Region V Hazmat

Region V Hazmat The Region V Hazardous Materials Response Team covers 9 counties in North Central Iowa, and is based Tom Ubben
Lt. Eric Conell
Lt. Nate Conrad
Lt. Ben Waynar
Lt.

Region V Hazardous Materials Response Team Members

Team Coordinator: Andy Midtling
Administrative Coordinator: April Schuster

Fort Dodge Fire Department Hazmat Techs:

Captain Steve Teske
Captain Jeff Hill
Captain Jason Vandi
Lt. Jon Schreck
Lt. Devon Schuster
Firefighter Dan Summers
Firefighter Pat Greve
Firefighter Alan Angstrom
Firefighter Andy Midtling
Firefighter Matt Newton
Firefighter Gr

eg Nelson
Firefighter Jason Reynolds
Firefighter Kyle Porter
Firefighter Tony Ward
Firefighter Nick Ruhland
Firefighter Mychal Edler
Firefighter Matt Decker
Firefighter Spencer Barber

The Region V Hazmat Team formed in 1994 to better protect the citizens of the region in the case of a Hazardous Material incident. Prior to 1994, local fire departments and businesses were tasked to protect citizens, but the prohibitive costs of equipment and training made this more and more difficult. The region was formed and an agreement signed with the Fort Dodge Fire Department to provide the service to the nine county region from Fort Dodge.

08/11/2020

U.S.A, IOWA, LYTTON:
Chemical Reaction in Lytton Sends 2 to Hospital, Hydrogen Sulfide Cloud Formed
• A potentially deadly cloud of hydrogen sulfide gas that developed near a well in Lytton sent 2 people to a hospital. Both men, one of whom had briefly stopped breathing, were taken to Loring Hospital in Sac City. A report on their conditions was not available.
• A crew from Sargent Drilling, of Carroll, was injecting 110 gallons of hydrochloric acid into the well when a chemical reaction occurred, according to Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter. He said a large cloud of what was later identified as hydrogen sulfide was created.
• A worker in the well building was overcome by the gas & one of his co-workers went into the building & pulled him out. Hergenreter said the worker who was overcome was not breathing when he was pulled from the building. He said Calhoun County 911 dispatchers instructed the second man in performing CPR & as a result, the patient was breathing when emergency personnel arrived.
• The Region V Hazardous Materials Response Team members in full protective gear identified the gas as hydrogen sulfide.
• Hergenreter said at that time the amount of gas in the well building was 10 times the level at which it is considered lethal.
• The hazardous materials team flushed the acid in the well, eventually dissipating the hydrogen sulfide. The Lytton Fire Department, Calhoun County Emergency Medical Service, Calhoun County sheriff’s deputies & Calhoun County emergency management responded to the scene along with the hazardous materials team.
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Members of Region V Hazmat and Fort Dodge Fire Rescue attended a hands-on hazmat training this week. Team members were t...
11/01/2019

Members of Region V Hazmat and Fort Dodge Fire Rescue attended a hands-on hazmat training this week. Team members were taught the different chemical properties of common substances and their reactions so when they come across an unknown substance, they can determine what it is and how it should be handled.

Big thank you to Doug Ferguson with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE) for sharing your knowledge with our team members.

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Fort Dodge, IA
50501

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