Hazmat Incident Response

Contra Costa Health staffs an on-call 24 hour/7 days-a-week hazmat incident response team. The team responds to:

• Technical assistance requests
• Identification of unknown substances
• Health hazard information
• Cleanup oversight
• Drug Labs
• Chemical spills
• Hazmat releases

Facilities must notify the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team (HMIT) immediately upon discovery of a hazardous materials incident. The County Board of Supervisors has approved a Hazardous Materials Incident Notification Policy that specifies when and how to notify HMIT.