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We have been working with the local city Fire Department on emergency planning for laboratories at UVM fairly intensively for about 1.5 years, since a lab fire here in May of 2007. This work has included development of a variety of information tools, meetings and joint training with command staff, and one general "introduction to laboratory hazards" training for all firefighters last January. The last item was well-received enough that the Fire Department is interested in repeating it this coming January, at a more advanced level. I am thinking about using some of their familiar hazmat response tools (ALOHA, CAMEO, etc.) adapted to a lab setting (with many limitations acknowledged), along with UVM specific information to develop scenarios for tabletop type exercises. I wonder if anyone on DCHAS-L has used these tools in this way before or has similar experience they'd like to share as we think about the best way of approaching this "advanced" training for lab response. Thanks for any information. - Ralph Ralph Stuart, CIH Environmental Safety Manager University of Vermont Environmental Safety Facility 667 Spear St. Burlington, VT 05405 rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu fax: (802)656-8682