Hazardous materials response

The Environmental Division assists the Fargo Fire Department Hazardous Material Response Team when there is a release or spill of a hazardous product. The primary duties fulfilled by the Environmental Health Department include:

• Assisting in identifying the hazardous product and the associated safety hazards.
• Notifying the proper state and federal agencies of the spill or release.
• Eliminating misinformation by answering questions from the media.
• Providing the responsible party with the appropriate information to cleanup or mitigate the hazardous spill/release.
• Monitoring the cleanup or mitigation of the hazardous spill/release until local, state and federal regulations are met.