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Tri-District Hazmat Response In Northwestern Missouri


By Robert A Burke

Posted: Tue, 09/29/2009 - 14:18

An increase in hazardous materials call volume in their response areas prompted three northwestern Missouri fire protection districts (FPDs) to combine resources and form the Tri-District Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT). The three districts — Central Jackson County, Fort Osage and Sni Valley — created the team to provide hazmat response in the eastern suburbs of Kansas City, MO, with its 75,000 residents in a coverage area of 52 square miles.

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