Jason Schwager and members of the Kalispell Fire Department pack and reload their HAZMAT gear on day one of a two day training with the Montana National Guard 83rd Civil Support Team. Today the two teams will be formulating a response to a scenario being staged on the Flathead Valley Community College property.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
May 22, 2019
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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.