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HEUEIVLU JAN 14 2016 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT available at the WAA or at buildings near the WAA. Notification of emergencies and requests for outside assistance are channeled through the Fire Department Dispatch at extension 911 or through requests made to the CAS Operator if using a handheld radio. The Fire Department Dispatch can contact outside authorities and obtain assistance via telephone or radio. In addition, all Environmental, Safety and Health Team and EFA operations personnel wear radio pagers and are available in the event of any incident. Internal notification of personnel can be accomplished through the site -wide building page system, and all talk groups on the handheld radios if an evacuation is necessary. 5.2 Fire Suppression Systems 5.2.1 Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers are manually operated, portable devices that will discharge an extinguishing agent when properly activated. They are used to control a fire during the time it's discovered and the arrival of the Fire Department. Fire extinguishers are inspected monthly and serviced on an annual basis. The location and types of fire extinguishers for the WAA are listed in Table D-4 in the Site-specific Plan. Only trained personnel may use fire extinguishers. 5.3 Response Equipment Several categories of emergency response equipment are available at LLNL Site 300. They include spill response equipment, response vehicles, and heavy equipment. 5.3.1 Spill Response Equipment Emergency spill kits can be accessed from the WAA. These kits contain all necessary equipment needed to contain a small spill (see Tables D-3 and D-4 of Appendix D). The Fire Department maintains or has access to a mobile supply of equipment required to mitigate diverse emergencies; these can be used in the event of a large incident. The Special Services Unit (at Fire Station 1, B-323 Livermore Site) is a hazardous materials response vehicle operated by the Fire Department. It contains spill kits, absorbents, encapsulating hazardous materials suits, self-contained breathing apparatus, decontamination equipment, Haz-Cat test kits, and hazardous materials reference information. 5.3.2 Response Vehicles and Heavy Equipment In case of fires, explosions, or large releases of waste, fire -fighting equipment, containment and emergency equipment are available for use. All Fire Department vehicles are equipped with radios on LLNL channels and on all mutual aid channels. The Fire Station at Site 300 has the following vehicles: • Type I pumper with a 1,250 -gallons per minute (GPM) pump and 500 -gallon water tank, self contained breathing apparatus, rescue tools, a 6 kilowatt (KW) 18 January 2016