| Special Operations |
| THE CITY OF SALEM COUNTY WIDE SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSE TEAM WILL RESPOND AS AN ASSISTANCE TEAM TO HELP OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH EMERGENCIES THAT GO BEYOND NORMAL FIREFIGHTING. TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE COMPILED OF 12 FIREMEN FROM AROUND THE COUNTY. THIS TEAM WILL RESPOND TO ANY CALL ANYWHERE WE ARE NEEDED. THE SPECIAL OPS TEAM WILL RESPOND TO ALL NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS TO ASSIST IN ROAD CLEARING AND THE WOUNDED. EACH TEAM MEMBER WILL BE TRAINED IN BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIAN LEVEL THREE URBAN AND WILD LAND SEARCH AND RESCUE SWIFT WATER RESCUE CONFINED SPACE RESCUE STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUE HIGH ANGLE ROPE RESCUE MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT THE TEAM WILL RESPOND TO ALL CALLS WITH A MOBILE COMMAND UNIT AND A SPECIALLY EQUIPPED TRAILER. THIS TRAILER WILL BE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE ABOVE NOTED EMERGENCIES. THE COMMAND UNIT WILL HOUSE COMPUTERS, RADIOS, MAPS, AND A REHAB AREA. THIS TEAM IS DIRECTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE COUNTY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR, SALEM FIRE CHIEF, AND FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL EMS DIRECTOR. |
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| Special Ops team participates in HAZMAT operations level training |
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| HAZMAT 80 hour technician training held at Salem Fire Dept. This is an exercise controlling a leak in a drum using level A suits and non sparking tools. |