Hazardous Materials
Tualatin Valley Fire
and Rescue protects our community by monitoring, inspecting, and
pre-planning hazardous materials facilities in our District.
The following is a brief
overview of how the TVF&R HazMat Prevention Program works to reduce,
plan and prepare for Hazardous Materials incidents, protecting our
community, firefighters, and the environment.
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TVFR tracks facilities that use or store
hazardous materials in our District and identifies them through the
regional dispatch system.
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Inspects all “HazMat” facilities for
compliance with applicable fire codes & laws relating to safe storage
of chemicals.
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Maintain emergency response plans /
pre-plans for each of these facilities.
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Provides emergency response training for TVF&R’s
Regional Hazmat Team and firefighters at Hazmat
Facilities.
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Reviews new installations of hazardous
materials for local building departments to ensure that fire &
life-safety codes and hazardous materials laws are being complied
with.
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Assists District personnel, public
agencies, industry and the general public with chemical-related issues and
questions, hazardous materials laws & emergency response regulations.
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Supports the Hazmat Team in planning &
training, and provides on-site technical assistance during hazardous
materials incident responses
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Participates in local and state law making
process relating to hazardous materials
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Assists state
committee’s in preventing, preparing and coordinating for state-wide
hazardous materials incidents.
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HazMat Facts
In TVF&R’s first-in
response area there are:
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Over 1,600 facilities with reportable
quantities of hazardous materials
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More than 10,000 hazardous chemicals
stored and used
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More than 75 Federal SARA III Extremely
Hazardous Substance Facilities
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If you have any questions regarding
hazardous materials, please contact
Steve Forster at (503) 356-4729.
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