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Kalispell Fire Department firefighters and members of the Montana National Guard 83rd Civil Support Team head to the Woodland Water Park pool to experiencing what they would have to deal with if they accidentally fell into water while working with a hazardous materials incident on Tuesday afternoon, May 21.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

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Large-scale hazardous materials training underway
May 22, 2019 4 a.m.

Large-scale hazardous materials training underway

Members of the Kalispell Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team are conducting a joint training scenario today on the grounds of the Flathead Valley Community College with members of the Montana National Guard 83rd Civil Support Team. The Civil Support Team, which is comprised of 22 full-time HAZMAT technicians and is deployed to deal with both weapons of mass destruction and to aid local first responders with hazardous materials, is in town from Fort Harrison, near Helena.