The Bureaus of the Office of Fire Prevention and Control

• Arson
• Fire Services
• Fire Prevention
• HazMat
• Special Services
• Academy of Fire Science

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts basic and advanced hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction training
• Assists hazmat teams with preparedness through routine liaison
• Reviews and evaluates local hazardous materials response plans
• Conducts hazardous materials team exercise evaluations
• Provides WMD equipment calibration and maintenance
• Provides on scene technical assistance at hazmat emergencies
• Maintains fully equipped hazmat teams available for large scale incidents

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News and Announcements

 

Downloadable Forms

Hazardous Materials Report Form 209-u (496KB PDF file) (4 pgs) / color version (724KB PDF file) (4 pgs)

Additional Resources

• Homeland Security information and resources.
• Download a full color 11 by 17 poster on Hydrogen Safety Tips for First Responders.

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The Airport division of the Hazardous Materials Bureau assists local hazmat teams by maintaining some of the equipment issued on the response trailers from the WMD Task Force.

To assist local hazmat teams in contacting OFPC staff,a special email address has been established:

repairs@dhses.ny.gov will be used to allow Haz Mat Teams to directly contact the Fire Protection Specialists assigned to the program. The Haz Mat & WMD Bureau staff will then contact the sender for more information and issue instructions as to how the problem may be solved.