Nueces County first responders participate in Texas National Guard hazmat exercises
Nueces County first responders and the Corpus Christi Fire Department worked with the Texas National Guard’s 6th Civil Support Team to conduct hazardous materials and law enforcement response exercises this week.
On Thursday, first responders met at the Hilltop Community Center for a hazardous materials exercise requiring the team to set up an isolation perimeter, a decontamination area and more.
“This is a terrorist training event from a standpoint of a hazmat discovery to finding out this is a terrorist act,” Nueces County Emergency Management Coordinator Louie Ray said.
The first entry team, which evaluates the hazard before others enter the scene, prepared to enter a simulated scenario where a homeless individual was found inside the community center with redness around his neck and difficulty breathing. The responders would later discover a lab with unknown chemicals.
The training, which takes place annually, followed two consecutive days of exercises at the Texas State Aquarium parking lot under the Harbor Bridge.
Each training session involves a different scenario for responders to assess and develop a plan.
“Having it here in Corpus Christi with the CCFD as the lead is invaluable to what we can do in bringing the confidence here and restoring resiliency to the residents of Nueces County,” Ray said. “It’s going to be great for us.”
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