NEWS photos Mike Wakefieid
NORTH VANCOUVER District Fire Department crews suit up in

protective gear before entering an area where a hazardous
chemical spill occurred during a meck disaster exercise.

Wednesday, August 7, 1991 ~ North Shore News - 44

District response team
covers hazardous spills

NORTH VANCOUVER residents
might hase thonght a major
chemical spill had struck the | sna
Valles area recently as North
Nansouver Disteet fire Depart.
men! crews pub on white prates
tive suits and approgched a prek >
up truck carrying po bartels with

ao hazardous waste sign the
back of the truck.

In fact, the tire department was,
conducting af training exercise for
its hazardous response team.

North Vancouver District” Fire
Department training officer Capi.
Miadeolm Dickie said the hazard-

on

ous response team is made up of
reguhu firetizhters and will res-
pond to a hazardous chemical spill
amswhere in the district.

He added that the recent train-
iy everchae included two different
scenarios,

A MEMBER of the North Vancouver District Fire Department's hazardous
response team carefully moves in on two barrels filled with hazardous waste dur-

ing a training exercise.

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