Firefighter Brian Oates completed an intense 160 hour  training to become a Certified Hazardous Materials Technician in May 2010 and was appointed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts District 6 Hazardous Materials Response Team that serves numerous communities including Bedford in September 2010. Firefighter Oates is the only current HazMat Technician on the Bedford Fire Department and will be an asset to our community and all the communities in District 6 where he will respond to HazMat incidents.

 
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