ALook at the Dupont Experimental Station

The DuPont Experimental Station, located along the Brandywine Creek in northern Delaware, is a science and business development center that is helping customers solve complex problems, advance their best ideas, and deliver sustainable, high-performance solutions for markets globally. The Experimental Station (ESL) is comprised of 49 buildings across 130 acres with a diverse work force of over 2,000, including third party research companies such as Chemours, Dow and Nemours Cancer Research.

The ESLsite resides within the local district of Talleyville Fire Company, and has an exceptional emergency response team (ERT) that provides fire brigade, hazardous materials management, emergency medical response and confined space rescue response. Fire Chief William Jack and Deputy Chief Kevin Keating lead the response team that includes dedicated volunteers who are researchers, skilled craftsman, engineers and just about any job function found on site. Much like other community-based volunteers, these volunteers respond to the ESLfirehouse when an emergency occurs. ESLsecurity teams serve as a 911 system operator and receive calls to respond to a fire alarm or any type of emergency.

Each team member is fully trained in the four disciplines that make up the ERT(Fire, Confined Space Rescue, EMTand Hazmat). With 1200 research labs and a robust safety program there are times when the ERTis required. These dual hat site residents train on a monthly basis to practice and maintain their skills. Each year hazmat technicians are required, along with their monthly training, to attend a two-day hazmat refresher course taught by the Delaware State Fire School. The state fire school also provides emergency medical responder (EMR) training to the EMS team. The team also has three NREMT’s. In