Safety first
Nearly 100 emergency workers attended a hands-on preparedness drill for the natural gas industry in Hanover Township Saturday.
Range Resources-Appalachia LLC organized the safety event, which included a variety of real-life scenarios on a natural gas drilling site, for first responders in Washington and Beaver counties.
Participating with several natural gas service companies were volunteer firefighters from Jefferson Township, Slovan, Burgettstown, Independence Township, Raccoon Township and Hookstown and personnel from Washington County Department of Public Safety.