About Us

GCHMU is a non-profit regional team organized by the Hamilton County Fire Chief’s Association and the Northern Kentucky Firefighters’ Association.
We are governed by a Board of Trustees representing the fire service, the public, local government and tri-state businesses.
Members are from the fire service, public service organizations and are industrial/government technical personnel. 

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Dispatch

The Unit is dispatched through Hamilton County Communications Center (513) 825-2280.
The Unit must be requested by the Fire/Police Department Incident Commander. 

Operations

G.C.H.M.U. has 3 Part Time Duty Officers who are responsible for safety, recruitment, emergency response, team training, outside training, policy and procedures, overall readiness, equipment procurement and maintenance. 
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​Additionally, the Unit has 1 Full Time Office Administrator   

The response team is comprised of Technicians, Specialists and Operations personnel from varying agencies.
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​The Unit is a Level 1 typed response team as defined by The State of Ohio Hazmat Technical Advisory guidelines. This is the highest level of typing for a hazmat team in the State of Ohio.