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Video highlights propane dangers following deadly W.Va. blast - 10/10/2008 NC firefighters get 'solid A' from USFA report - 10/08/2008 Fire contained in Md. public works building - 10/02/2008 National Preparedness Month highlights hazmat dangers - 10/01/2008 Fire at Conn. battery maker forces evacuations - 09/24/2008 Report: Explosion that killed New Zealand firefighter was preventable - 09/23/2008 Firefighters battle blaze at Ark. weapons factory - 09/18/2008 Firefighters contain blaze at Texas waste disposal site - 09/15/2008 Chemical plant explosion kills 11 in China - 08/26/2008 Tenn. emergency crews learn about nuclear waste trucks - 07/15/2008 San Antonio hotel evacuated for CO leak - 06/23/2008 Chocolate factory fumes kill 1 in Chicago - 06/09/2008 Real Training for Real Responders: Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological - 06/06/2008 Calif. chemical plant burns, keeps 2,500 in homes - 06/05/2008 7 injured in Minn. chemical leak - 05/20/2008 La. evacuees return home after acid spill cleared - 05/19/2008 La. train derailment leads to hazmat spill - 05/18/2008 Firefighters prepared for blaze at Maine chemical plant - 05/05/2008 Pasta sauce triggers lockdown at Calif. hospital - 05/02/2008 Explosion rocks Utah refinery - 05/01/2008 Safety board wants new fire code for hazardous waste processing plants - 04/16/2008 S.C. interstate closed after hazmat crash - 04/02/2008 Chemical warehouse fire shuts down N.Y. blocks - 03/29/2008 Little oil company creates big problems for Calif. firefighters - 03/28/2008 Minn. school chlorine leak injures 38 - 03/26/2008 Ammonia at Ark. meat plant forces second evacuation - 03/25/2008 D.C. firefighters hospitalized after 'hazmat suicide' response - 03/25/2008 12 firefighters hurt in Calif. blaze - 03/24/2008 Agency: Ga. sugar refinery deaths preventable - 03/13/2008 Review of Wash. chlorine incident faults firefighters - 03/11/2008 Calif. woman covers self, home with hazardous pesticide - 03/08/2008 Ammonia leak leads to evacuation at Baltimore icehouse - 03/07/2008 Utah firefighters 'extremely prepared' for toxic threats - 03/05/2008 Utah home searched for poison found in Las Vegas hotel room - 03/03/2008 Hazmat called in for Chicago 5-vehicle crash - 02/27/2008 Firefighters face ethanol hazards in alternate fuels push - 02/26/2008 Tenn. departments to bill directly for hazmat response - 02/19/2008 Truck leaking gas shuts Conn. highway - 02/12/2008 Neb. city, county debate who will pay hazmat costs - 02/01/2008 Calif. highway closed for spill takes time to reopen - 02/01/2008 Gas spill forces Calif. freeway closure - 01/30/2008 EPA tests air samples after Tenn. dump fire - 01/25/2008 Tanker truck plunges, explodes near Detroit home - 01/10/2008 N.Y. department set for chemical detection kit - 01/01/2008 18 at Idaho plant hospitalized after ammonia leak - 12/28/2007 Conn. firefighters field asbestos exposure concerns in aftermath of fire - 12/28/2007 N.Y. dept. to purchase chemical detector with grant - 12/28/2007 Hazmat crews to investigate fatal Fla. blast - 12/20/2007 Crew to investigate fatal Florida blast - 12/20/2007 Blasts at Fla. chemical plant kill 4 - 12/19/2007 Truck ruptures gas line; Ohio homes evacuated - 12/18/2007 Mass. firefighters battle tanker blaze - 12/05/2007 Minn. pipeline fire sends oil soaring - 11/29/2007 Accident in Gulf of Mexico sparks fire on oil platform - 11/29/2007 Ark. firefighter sickened by gas at house blaze - 11/27/2007 Evacuations ordered after ammonia leak in Fla. - 11/13/2007 Explosion at Iowa chemical facility - 10/29/2007 Utah building evacuated due to chemical fumes - 10/26/2007 Ky. hazmat team checking acid leak - 10/23/2007 Chemical leak forces evacuation in Mich. - 10/16/2007 N.Y. to replace gas masks for first responders - 10/11/2007 Wash. explosion caused by tanker blast - 10/07/2007 