Local emergency personnel aid in hurricane rescue efforts
Several members of the Fayette County Hazardous Materials Response Team 900 joined other emergency personnel in the eastern part of the state to help assist with rescues and other emergency situations as Hurricane Irene moved up the east coast.
Sue Griffith, Fayette County 911 public relations director, said that the HAZMAT team was contacted early Saturday by the state EMA and asked to assist.
She said Team 900 members deployed with equipment specific for water rescue and decontamination operations and set up shop at the Montgomery County Fire Academy Saturday afternoon, outside of Philadelphia.
Guy Napolillo, assistant director of the county Emergency Management Agency and the county’s 911 coordinator, said that the weather moved into the area around 3 a.m. Sunday and that team members were immediately called into action.
Full details in Tuesday’s HeraldStandard.com.