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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Provost Marshal’s Office and Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) platoon, trained together with firefighters from both Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services and the Jacksonville Fire Department from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16, 2020.
The primary responsibility of the defense specialists is to ensure their unit is trained and ready to survive and operate in a CBRNE environment. CBRNE related situations may not be common, however U.S. Marines and first responders prepare for all situations.
“We train with Jacksonville Fire Department multiple times throughout the year,” said Glenn P. Zurek, the deputy fire chief for the Camp Lejeune Fire & Emergency Services Division. “We will respond automatic aid to them for structure fires while they also will respond to us for structure fires on base housing and Camp Johnson.”
The training was a variety of scenarios that involved chemical detection, decontamination and rescue. Each scenario required different procedures, tactics and tools to successfully complete the mission.
Each training event required a planned action, an implementation of the action, decontamination of the materials, and then disposing of the materials.
“This drill occurs annually along with various other drills with surrounding emergency response organizations throughout the year,” Zurek said. “This training evaluates the knowledge of first responders who are certified for various fire service disciplines.”
CBRNE related situations are not limited to specific areas and can occur randomly throughout the base. All personnel handling a CBRNE related incident are ready to respond to all calls by having their facemasks and respirators ready when receiving details about the surrounding area and those involved to better their situational awareness.
“What is beneficial about this training is that it gives us the opportunity to train with Marines and our civilian partners,” said Robert K. Sandy, the assistant fire chief with Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services. “These kind of incidents can happen at any time, so we have to prepare ourselves to work together in the fastest and safest way possible”.
| Date Taken: | 10.16.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 11.13.2020 11:21 |
| Story ID: | 381426 |
| Location: | CAMP JOHNSON, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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