EMA Drill 2007 - Part 2

Jefferson County EMA

The Jefferson County EMA put on a large drill for crews from fire, police, FBI, military and Civil Air Patrol. The 36 hour drill, which took place at Legion Field in Birmingham, was held Tuesday and Wednesday after 6 months of planning and coordinating.

The exercise involved HAZ-MAT, Heavy Rescue, Communications and interagency operability.

Complicating matters was the fact that the temperature topped 100 degrees with an even higher heat index. Despite the extreme conditions, the drill went smoothly and everyone worked very well toward the goal in their part of the exercise.

Congratulations to everyone involved for such a successful event!

EMA Drill 2007 - Part 1

EMA Drill 2007 - Part 3

This post focuses on the HAZ-MAT part of the drill. The last post will focus on miscellaneous shots from the drill...


EMA Drill Director Harter...




Decon 1...




Haz-Mat 3...



















Haz-Mat 30...







Prime Mover 11...




Rescue 1...




Technical Support 2...




Birmingham PD Mobile Command...




FBI Birmingham ERT...










FBI Birmingham...







46th WMD-CST (Montgomery)...







46th WMD-CST (Montgomery)...






















46th WMD-CST (Montgomery)...

EMA Drill 2007 - Part 1

Jefferson County EMA

The Jefferson County EMA put on a large drill for crews from fire, police, FBI, military and Civil Air Patrol. The 36 hour drill, which took place at Legion Field in Birmingham, was held Tuesday and Wednesday after 6 months of planning and coordinating.

The exercise involved HAZ-MAT, Heavy Rescue, Communications and interagency operability.

Complicating matters was the fact that the temperature topped 100 degrees with an even higher heat index. Despite the extreme conditions, the drill went smoothly and everyone worked very well toward the goal in their part of the exercise.

Congratulations to everyone involved for such a successful event!

EMA Drill 2007 - Part 2

EMA Drill 2007 - Part 3

This post focuses on the heavy rescue part of the drill. HAZ-MAT will be in the next post...














Accountability Officer...







BFRS Chief Brasfield and EMA Drill Director Harter...




Heavy Rescue 1...




Heavy Rescue 1...




Heavy Rescue 10...































EMS 4, Safety Officer...




Chief Brasfield with EMS 4...































Heavy Rescue 10...







Rescue 1...

Inglenook House Fire

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Birmingham Firefighters responded to a house fire in Inglenook and found a house with fire showing. Quick work by Birmingham Fire in the extreme heat made for a quick stop.

A special thank you to Captain Mardis for sharing these pictures!