Four Members of the Mattydale Fire Department recently completed a New York State class held right at the Mattydale Fire Department.

Assistant Chief Brian Falise, Captain Ed Lehmann, Lieutentant Chuck Smith and Firefighter Rich Bilger completed the 24 hour class.

This class is designed to provide the hazardous materials incident commander with the skills necessary to successfully and safely manage the incident. It includes the need for an organized approach to managing hazardous materials emergency incidents, the required elements for an employer's emergency response plan, site-specific pre-incident emergency planning, incident analysis and the development of site safety plans, strategic goals for incidents involving hazardous materials, and development of a plan of action and its application and tactical objective to accomplish the strategic goals.