HVWFD Haz-Mat Team Responds to possible Haz-Mat Structure Fire

At 7:00 AM Wednesday the Hope Valley Haz-Mat team was dispatched into the town of South Kingstown where they were work a structure fire and discovered a possible Haz-Mat. Members of the team responded quickly to the station and started preparing equipment and incident action plans. at roughly 8:00 AM the team arrived on scene in South Kingstown and was met by Union Fire District Chiefs stating what the encountered. DEA and the Rhode Island Bomb Squad were also on scene working hand-in-hand with our Haz-Mat team. Just before 10:00 AM the DEA took control of the scene and released the Hope Valley Haz-Mat Team with thanks. Although this was not a major call, it keeps our members ever prepared, vigilant and ready for any Hazardous materials incident.