Hanford News

More than 70 volunteers with the local EM office and Hanford Site contractors joined forces to fill dozens of trash bags with litter during a One Hanford Earth Day cleanup event at a park in Richland, Washington.
Protecting the environment is key for EM’s Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office, and that’s why dozens of Hanford Site employees joined forces to celebrate the importance of Earth Day by cleaning up one of the most popular local parks
Hanford firefighters routinely hold planned, controlled burns of tumbleweeds on the Hanford Site to eliminate additional fuel ahead of the upcoming fire season and to help slow the spread of wildfires.
Months before the wildland fire season begins, EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) conducts fire prevention efforts on the Hanford Site, getting equipment ready.