RCC to host national hazmat training program

LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College’s Emergency Services Training Center has been selected as one of just 15 sites nationwide to participate in a new hazardous materials training initiative designed to strengthen emergency preparedness and response in communities across the country.

The free training is being offered through the Partners in Training (PIT) Crew program, an initiative of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the U.S Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Through the train-the-trainer program, participants will gain specialized knowledge and resources they can take back to their departments and communities to help prepare other responders for hazardous materials incidents.

The training is open to first responders, government officials and individuals working in the general field of hazardous materials.