Calif. fire department simulates aqueous ammonia spill at power plant - 10/05/2007 Calif. fire chief frustrated with 215 marijuana grows in rental homes - 10/01/2007 New jet materials require faster firefighting - 09/17/2007 Chemicals in truck explode, killing 28 in Mexico - 09/11/2007 Mass. firefighters scramble when propane line ruptures - 08/01/2007 Federal team won't comment on cause of Dallas explosions - 07/30/2007 Dallas tank explosions similar to 2005 St. Louis blasts, officials say - 07/27/2007 Cooling system explodes in UCLA building - 07/26/2007 Gas tanks explode at Dallas facility - 07/25/2007 Huge Wash. fire sends oil into Spokane River - 07/25/2007 Possible Ga. meth lab prompts firefighter decontamination - 07/19/2007 Kan. firefighters try to secure special foam to fight chemical blaze - 07/18/2007 Radiation levels spike near Utah wildfire - 07/13/2007 Firefighters remove chlorine stockpile from Utah water treatment plant - 07/02/2007 Acid spill causes scare in N.C. - 06/29/2007 Oxygen generators fueled N.C. plant fire - 06/27/2007 Wis. firefighters put out large chemical fire - 06/23/2007 Wisconsin chemical recycling plant damaged by fire, explosion - 06/22/2007 Editorial: San Francisco firefighters consider safety first in backing retardant bill - 06/06/2007 Smoke, soot felled Ga. firefighter - 06/01/2007 Young WTC responders exhibiting cancers seen in elderly, specialists say - 06/01/2007 Funeral held for Chicago's 'Chief of Hazmat' - 05/25/2007 Va. fire officials spotlight ethanol dangers - 05/25/2007 N.Y. woman becomes first death blamed on WTC toxic dust - 05/24/2007 Ky. police, firefighters learn how to best handle meth labs - 05/17/2007 Calif. workers treated after smelling chemicals - 05/12/2007 Ground Zero dust tied to lung scarring - 05/10/2007 Conn. team forms to deal with hazardous materials - 05/09/2007 Pa. firefighters train in high school set for demolition - 05/02/2007 Ill. residents return home after leak - 04/24/2007 Hazards highlighted at FDIC for 'routine' responses - 04/20/2007

Oil well explosion, fire send smoke over eastern Tennessee - 04/06/2007 Tenn. chemical fire forces evacuations - 03/28/2007 Small fire erupts at Tenn. nuclear plant - 03/16/2007 N.Y. firefighters burn off fuel from derailed freight train - 03/14/2007 Okla. gas rig explosions injure 4 - 03/01/2007 Bomb Basics: Why you need to know... - 02/21/2007 Ky. hazmat spills 'significant risk,' official says - 02/20/2007 Fire nearly extinguished at Texas refinery after explosion - 02/17/2007 Operator error responsible for Wash. chlorine gas leak - 02/17/2007 11 Pa. homes evacuated due to gas leak - 02/13/2007 N.C. hazmat firm clings to records - 02/13/2007 Wash. mall evacuated for fumes - 02/11/2007 Mo. plant explosions an accident - 02/11/2007 Mo. chemical plant explodes - 02/07/2007 W. Va. gas station blast ruled accidental - 02/06/2007 Aquifer, air woes collide in Texas fire fight - 02/06/2007 W. Va. fire chief urges vigilance after Ghent blast - 02/02/2007 Most propane tanks in W.Va. unregulated - 02/02/2007 Gas station explosion kills 4 in W.Va. - 01/30/2007 Possible fire at Ohio landfill probed - 01/24/2007 Natural gas line puncture wreaks havoc in Medina, Ohio - 01/24/2007 Calif. city settles chemical leak suit - 01/22/2007 Toxic lessons from N.C. - 01/18/2007 Flames continue to pour from derailed train in Ky. - 01/17/2007 Fla. department ready to battle chemical hazards - 01/16/2007 Train cars derail, catch fire in Ky. - 01/16/2007

