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Article: EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING, DRILL UNDERWAY IN SOUTH BOSTON - EPA RESPONDERS CONDUCTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DRILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 3, 2008
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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 office issued the following news release:
Responders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), suited up in protective gear and using decontamination equipment, response vehicles and even a small sampling robot, are simulating a hazardous materials incident at the Necco Building, Gillette Park in South Boston.
A team of more than 50 EPA New England responders and contractors will work for the next two days to simulate a real-life emergency. The purpose of the exercise is to improve EPA's regional capabilities to safely enter a building that contains leaking chemicals of unknown origin, identify and remove the contaminants, secure the ...
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