Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
A fire on the roof of the BioLab plant on Conyers caused the sprinkler system to mix with a water-reactive chemical
Multiple students at an Owasso high school handled the rock
The LAFD stated a damaged battery began off-gassing, causing an explosion and fire during the crash on San Pedro
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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All equipment used during a call involving hazardous material should be properly decontaminated before further use
Capt. Stan May said Capt. Greg Delozier, 54, was burned in the blast and was moved overnight from emergency care into a hospital room
A firefighters organization claimed that fire officials endangered its members by burning a house they knew contained asbestos
Firefighters responded to what they thought was just a medical call and were transported to the hospital after one firefighter collapsed
Extracting concentrates from marijuana is not new – and it’s not always dangerous – but officials worry that people will try hazardous methods
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Prosys Finishing Technologies for failing to properly label chemical containers
One firefighter remains in the hospital with second-degree burns to his face and hands, and the other was released with minor burns to his face
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
The University of Ottawa study suggests that the toxins still enter the body, despite the full turnout gear that firefighters use
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters will now treat every fire as a hazmat incident by going through extra steps to decontaminate
Two other gas-related problems were reported last week in the neighborhood where a construction crew had been working
Officials are suing a trucking company over a chemical spill cleanup, claiming firefighters unwittingly handled a hazardous chemical that damaged equipment
The firefighters were rushed to the hospital after a small fire at a chemical distribution company turned into a major hazmat response
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
The fire brigade said the disruption was caused by “high levels of natural gas coming off of a ruptured gas main”
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Firefighters encountered 20-foot flames, as well as syringes strewn across the inside and outside of the house
David Jahnes was responding to a call about an odor at a bank when he suffered a heart attack
Leonardo Moreno’s lawsuit said DN Higgins and McKenna were negligent for allowing the workers to enter a manhole without checking for toxic gases
Fire officials said a boiler in the basement was leaking; the leak filled the dorm’s five floors with high levels of CO2
Polk County Fire Rescue officials said a crew returning from a medical call saw that the train had derailed
Treat aggressively with high-flow oxygen, rapid sequence intubation and Cyanokit in a patient with evidence of airway burns and CO2 poisoning
Video posted by police showed flames shooting several dozen feet into the night sky
The Marion city administrator and fire chief were accused of allowing staff and the community to be exposed to asbestos in the building
Northern Natural Gas Co., which owns the underground storage facility, wants the Kansas Corporation Commission to force well owners to plug abandoned wells
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