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TT Jackknifed Fuel Spill
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
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A Tractor Low Boy combination had a roll away event and jacknifed causing the saddle tank to rupture. Local fire departments placed pads and booms and requested assistance form the team to capture an...
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Assist Station 46, Fuel Spill in Stream
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
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Team 800 assisted fire departments at 5th street in Seward PA with an underflow dam and additional pads and booms. The spill was quickly mitigated with pads and booms where they could locate the prod...
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Strong Chemical Smell Coming from a Stream
Friday, November 11th, 2022
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Team 800 responded at the request of Station 6, Westmoreland County, to the area off Tinker Run Park for a smell that had been reported in the area and a sheen on the stream from the day before. Multi...
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Lead Acid Battery Spill/Release Response
Monday, September 12th, 2022
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Team 800 responded to a facility in Greensburg City that encountered an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) battery unit failure and worked along with FD ventilation crews to conduct air monitoring and m...
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21st Annual Golf Outing 2023
Friday, May 19th, 2023
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Tee up and help the Team. Golf Outing 2023Links:Hazmat Golf Outing RegistrationHazmat Golf Outing SponsorHAZMAY Golf Outing Sponsor Letter 2023
Assist Station 500 TT Jackknifed Fuel Spill
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
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Team 800 assisted Hempfield Township, Westmoreland companies with mitigating a saddletank rupture from a jackknifed tractor and low boy trailer. Several companies spread out to the collection basins, ...
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Team 800 Participates in Arnold Palmer Regional Airport FAA Triennial Drill
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
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Rescue 800 crew participated in the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport FAA Triennial drill on May 10, 2023. Rescue 800 carries various high pressure, low pressure, pipe and wedge airbags and simulated lif...
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HAZMAT Open House - THANK YOU!
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
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THANK YOU! To all that attended the Hazmat Open House on Saturday 4/22. Westmoreland County is celebrating 250 years and Team 800 has been providing Hazmat response for over 40 of those years. Dozens ...
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PADOH Ebola Information
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

Ebola
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) has been monitoring the Ebola outbreak since it began earlier this year and will continue to do so – particularly in light of the first case being confirmed in the U.S.
The department is in continuous contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), county and municipal health departments across the state, hospital and medical associations, individual healthcare facilities, EMS providers, and other partners to monitor the situation. The PADOH will support the investigation of any suspect cases and provide guidance and information on infection control protocols and procedures to ensure the health and safety of all healthcare workers, patients, visitors and the general public.
Additionally, PADOH continues to share important information and CDC advisories and alerts to healthcare professionals to heighten awareness of possible cases, request reporting of any suspect cases and reiterate infection control procedures.
The Ebola Outbreak
Where has Ebola been reported?
Ebola viruses are found in several African countries. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in Africa. The natural reservoir host of Ebola virus remains unknown. However, on the basis of evidence and the nature of similar viruses, researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and that bats are the most likely reservoir. Four of the five virus strains occur in an animal host native to Africa. West Africa is currently experiencing history’s largest outbreak of the disease in the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
On September 30, 2014, the United States confirmed its first case of Ebola in a person who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from Liberia. The patient did not have symptoms when leaving West Africa, but developed symptoms approximately four days after arriving in the U.S. and died from the disease on October 8. The CDC and other public health officials are working to prevent the spread of this disease by identifying people who had close contact with the patient and monitoring them for several weeks.
Ebola can ONLY be spread by directly touching an infected person or animal’s skin, blood or body fluids – you cannot get the virus simply by being near someone who is infected. Because the exposed person did not have any Ebola symptoms during his travel from West Africa to Texas, the CDC is not recommending monitoring for people on the same commercial airline flights.
How can I protect myself against Ebola?
If you are in or plan to travel to any of the African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, you can protect yourself by doing the following:
• Washing hands frequently
• Avoiding contact with anyone’s blood and body fluids – particularly someone who is sick
• Not handling items that may contain an infected person’s blood or body fluids
• Not touching the body of someone who has died from Ebola
• Not touching bats, monkeys, gorillas or chimpanzees or their blood and fluids
• Not eating “bushmeat” (wild animals that are hunted for food)
• Avoiding hospitals where Ebola patients are being treated
• Seeking medical care immediately if you develop Ebola symptoms
. Limit your contact with other people until and when you go to the doctor
*It should be noted that CDC advises against non-essential travel. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices.
What should I do if I think I might have Ebola?
The only people at risk in the current outbreak are those who traveled to Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone in the past three weeks and might have had direct contact with a person showing symptoms or an animal infected with Ebola.

