Nevada Guard trains Carson, Douglas responders in Hazardous Materials response
CAPITAL CITY COOPERATION: The Nevada Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team supported its community first-responder partners in the Carson City region Thursday by providing instruction and assistance at the Carson City Fire Department Quarterly Hazardous Materials Training near Fire Station 52.
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District also received instruction from the Nevada Guard’s 22 Soldiers and Airmen who are trained to quickly respond to natural and man-made hazardous situations.
The 92nd will be among the first to respond to a hazardous-material situation in the Capitol City but other regional agencies also prepare for hazardous-material response should the 92nd be deployed on one of its many annual missions including support of the Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Celebration or a large sporting event. The mock scenario included an overturned 55-gallon barrel of sodium cyanide that needed to be investigated and – if a hazard was present – mitigated.
The 92nd helped the firefighters don their hazardous material suits and then gave guidance on proper investigation and mitigation techniques. The 22-Soldier and Airmen unit has been located in Carson City since 2015 and each Soldier and Airmen on the team must complete 600-1,800 hours of training before becoming a deployable member of the fast paced unit.
In the photos, Sgt. Mike Orozco, the chief survey team member, helps Paul Apple of the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District don his suit; Senior Airman Michael Trefethen, a survey team member, guides Apple through the investigation of the overturned barrel; Apple and Carson City fireman Greg Richards investigate a nearby house to determine if mock sodium cyanide is present.