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• Firefighters sue Calif. gas company over massive leak

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  Firefighters who worked in and around the site of a gas leak sued the Southern California Gas Co. saying the company let them be exposed to toxic chemicals

• Animal waste prompts hazmat response during eviction order

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  It took firefighters equipped with hazmat gear to get 26 animals out of a house because of the intense waste odor police ran into during an eviction order

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  Free training to prepare rural/remote responders for hazmat incidents

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  The Fusion Center currently offers planning guides, online courses, and information about instructor-led trainings

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  Motorola Solutions launches devices and software equipped with mission-critical technology

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  The products are designed to work together to improve command center operations

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  Va. firefighters: City knowingly burned house with asbestos in training

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  A firefighters organization claimed that fire officials endangered its members by burning a house they knew contained asbestos

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  Maine responders: Cannabis extraction labs pose public safety threat

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  Extracting concentrates from marijuana is not new – and it's not always dangerous – but officials worry that people will try hazardous methods

• RI company fined after firefighters hurt in chemical blaze

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  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Prosys Finishing Technologies for failing to properly label chemical containers

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  EPA takes command of 'extremely' toxic Colo. tire fire

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  The tires' steel wheels are so hot that firefighters can't cool them and extinguish the blaze, which likely will continue emitting toxic smoke for the next week

• Researchers: Firefighters absorb toxic chemical via skin

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  The University of Ottawa study suggests that the toxins still enter the body, despite the full turnout gear that firefighters use

• Colo. firefighters to begin decontaminating after all fires

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  South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters will now treat every fire as a hazmat incident by going through extra steps to decontaminate

• Lawsuit: Firefighters were told hazardous chemical was vegetable oil

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  Officials are suing a trucking company over a chemical spill cleanup, claiming firefighters unwittingly handled a hazardous chemical that damaged equipment

• 14 firefighters exposed to chemicals while responding to blaze

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  The firefighters were rushed to the hospital after a small fire at a chemical distribution company turned into a major hazmat response

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  Md. first responders seek to protect themselves from accidental overdose

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  Departments are scrambling for ways to protect their first responders and identify the powders and pills they encounter on the scenes of overdoses and crimes

• Pa. firefighters learn how to handle explosive meth labs

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  Forensic scientist Rebecca Patrick an in-depth lesson that including discussions about when meth is volatile and when it's not

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  Neutralize carcinogens and other hazards on the job with a decontamination solution

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  D7 from Decon7 Systems comes in several forms to tackle the contaminants a firefighter might encounter

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