Windsor, Detroit prepare for an Ambassador Bridge HAZMAT emergency [Video]

Windsor Fire and Rescue Services has been working to prepare for heightened HAZMAT risk ahead of relaxed restrictions around the transportation of some hazardous materials across the Ambassador Bridge.

On Friday, Windsor officials attended meetings with their American counterparts along with representatives from Homeland Security to work through emergency planning for responses on the international crossing, should a HAZMAT incident arise.

“Those types of meetings will continue moving forward, working with all the emergency response agencies on both sides of the border to ensure that we’re all on the same page,” said Jamie Waffle, the incoming chief and current deputy chief of WFRS.

“We’re all communicating, we’re all talking the same language moving forward.”

The loosened restrictions are set to take effect on Oct. 29 after the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) approved a request from the companythat owns the Ambassador Bridge to remove the red tape on Class 3 and Class 8 materials — which …