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Jack Rabbit Project chlorine test release in progress. Photo: U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Chemical Safety Analysis Center
A report on test releases of liquefied compressed chlorine
was published on Sept. 30 by Utah Valley University. Known as the
“Jack Rabbit Project,” the multiagency chlorine release experiments
were conducted in part to help emergency responders meet the planning,
tactical and operational challenges of a catastrophic Toxic Inhalation
Hazard release. Staff from the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy (NFA) participated in the project to identify training gaps and opportunities that the NFA’s hazardous materials curriculum can meet.
To learn more about the project's findings, including how long-practiced hazardous materials response strategies and tactics were validated:
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