 Tokay Ave, Maple Heights, OH Chorine Gas Cloud in House from Household Cleaning Chemical Mixture – One Civilian Hospitalized

HCO Scene Response

2009-002 01/16/09

Cardinal Fastener – 5185 Richmond Road, Bedford Hts, OH Protection Detail – Assist Secret Service President Elect Obama Visit

Full Team Response

2009-003 01/19/09

University Heights, OH Threat Explosive Threat Against Synagogues Provided info on TATP Explosives to UHFD Personnel

HCO Phone Consult

2009-004 02/15/09

Shaker Heights, OH Mercury Thermometer Broken in House

HCO Phone Consult

2009-005 03/24/09

Berwin Avenue, Bedford, OH Mercury Spill In House

HCO Phone Consult

2009-006 04/29/09

1221 Lake Avenue, Bainbridge Twp, OH Abandoned Propane Cylinder Leaking

HCO Phone Consult

2009-007 04/29/09

St Bartholomew Church, Mayfield Village, OH Plane Crash and Fire – Toxic Products of Combustion

HCO Phone Consult

2009-008 05/06/09

32000 Aurora Road, Solon, OH Liquid Hydrogen Leak – Cryogenic Storage Tank

Full Team Response

2009-009 05/19/09

Nestle Frozen Foods, 5750 Harper Road, Solon, OH Suspicious Package with White Powder

HCO Phone Consult

2009-010 05/30/09

Hukill Chemical, 7013 Krick Road, Bedford, OH Acetonitrile Vapor Release from Process

HCO Scene Response

2009-011 06/05/09

2084 S Taylor Rd, Cleveland Hts, OH Sodium Hydrosulfide Disposal at Commercial Laundry

HCO Phone Consult

2009-012 06/11/09

Timberlane Dr West of Liberty Rd, Solon, OH Hydrochloric Acid Spill in Garbage Truck – 2 Civilians Injured

HCO Scene Response

2009-013 06/27/09

16510 Scottsdale Dr - Shaker Heights, OH Illegal Methamphetamine Synthesis Laboratory

HCO Phone Consult


2009-014 06/30/09

Hukill Chemical, 7013 Crick Road, Bedford, OH Dimethyl Aminopropylamine, 300 gal spill with vapor cloud

Full Team Response

2009-015 07/20/09

5300 Avion Park, Highland Heights, OH Chemical Spill in Tractor Trailer – Polycarboxylate

HCO Phone Consult

2009-016 07/23/09

Shaker Hs High School, 15911 Aldersyde, Shaker Hts, OH Presidential Protection Detail – Assist Secret Service President Obama Visit

Full Team Response

2009-017 07/24/09

Agmet Metals, 5533 Dunham Rd, Maple Heights, OH Nickel Sulfate and Acid Reaction with vapor cloud

Full Team Response

2009-018 09/29/09

Industry Rd, Bedford, OH Nitric Acid & Formic Acid – Vapor Cloud

HCO Phone Consult

2009-019 10/02/09

271 Southbound Entrance Ramp from Wilson Mills Road Mayfield Village, OH Diesel Fuel Spill into Road, Sewer and Creek

Full Team Response

2009-020 11/02/09

Cleveland Hts Service Dept, 14200 Superior Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH Sulfuric Acid Release with Vapor Cloud

Full Team Response

2009-021 11/06/09

State Route 306, Bainbridge Twp, OH Placarded Truck in Ditch, Xylene and Amines

HCO Phone Consult

2009-022 11/17/09

Berwick and Aberdeen Drive, Highland Heights, OH Triphenyl Methane Spill Into Creek

HCO Phone Consult

2009 INCIDENT SUMMARY HCO Phone Consults 12 Limited Responses 3 Full Team Responses 7 Total 22