Columbia Weather Systems

“Our city is really built on oil and gas and agriculture, so we have a large presence of oil and gas development with a lot of hazardous materials in our community.” In the video*, Fire Chief Fred Burrows explains the requirement for the Hazmat Command Truck for the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia.  The specs include an Orion™ Weather Station with WeatherMaster™ Software. Located along the Alaska Hwy, the city of 25,000 has a fire protection area of 16 square miles, with highway rescue 200 km west and north. The Hazmat vehicle was built by SVI Trucks of Fort Collins, Colorado, featuring a dual slide-out command center equipped with the advanced technology, custom storage, and equipment to keep incident responders working in potential subzero temperatures. The Orion all-in-one meteorological sensor module is custom-mounted and stored in an enclosure on the roof. Interface to weather station is available with interconnected interior, exterior, and cab workstations providing u...

“Pendleton Firefighters extinguished a semi trailer full of hazardous materials this morning on Interstate 84. Hazmat technicians from our regional team are on scene…” Oregon Fire Marshall Hazmat units are equipped with vehicle-mounted weather stations from Columbia Weather and deployed for incidents like this one. Originally shared by Pendleton Professional Firefighters Local 2296.  Pendleton firefighters and Hazmat units respond to an interstate incident. A burning semi trailer with hazardous materials was extinguished. On-site wind speed and direction data can be critical for incidents requiring hazmat deployment.