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The article offers information on the formation of Tri-District Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT) by three northwest fire protection districts (FPDS) in Missouri. The three districts include Central Jackson County, Fort Osage, and Sni Valley. According to the article, the HMRT aims to provide hazardous materials response to 75,000 residents in coverage areas eastern suburbs of Kansas City.

The article presents information on the Hazardous Material (hazmat) team of the Denver Fire Department in Colorado. According to the annual National Run Survey of "Firehouse Magazine," the Denver hazmat team has been among the leaders in most incidents per year. Denver's hazmat unit, Hazardous Materials Emergency Response 1, was listed as the team with the most hazmat responses in the U.S. in 2005 and was second in 2006.

The article offers a step-by-step instruction for deploying a diversion chute.