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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
202.008 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PLAN
EFFECTIVE: OCTOBER 2007
Current Revision Date: 6/16/21 Next Revision Date: 6/16/23
Author’s Name/Rank: Joshua Sellers, Engineer Review Level: 1
Administrative Support:
Evelyn Yin-Zepeda,
Management Analyst II
PURPOSE
The City of Fresno has adopted a modified version of the Hazardous Materials
Incident Response Plan, concurrently adopted by the County of Fresno. This disaster
plan includes incidents involving hazardous materials (petroleum products, toxic
chemicals, radioactive substances, explosives, flammable/combustible materials,
corrosives, oxidizers, and biological materials to include sewage, health hazards, and
acts of terrorism) on public property, streets, or highways.
The Hazardous Materials Incident Response Plan:
Identifies responsibilities for City, County, and locally available state
agencies.
Initiates a formal hazardous materials notification system.
APPLICATION
This plan identifies the Fresno Fire Department’s (FFD or Department) responsibilities
at hazardous materials incidents within the City of Fresno, contract service areas, and
on all mutual-aid hazardous material incidents outside the Department’s service area.
OPERATIONAL POLICY
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OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE
Activation of the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Plan should be initiated by
the FFD incident commander/scene manager in charge of any incident when a
hazardous materials substance is or is suspected of being involved in the incident.
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There are a number of locations within the city, which if involved in fire, would be
extremely dangerous to suppression members as well as the community. These
facilities are identified in the Target Hazard Program. They will state “Hazardous
Materials Response Required on all Confirmed Working Fires”.
PROCESS
1. Dispatching:
When the Communications Center receives information of a Hazardous
Material release, potential release, or a chemical explosion within the
Department’s jurisdiction, the following will be dispatched:
a. FFD Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT).
b. All mutual aid requests for the HMRT in other jurisdictions should
go through an on-duty battalion chief. The battalion chief will
evaluate the request and approve or disapprove the mutual-aid
request. A battalion chief will also respond to the incident as an
agency representative.
c. Additional HMRT Staffing:
On-duty HMRT members assigned to non-hazmat units.
Off-duty recall of HMRT members.
Clovis Fire Department HMRT.
2. Notifications:
a. Hazardous Materials Coordinator: The Hazardous Materials
Coordinator will be notified of all hazardous materials responses by
the communications center. The following information will be
provided:
Type of incident (MVA, fire, spill, or other release).
Type of material if known.
Location of the incident.
If the incident has been declared a hazardous material
incident and if Fresno County Sheriff’s office has been
notified.
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b. Duty Officer: The Department Duty Officer (deputy chief) will be
contacted if the incident is confirmed large and/or newsworthy.
c. Public Information Officer: The on-call public information officer
shall be notified if the incident is confirmed large and/or
newsworthy.
d. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office: The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
is to be contacted when the release is declared a hazardous
materials incident by any fire personnel on scene or the HMRT.
This action initiates the Fresno County Hazardous Materials
Response Plan.
Requests for additional support, other than City resources,
shall be made through Fresno County Sheriff’s Dispatch.
e. California OES Warning Center: The State OES warning center
must be notified in the event of any oil/petroleum product spill of 42
gallons or more.
3. Responsibilities:
a. Fresno Fire Department
Manage operations.
o Within the city of Fresno and contracted service areas,
incident command is the responsibility of FFD.
o The California Highway Patrol is responsible for
incident command on incidents which occur on
freeways or highways.
o Incident Command at incidents outside the city of
Fresno and contracted service areas are the
responsibility of the appropriate agency. (See table 1
and table 2).
Assist with on-scene material investigations.
Manage rescue operations involved with the incident.
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o Rescue.
o Evacuation.
o Shelter in place.
Provide emergency, mass and hospital decontamination.
Coordinate with emergency medical services for patient
care.
Assist with containment/mitigation operations.
Provide data to support the incident commander’s report.
TABLE 2
SCENE MANAGEMENT/UNINCORPORATED AREAS
List of incorporated cities, scene management, and law enforcement agencies within
Fresno County.
Unincorporated Areas
Incorporated Cities Scene Management Law Enforcement
Clovis Clovis Fire Department Clovis Police Department
Coalinga Coalinga Fire Department Coalinga Police Department
Firebaugh Firebaugh Police Department Firebaugh Police Department
Fresno Fresno Fire Department Fresno Police Department
Fowler Fowler Police Department Fowler Police Department
Huron Fresno County Sheriff Huron Police Department
Kerman Fresno Fire Department Kerman Police Department
Kingsburg Kingsburg Police Department Kingsburg Police Department
Mendota Fresno County Sheriff Fresno County Sheriff
Orange Cove Reedley Police Department Reedley Police Department
Parlier Fresno County Sheriff Parlier Police Department
Reedley Reedley Police Department Reedley Police Department
Sanger Sanger Fire Department Sanger Police Department
San Joaquin Fresno County Sheriff Fresno County Sheriff
Selma Selma Fire Selma Police Department
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INFORMATION
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DEFINITIONS
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CROSS-REFERENCES
Standard Operating Procedures Manual
Section 204.003, Dispatching Hazardous Materials
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