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Feds in ’09: Los Alamos County firefighters not sufficiently trained to handle unique fires with radioactive materials at nuclear lab

Published: June 28th, 2011 at 6:13 am ET
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NM wildfire grows, shuts famed Los Alamos nuke lab, AP, June 27, 2011:

[...] In 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy’s inspector general issued a report that said Los Alamos County firefighters weren’t sufficiently trained to handle the unique fires they could face with hazardous or radioactive materials at LANL.

Lab and fire department officials at the time said the report focused too much on past problems and not enough on what had been done to resolve them. Some problems also were noted in previous reports.[...]

Published: June 28th, 2011 at 6:13 am ET
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9 comments to Feds in ’09: Los Alamos County firefighters not sufficiently trained to handle unique fires with radioactive materials at nuclear lab

  • markww markww
    June 28, 2011 at 6:28 am

    Use class D fire extinguishers and lead powder. NASA in Houston might have info for the firefighters.


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  • Rica E
    June 28, 2011 at 6:44 am

    I think the time has come to see this… Watch the full series as there are dot connectors throughout. I am not religious by the way, but am an astute student of the occult(hidden knowledge)http://youtu.be/YA1WAgwpV3Q


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    • milk and cheese milk and cheese
      June 28, 2011 at 7:01 am

      The ‘ancient Judaic teachings’ of the Kabbalah are really the Black ARts? This video is anti Semitic nonsense.


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      • Rica E
        June 28, 2011 at 5:54 pm

        Sorry to break it to you but every single mystery school that has ever been eventually gets highjacked for pernicious means. I’m also sorry that you can’t view information without the lens of polarity. You may be a kabbalist ready to defend it against criticism, yet are you willing to defend hitler, a. crowley , and john dee who were all kabbalist. Or perhaps if you are jewish are you prepared to criticize the freedom flotilla headed for gaza made up of 25 percent jews. C’mon these issues addressed on this site are equal opportunity killers.


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  • WindorSolarPlease
    June 28, 2011 at 8:06 am

    To deal with a nuclear fire, there needs to be special training and having special equipment.

    I pray this fire does not get out of hand for these fire fighters who have not received the training they need for this type of job.


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    • milk and cheese milk and cheese
      June 28, 2011 at 8:08 am

      WindSolarPlease, they had a catastrophic fire there in 1996 and did not send the firemen for special training even after that. No one really cares.


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      • WindorSolarPlease
        June 28, 2011 at 8:43 am

        I just don’t get it. If that fire gets out of hand, these fireman/fireladies are in big trouble. Fire is unpredictable, it can move from one direction to another in seconds and spread in a wink of an eye.

        There was no protection for our 9/11 responders, for the gulf people trying to clean up, or even the Katrina people.

        They need to be ready now with special equipment and trained people in this. I really hope they are ready incase the worse happens.
        They also need trained people at Fort Calhoun

        What a mess..Next person who says Nuclear Power is Great. This old lady is hitting them with her hand bag.


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  • ocifferdave ocifferdave
    June 28, 2011 at 10:36 am

    Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams. I applied for a position in one once (I have medical and firefighter civil and military background). The unit was overly busy to do anything but hire within tho. They be a VERY well trained unit. They train and train with govs and companies in a specific state to respond to such disasters like nuke fall out, toxic waste releases, etc. Call them and ask them if they have done any testing about Fukushima fall out on the US. AND they could be of use in this sitch mentioned above (at least testing and planning wise). They have some SWEET gear.

    http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/wmd-cst.htm


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