Hazardous Materials
The Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (MN HSEM) maintains a Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team program currently made up of ten Chemical Assessment Teams (CAT) and two Emergency Response Teams (ERT) located across the State of Minnesota. Rochester Fire is contracted by MN HSEM to respond as a CAT to hazardous materials emergencies (HazMat) within the 11 counties that make up south-eastern Minnesota. The Rochester CAT can provide local HazMat incident commanders with:
- Technical support and monitoring
- Professional responders trained to exceed OSHA and NFPA competencies
- Specialized equipment and reference materials
- Additional support and/or follow-up by other state agencies as needed
To request the Rochester CAT to respond to your HazMat emergency, please contact:
Minnesota Duty Officer
(651) 649-5451
1-800-422-0798
Fax: (651) 296-2300
For more information about MN HSEM emergency response, please visit the MN HSEM Emergency Response Branch.