Days before Vancouver Fire Department recruits were headed to a training center in Alabama to become certified hazmat technicians, they were notified the classes were canceled as a part of President Donald Trump’s federal funding freezes.
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Source: The Columbian
Vancouver fire officials fear for region’s readiness with hazmat trainings canceled in federal funding freeze
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