If you recently traveled from one of the affected African countries and develop fever and/or other Ebola related symptoms within three weeks after leaving that country, limit your contact with other people, seek medical care right away, and tell your doctor about your recent travel. Make sure you call the doctor’s office or emergency room before going and tell them about your recent travel and symptoms so that arrangements can be made, if needed, to prevent others from becoming sick.
For the Public
For Healthcare Professionals

PADOH Ebola Information
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21st Annual Golf Outing 2023
Friday, May 19th, 2023
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Tee up and help the Team. Golf Outing 2023Links:Hazmat Golf Outing RegistrationHazmat Golf Outing SponsorHAZMAY Golf Outing Sponsor Letter 2023
Assist Station 500 TT Jackknifed Fuel Spill
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
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Team 800 assisted Hempfield Township, Westmoreland companies with mitigating a saddletank rupture from a jackknifed tractor and low boy trailer. Several companies spread out to the collection basins, outfalls and retention pond to protect a nearby stream.
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Team 800 Participates in Arnold Palmer Regional Airport FAA Triennial Drill
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
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Rescue 800 crew participated in the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport FAA Triennial drill on May 10, 2023. Rescue 800 carries various high pressure, low pressure, pipe and wedge airbags and simulated lifting a piece of aircraft fuselage from the wreckage.
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HAZMAT Open House - THANK YOU!
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
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THANK YOU! To all that attended the Hazmat Open House on Saturday 4/22. Westmoreland County is celebrating 250 years and Team 800 has been providing Hazmat response for over 40 of those years. Dozens of responders from all corners of Westmoreland County from West Leechburg, Farifield Township, Ligon...
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Team 800 Enhances Response with F250 Command Truck
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
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Team 800 has placed into service a 2022 Ford F250 FX4 truck to be designated as Command 800. The 2013 Chevy Suburban will be placed in service as Squad 800 and the 2000 F350 Squad 800 will be taken out of service.
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Westmoreland County is 250 Years Strong
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
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Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team 800 celebrates the 250 years of tradition and service of Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania and the team has been a proud response service since 1980.
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WCHMRT 800 Member of the Year 2022
Friday, December 2nd, 2022
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Technician Eric Gartley
Confined Space Refresher Training
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
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Team 800 personnel conducted air monitoring training with HAZSIM equipment and then conducted scenario incident command at 2 locations for an underground storm water storage system and a communication vault.
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Airshow 2022
Friday, June 10th, 2022
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Team 800 performed standby duties for ARFF 121 for the 2022 AirShow in Westmoreland County. 7 members of the team provided response capabilities in R800, UT800, and C800 for practice on June 10, 2022
Thank you Sponsors and Friends
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
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Dear Friend and Supporter:We wish to sincerely thank all the businesses and individuals who help make our 20th annual 2022 golf outing a huge success. Even though we were nearly rained out from nearly 2" of rain we still swung through 9 holes and offered those who attended a rain check.
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Decontamination & Operations Review at Station 111
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
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Station 111 hosted a decontamination review in their new station and Team 800 conducted familiarization with the H800 apparatus. Thanks for hosting this informative session.
Hazard 800 Equipment & Training
Saturday, February 5th, 2022
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Past Chief and SFA instructor S. Teacher provided refresher training for Station 26.
Just another hazmat training night...
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
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Team 800 members spend hundreds of hours of advanced training every year and have fun doing it!
William J Sekora Jr. - Passing of our Long Time Team 800 Member.
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
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Bill was a long time member of Team 800 and was in integral part of our radiological response and served as a radiological officer. Bill was also State Fire Academy Local Level InstructorAHA/ASHI CPR and First Aid Instructor, Hazmat Technician/Instructor, Bill's knowledge and skills will be mis...
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PA Hazmat Virtual ON Demand Conference
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
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Check out the PAHAZMAT VODC conference here: https://pahazmat.com/pahmt-2020-vodc/home-2020conf.html
Dedication of Marine 800
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
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Team 800 dedicated Marine 800 to service September 3, 2019. The Board of Commissioners and retired USCG Security Specialist with the Maritime Security Unit of Pittsburgh christened the landing craft for use to mitigate hazardous materials on the various waterways in and adjacent to Westmoreland Cou...
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Confined Space Training
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
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McCutcheon Enterprises provides awareness training on confined space entry and equipment familiarization.
Dedication of the New "HAZARD 800"
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
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​Westmoreland County Commissioners dedicate the new HAZARD 800 and hand the keys over to Chief Teacher
MSA GI Trainng on new SCBA
Monday, August 8th, 2016
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Checking out the new SCBA system integration on Hazard 800
Hazard Communication HAZCOM training class FSC 0834-001
Friday, July 8th, 2016
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Team​ 800 Chief Teacher conducted HAZCOM training under the HMEP Grant covering Safety Data Sheets SDS and the Global Harmonization System GHS that standardizes chemical response information to better aid responders at incidents involving those products.
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