Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
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Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said the fire could burn for days due to the deep piles of construction materials inside
Baltimore’s firefighters’ union reported that five people were trapped, including children, after the major blast
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut’s governor said nine other firefighters were killed
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Authorities said the firefighters are believed to have inhaled chemicals used to produce synthetic cannabinoids
Few significant crackdowns on chemical storage came in the wake of the 2013 West explosion, which killed 12 firefighters
Firefighters must plan the tactical needs for all high-hazard environments in their response area
Following a partial building collapse, products from inside the structure ran underneath Ladder 28 and it ignited
Officials said a bottle of potassium cyanide was found at the scene of a suspected suicide where first responders began feeling unwell
Researchers used first-person accounts from responders to inform recommendations for firefighter safety at ESS sites
Navy: The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard has been extinguished after one of the worst infernos to rip through a U.S. warship outside of combat
Retired Firefighter John Wetter says he was left with permanent lung damage after responding to a hazmat incident and that he should have been accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act
The fire chief says some firefighters will return for outpatient work; others have months of recovery ahead
The awards help volunteer fire departments enhance their response capabilities for hazmat incidents
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Chief Keith Powers said several of the firefighters will be off of work for a long time due to their injuries
Four of the nine Jacksonville firefighters injured in an explosion at a shipboard fire have been released from the hospital
Jacksonville firefighters suffered burn injuries during fire attack operations at a cargo ship fire
Firefighters said there were “too many [containers] to count” and the hazmat team was called
EMS Chief Dr. Mike McEvoy reminds, “There is no other component of the fire service that saves more lives than EMS”
The Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District will soon begin billing people or their insurance companies when firefighters respond to vehicle fires, crashes, water rescues, hazmat calls and other rescue events
A citywide review will examine how businesses store volatile materials after the blast that injured 12 firefighters
Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas said he did not notice a safety placard warning firefighters of potential hazards at the warehouse
Officials say the engine was on its way to a reported gas leak with its lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash
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The forest fires near the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster have persisted for almost three weeks, with strong winds complicating response efforts
Resources to identify and preplan facilities with hazardous materials that can threaten community safety
Battalion Chief Martin Ranck outlines the three hazmat response levels and underscores the importance of interagency and industry partnerships
Detailing the roles and responsibilities associated with awareness-, operations- and technician-level response
The Maine Department of Labor found that firefighters who went to investigate an initial propane leak did not have SCBAs or sufficient hazmat training
The two companies will pay a total of about $16,000 for safety violations prior to the 2019 explosion that killed Capt. Michael Bell
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