At the November 6 meeting, the Perrysburg Township trustees learned that the fire department has been recognized as a class three hazmat team by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. “We are the first and only one in Wood County,” said Fire Chief Tom Brice, adding, “That is a pretty big deal for Perrysburg Township.” The chief said the department was considered for class two, but he believes they lack personnel and “we only applied for type three.” According to the Ohio Response System, class three is “an organized public safety hazmat/WMD response team with at least 10 members trained to the hazmat technician level and which meets the specific HM-TAC criteria for being certified as a type three team.