Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Leadership
Fire service leader, FireRescue1 contributor used writing to share his cancer experience with other firefighters
The vessel was carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials, including flammables and corrosives, in 56 containers
Animal Rescue
The Modesto Fire Department said the oxygen level inside the house was at 16% due to high levels of ammonia from “extensive urine”
Approximately 500 Teutopolis residents within a mile of the crash scene were evacuated
Officials say approximately 4,000 gallons of the tanker’ load of anhydrous ammonia was released in the crash in Teutopolis
The AskRail program gives dispatchers information on train contents and provides FFs with hazmat training additional chemical details
The emergence of unconventional chemical threats
Kalispell firefighters will begin training on using their drone at hazmat incidents to safely investigate the scene and take air samples
Medical experts say misinformation around fentanyl and what happened to Syracuse first responders creates a nocebo effect
Explosion
One worker at the Sherwin-Williams plant in Garland was injured in an explosion
Dartmouth officers were overcome by a combination of hydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide
CAL FIRE firefighters faced a sticky mess at this interstate truck fire
Firefighters in Chaumont have contained the fire at the Convergent Energy and Power site and will stand a fire watch as the investigation begins
‘A firebomb that was waiting to go off': Warehouse owner charged in fatal N.J. transfer station fire
Prosecutors charged a warehouse operator for his role in an Elizabeth fire that killed a Waste Management worker
30 backup batteries for MRI machines had begun “off-gassing,” creating a hazmat incident in the Tampa facility
San Bernardino police evacuated dozens of homes after they found illegal fireworks and kegs of black powder
Officials are determining how to remove several train cars from the river after a bridge collapse in Montana
“I don’t think you can ever be prepared for something like this” East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said about the fiery derailment
Derailment
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
Authorities in Longmeadow say muriatic acid was stolen from a nearby pool building and poured on the slides
The gasoline tanker rolled on its side and ruptured its tank before starting the fire
Fire from a burning tanker caused the complete collapse of the northbound lanes; southbound lanes “compromised,” per a Philadelphia battalion chief
San Diego Fire Rescue hazardous materials team responded to the container fire that threatened a home and high-rise
The Norfolk Southern safety train will make 15 stops this year training some 5,000 first responders across the country
Common questions about when firefighters in bunker gear and SCBA can make a save and when to wait for the hazmat team
Turnout gear worn in the Brunswick plant fire has been rendered useless due to the chemicals involved
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
Jaziyah Parker noticed her mom was “acting weird” so she called 911
Evaluating the operational period and logistics, plus the “tactical trifecta,” to gauge response level
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
Decades of deadly fires spurred federal action, culminating in the iconic 1973 publication that remains relevant to the fire service today
