The City of North Bricksfield Hazardous Response Team is the most specialized Haz-Mat team in the region. The firefighter in the Harardous Material Response Team undergo years of extra training and a certified at an Expert level in hazardous materials. Many of the firefighters in the Haz-Mat Response Team have degrees in Chemical Engineering. North Bricksfield is a major center of manufacturing and many factories use dangerous chemicals. These firefighters deal with the risk of firefighting as well as other risks that most other firefighters do not have to deal with. The Hazardous Materials Division is housed down the street from Headquarters i its own building adjacent to the police's ESU building. The Hazardous Materials team operates 6 pieces of apparatus: