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Hazmat at Cedar Rapids post office? Don't worry, it's just a drill
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department, along with the United States Postal Service and Linn County Public Health, are conducting an exercise today at the main Cedar Rapids post office, 615 Sixth Ave. SE.
The exercise offers training in managing and mitigating the effects of a positive Biohazard Detection Systems alert, which would include substances such as anthrax.
Cedar Rapids firefighters put on Level C protective suits during a training exercise at the United States Postal Service's Cedar Rapids Processing and Distribution Center Friday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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