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Challenge tests emergency respondersJuly 28, 2006 Story Tools
Paul Woodson, left, of the University of Oklahoma Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness, helps Jason Smith from the Norman, Oklahoma Fire Department, remove his Personal Protective Equipment. Smith and his teammates had responded to a mock chemical and biological scenario in which they were graded on sampling and packing procedures.
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Los Alamos Fire Department responders practice their skills of mitigating a mock railcar spill at Thursday's HAZMAT Challenge at Technical Area 49. Teams were graded on safety and mitigation of the leak and were given bonus points if they spotted the improvised explosive device.
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