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Staff Report 10:34 AM Friday, November 20, 2009

HAMILTON — The Butler County Emergency Management Agency will start the holidays by preparing for a terrorist attack or hazardous materials spill.

A training exercise by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will train emergency responders on using the county’s decontamination trailer at the West Chester Medical Center on Nov. 24.

The trailer, purchased this year with Homeland Security funds, can decontaminate up to 300 people per hour after an exposure to weapons of mass destruction, chemical or biological agents, or a hazardous materials accident.

The classroom and hands-on training will take place Nov. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“Thanks to a federal homeland security grant, we are able to participate in this critical training,” said EMA Director Jeff Galloway. “Should an emergency situation arise, this training will prepare us so that we can act quickly and efficiently to keep our citizens and emergency responders safe.”

Training attendees will include EMA staff, and fire and hazardous material personnel from the cities of Middletown and Hamilton, and West Chester Twp.

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