WESTFIELD — The Barnes Air Nationwide Guard Restoration Advisory Board met on July 27 for the primary time in a hybrid assembly in particular person and on-line, facilitated by Amy Model of Jacobs, the contractor for the U.S. Division of Protection to convene and run the RAB conferences.
The RAB is an advisory group of group members who meet with Division of Protection representatives to debate the Environmental Restoration Program, which focuses on investigating and addressing contamination brought on by army operations at Barnes Air Nationwide Guard Base, together with the usage of fireplace suppressing supplies which contained perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, two substances in a class of poisonous chemical compounds often known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
One of many board’s co-chairs is Col. David Halasi-Kun, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes, and different Air Nationwide Guard members are additionally on the board. Additionally represented is the state Division of Environmental Safety.
