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CASE #3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM By: Dean Kapler, Fire Chief Background: The State of Minnesota is now implementing a state-wide hazardous materials emergency response progr~, pursuant to legislation enacted in 1990. The State will contract with existing public ~tnd private emergency response agencies to provide the service. Funding is from annual legislature appropriations; offsetting revenue is from annual fees paid to the State EmergenCy Response Commission by fixed facilities, and to the Department of Transportation bY transporters. The current appropriation is $1.2 mi/lion. Response Teams The State has been divided into five regions, each of which will have a "Regional Response Team". Withinleach region will be one or more "Strategic Chemical Assessment Teams" (SCAT) whichlresponds to an incident within their service area, consult with local authorities, decitle if the Regional Team must respond, and support mitigation actions. Our current hazmat ~ogram fits the Strategic Chemical Assessment Team role. If we submit a proposal, we mist define the "primary service arm" we'd respond within. Team Co _mpositton The SCAT tean~ which responds to an incident must be a minimum of three f'n'e fighters; one trained at tlie SpecialiSt level (highest level) and two at the Technician level (second highest). Ram~ey Fire Fighters are currently trained to Operations level. Additional training would be required to reach Technical or Specialist level. Compensation ~d InsUrance State Workers t2ompensation covers the SCAT members when they leave their "geographic junsdicuon" w~ch we understand to mean the city !~m~ts. Samilarly, the State covers all liability claims i,,ia indemnification of the bidding agency. We would need our insurance adviser to review the state's indemnity program. All labor costs for training, artministmtion mhd respor/se to an incident are paid by the State. F.~j_uipment and Vehicles [ The State may Supply the team with a broad assortment of equipment and supplies.' The Program would ~:eeeive $40,000 annually to pay this expense. T'uuetablc Deadline for submission of proposals is 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 3, 1995. I would like to contact Chuck McKusick, Fridley Fire Chief, to inform him that Ramsey will participate. The initial contract term is two years. The contract may be extended annually by the parties .r, for one year periods, up to a total of three additional years. The total contract term may not exceed five years.