The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) office, along with Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) hosted a Hazardous Materials Technician Level training class at the Coffee County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Office.
This was the first time the training was held in Manchester, according to Allen Lendley, director of EMA.
“Firefighters from Manchester and Tullahoma Fire Departments in Coffee County, and the Murfreesboro Fire Department, along with TEMA personnel completed this two week/80-hour course to certify first responders to properly respond to and mitigate hazardous materials incidents of all types,” Lendley said. “When students graduate this class they will have completed roughly 150 hours of training in Hazardous Materials alone to get to this point.”
As a result of this training, the residents of Coffee County and Murfreesboro will have 17 additional firefighters with the skills necessary to handle any type of hazardous material release within their respective jurisdictions, added Lendley.
Lendley’s favorite part of the event was “the ability to train such fine men and women in hazmat response.”
“A practical skills drill was conducted to allow the firefighters to practice scene communication, donning protective hazmat suits, conducting remediation of the incident, and decontamination after exiting the hot zone,” Lendley said.
All personnel graduated on Friday, Dec. 20.
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