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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
DATE: October 17, 2006County
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SUBJECT: Presentation of the HazMat Olympics Trophy
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recognize and present the Health Services Hazardous Materials Programs Response Team the 2006
HazMat Olympics first place trophy.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
Health Services Hazardous Materials Programs capped a remarkable performance of skills by nearly sweeping
the gold medals awarded last month at the 17th Annual Continuing Challenge Hazardous Materials Emergency
Response Workshop in Sacramento. Known regionally as the HazMat Olympics, the event is the premier
hazardous materials conference on the West Coast with over 100 courses to improve the capability of
hazardous materials response personnel. The three-day event followed a day of classes, including one taught
by Health Services' Maria Duazo. Hazardous Materials Specialists Tod Hickman, Paul Andrews, Steve Morioka
and Mike Wedl formed the team that won four of the competition's five events, gaining a silver medal in the
other event and scoring 41 out of a possible 42 points. In the prestigious HazCat (Hazardous Materials
Categorization) event, the contest was to identify 10 unknown substances, which Health Services Hazardous
Materials Response Team won beating out teams from Ventura, Napa and Sonoma counties as well as the
Coast Guard and Genentech. That competition featured a $100 first prize, which the team donated to the
charity We Care in honor of a coworker's mother who recently passed away.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
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cc: Randy Sawyer, Health Services Department JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE
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F:Board of Supervisors/HazMat Olympics BOS Presentation Board Order 10170