Responders gain pipeline emergency training

Responders gain pipeline emergency training

Local first responders from across Butler County gathered at Beeland Park beginning July 14 for a hands-on crash course in pipeline emergency response, part of the Alabama Pipeline Emergency Response Initiative (APERI). The training, aimed especially at volunteer fire departments and law enforcement officers, was designed to help mitigate the risks associated with rare but potentially catastrophic pipeline emergencies. “We’re going to be teachin…