Hazardous Materials Team

The purpose…

The HazMat team responds to emergencies in which hazardous materials or hazardous chemicals have been released or have the potential to cause harm to the public or the environment. The HazMat team’s goal is to lessen the impact of hazardous materials releases and prevent exposure to the public. This goal is accomplished through the detection, identification, mitigation, and containment of those hazards. The MABAS 8 Hazardous Materials Response Team provides tactical decision-making information to Incident Commanders to assist in controlling hazardous materials incidents.

Team members

The MABAS 8 Hazardous Materials Response Team is comprised of 30 highly trained members from across Division 8. Our members are able to respond within Division 8, deploy to neighboring Divisions, and provide support throughout the State of Illinois.

Specialty Equipment

• Air quality monitoring equipment

  Infrared Spectrometry equipment for identifying unknown substances

• Radiation detection equipment

• Wide variety of personal protective equipment

• A large array of mitigation and containment equipment

• MABAS 8 Decontamination Truck capable of mass decontamination at very large incidents