PUCO awards hazardous materials training grants to 27 applicants

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PUCO awards hazardous materials training grants to 27 applicants 

The PUCO awards $800,000 in hazardous materialstraining grants to 27 applicants.

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Sept. 4, 2024) - The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today announced that it has awarded $800,000 in hazardous materials training grants to 27 applicants.

“Hazardous materials training grants will provide thousands of emergency response personnel with valuable training to adequately respond to emergencies across Ohio,” stated PUCO Chair Jenifer French.

Through the annual hazardous materials training grant program, educational institutions and local governments across Ohio are awarded grants for training emergency responders to best respond to incidents related to hazardous materials. The 27 applicants and awarded grants are as follows:

  • Belmont County EMA will receive $6,500 to conduct 2 training courses designed to train 170 personnel.
  • Bowling Green Fire Department will receive $17,780 for various training courses and train-the-trainer course.
  • CEPAC c/o Franklin County Emergency Management & HS will receive $22,950 to conduct a 40-hour tactical chemistry course for 25 personnel.
  • Chagrin/Southeast Council of Governments will receive $19,500 to fund the 2024 Ohio Hazmat Teams Conference.
  • Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will receive $50,304.18 to conduct various training courses for approximately 950 students.
  • City of Green Fire Department will receive $9,150 to conduct a hazmat refresher course for 61 personnel.
  • City of Mason Fire Department/Northeast Fire Collaborative will receive $19,350 to conduct a lithium-ion battery training course for 90 personnel.
  • City of Toledo, Division of Environment Services will receive $15,000 to conduct various training courses.
  • Cleveland State University will receive $400,000 to conduct 87 classes in various hazmat topics for 700-1,400 students.
  • City of Columbus, Division of Fire will receive $12,500 to conduct a joint hazard assessment team course for 30 personnel.
  • County Line Joint Fire District will receive $3,880 to conduct a hazmat refresher course for 15 personnel.
  • Green Perrysville Joint Fire District will receive $3,880 to conduct a hazmat refresher course for 15 personnel.
  • Hamilton County Local Emergency Planning Committee will receive $8,825 to conduct an anhydrous hydrogen fluoride training and hazmat for EMS for 90 personnel.
  • Jackson Township Fire Department will receive $2,750 to conduct a lithium-ion battery emergency training for 50 personnel.
  • Lorain County Emergency Management Agency will receive $6,200 to conduct various hazmat training courses for 120 personnel.
  • Macedonia Fire Department will receive $16,200 to conduct hazmat refresher training and spill response training for 80 personnel.
  • Macedonia Police Department Dispatch will receive $3,750 to conduct a hazmat training for 20 dispatchers.
  • Miami Township Fire and EMS/Milford Community Fire Department will receive $10,350 to conduct a hazmat training for 114 personnel.
  • Newark Township Fire Department will receive $3,800 to conduct a confined space with hazmat rescue course for 20 personnel.
  • Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will receive $5,800 to conduct a hazmat waste emergency response course for 49 personnel.
  • Perrysburg Township Fire & EMS will receive $11,900 to conduct compressed natural gas an electric vehicle battery response training for 60 personnel.
  • Pickaway County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency/Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency will receive $19,000 to conduct two hazmat courses for 24 personnel.
  • Summit County Special Operations Response Team-Hazmat Branch will receive $18,550 to conduct corrosives response and hazmat annual refresher training for 120 personnel.
  • Tallmadge Fire Department/Mogadore Fire Department will receive $8,625 to conduct lithium-ion response training for 60 personnel.
  • University of Findlay will receive $58,885 to conduct various hazmat and rail response courses.
  • Wayne County Regional Training Facility will receive $39,885 to conduct various hazmat training courses.
  • Wooster Division of Fire will receive $6,050 to conduct a hazmat refresher course for 47 personnel.
2024 Haz Materials Grant Recipients Map

The PUCO awards grants for the training of public safety and emergency services personnel in the proper techniques for the management of hazardous materials spills and releases that occur during transportation.

Money for these grants comes from fines paid by hazardous materials carriers and shippers. Read the PUCO News Bureau article featuring past recipients to learn how organizations have used these grants.

The PUCO is the regulatory agency responsible for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail and commercial motor vehicles within Ohio.

Additional information about other hazardous materials training for first responders is available on the Ohio Department of Commerce website.

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