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Wednesday March 10, 2010 (16:36:13 EST) |
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 Winchester Fire EMS is the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Hub for the newly formed Bluegrass Emergency Response Team (B.E.R.T.).
B.E.R.T. is composed of eleven counties in central Kentucky. It has three components in the team. The rescue component is located in Jessamine County and includes capabilities for confined space, collapse rescue, and includes low and high angle rope rescue. |  A mass casualty component is located in Fayette county that will handle large scale medical events. The two Hazmat hubs are located in Versailles and Winchester. They will have capability to respond and mitigate hazardous materials releases. |
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