Asbestos adds to Pa. blast clean-up concerns - 01/12/2007 Kirksville, Mo., High School evacuated after bomb threat - 01/12/2007 Investigators searching for cause of Ohio plant blast - 01/10/2007 N.Y. train tanker blaze forces evacuations - 01/06/2007 Texas mayor declares fire a disaster due to worries about health hazards - 12/30/2006 5 injured in Houston blast at plant - 12/20/2006 Officials say N.M. nuclear lab not fire safe - 12/20/2006 Hazardous pipes not subject to checks in Milwaukee - 12/19/2006 6 injured in chemical spill in Chicago - 12/18/2006 N.C. finds other hazmat explosion risks in wake of Apex - 12/04/2006 Chiefs: We're ready for the worst in Mass. - 12/04/2006 5 Calif. firefighters injured in explosion - 12/04/2006 Mass.: New law needed for hazmat situations - 11/22/2006 Pepper spray sends 42 to Boston hospitals - 11/21/2006 300 evacuated in Pa. as chemical reaction releases toxic cloud - 11/18/2006 N.C. city wants full hazmat disclosure in wake of chemical fire - 10/25/2006 Firefighters hurt in Turkey chemical factory fire - 09/22/2006 Study: World Trade Center rescuers suffered 12 years' worth of lung loss - 08/01/2006 Looking to prevent a fire? Hire a goat - 07/17/2006 Smoke plays deadly game with people escaping Chicago subway fire - 07/14/2006 Ship carrying liquid gas burns off Jordan, 4 firefighters injured - 07/13/2006 Massive fire rages in England near oil depot, prompting fears - 07/12/2006 Summer's no pal to Ga. firefighters - 07/11/2006 Fireworks are blamed after 100 acres burn in Utah - 07/10/2006 It was quite a show of illegal fireworks in Northern California — no serious injuries - 07/06/2006 Two N.Y. firefighters hurt battling suspicious blaze - 07/06/2006 Illegal fireworks set Calif. home afire - 07/06/2006 Bolts jolt Long Island; cause warehouse fire, six injuries - 07/06/2006 Ohio fire division steps up raids on sales of illegal fireworks - 06/30/2006 Ariz. fire crews on alert for 4th of July - 06/30/2006 Emergency workers gauge Sept. 11, 2001, health toll - 06/26/2006 Health troubles persist for Sept. 11, 2001, rescue workers - 06/26/2006 Firefighting exercise turns real after lightning strike in Alaska - 06/22/2006 Inspection of expansion projects at MacArthur Airport has uncovered fire risks - 06/22/2006 Drug would combat cyanide poisoning risk at house fires - 06/21/2006 Electrical contractor signed off on condition of business day before firefighter was electrocuted - 06/20/2006 Utah to study link between cancer, public safety workers - 06/08/2006 Alaska fire department gets new hazardous-material and rescue truck - 06/08/2006 Utah blaze near explosives halted by firefighters - 06/08/2006 Breathing gear fails San Antonio firefighters yet again - 05/31/2006 Fire leads to meth lab discovery in McIntosh, N.M. - 05/27/2006 Acid leak contained near St. Paul, Minnesota - 05/24/2006 Federal agency to look at firefighters' cancer risk - 05/18/2006 Second batch of dynamite left at Calif. fire station - 05/12/2006 Boston firefighters alerted to radioactive materials at blaze - 05/05/2006 N.Y. firefighters face explosions, downed power lines as 4 residents go missing - 05/03/2006 For Ground Zero responders, illness in the dust - 04/13/2006 NYC cop's death spurs call to monitor, treat others exposed to WTC debris - 04/13/2006 Report: Ga. chemical emergency plans flawed - 04/12/2006 Details of cyanide poisoning of R.I. firefighters - 04/05/2006 Fla. rescue workers not at risk from radioactive patient - 03/19/2006 Mississippi hazmat team receives Isman grant - 03/15/2006 Forest Service official warns of 'explosive' fire threat - 03/07/2006 Part I: The Upcoming New Look of Bunker Gear - 01/30/2006 The Katrina Cough - 01/26/2006 Fireworks worry New Orleans fire officials - 12/30/2005 Injurious meth fires are common, Mo. authorities say - 12/27/2005 Poor training cited in Mass. firefighter injury - 12/09/2005 N.Y. firefighters urge probe in colleague's serious injury - 12/06/2005 Ok. firefighter injured while battling home blaze - 11/20/2005 Firefighters work to control Cincinnati rail car leak - 08/29/2005 Three injured in fire and explosion at Ill. gas company - 08/25/2005 Fireworks explosion in Kansas kills two - 08/19/2005 Package found in D.C. hotel not a bomb - 08/15/2005

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