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Public Information Assist Team
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| News Release |
Date: Aug. 21, 2008 |
COAST GUARD ASSISTS EPA |
The Coast Guard's National Strike Force is assisting the Environmental Protection Agency today in Denver, Colo., with pre-positioning hazardous material response teams for the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28.
The NSF members are providing technical guidance to local responders staged throughout the Denver metropolitan area. The responders have been organized into air monitoring, communications support and hazardous material response teams.
Twelve members from the Novato, Calif.-based Pacific Strike Team joined the EPA's response today as well as six members from the Fort Dix, N.J.-based Atlantic Strike Team.
For more information about the Coast Guard's National Strike Force, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.strikeforcenews.com/go/page/771/15053 for information about the PST and http://www.strikeforcenews.com/go/page/771/15051 for information about the AST.
For more information about the EPA's response contact Larry Grandison at (303) 312-6599.
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