Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue protects our community by monitoring, inspecting, and pre-planning hazardous materials facilities in our District. The hazardous materials prevention program consists of (1) full-time DFM-Hazardous Materials Specialist; (1) part-time Administrative Assistant; support from the 36 members of TVF&R's Regional HazMat Response Team; and is jointly overseen by an Assistant Fire Marshal and the HazMat Battalion Chief.

Here is a brief overview of how the TVF&R HazMat Prevention Program works to reduce, plan and prepare for Hazardous Materials incidents, protecting our community, firefighters, and the environment.

• TVFR tracks facilities that use or store hazardous materials in our District and identifies them through the regional dispatch system.
• Inspects all ?HazMat? facilities for compliance with applicable fire codes & laws relating to safe storage of chemicals.
• Maintain emergency response plans / pre-plans for each of these facilities.
• Provides emergency response training for TVF&R's Regional Hazmat Team and firefighters at Hazmat Facilities.
• Reviews new installations of hazardous materials for local building departments to ensure that fire & life-safety codes and hazardous materials laws are being complied with.
• Assists District personnel, public agencies, industry and the general public with chemical related issues and questions, hazardous materials laws & emergency response regulations.
• Supports the Hazmat Team in planning & training, and provides on-site technical assistance during hazardous materials incident responses
• Participates in local and state law making process as related to hazardous materials
• Assists State Committee's in preventing, preparing and coordinating for state-wide hazardous materials incidents.

• Over 1,600 facilities with reportable quantities of hazardous materials
• More than 10,000 hazardous chemicals stored and used
• More than 75 Federal SARA III Extremely Hazardous Substance Facilities

If you have any questions regarding hazardous materials, please contact Steve Forster at (503) 356-4729.

The District's Hazardous Materials Team is composed of thirty highly trained personnel. The team responds to fires, spills, and other incidents involving chemicals or toxic materials, and assists local law enforcement agencies dealing with drug labs. In addition, the team is one of fourteen that make-up Oregon's statewide hazardous materials response system. As a regional responder, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is responsible for incidents within "Region 9," which stretches from Scappoose to Salem, and from Lake Oswego to Astoria.

If you would like more information contact: BC Brian Sherrard, Chief of Staff at Brian.Sherrard@tvfr.com