Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Agents seized over 150 pipebombs and other homemade devices inside a Isle of Wight County home
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
Lawrence Fire Department Chief Brian Moriarty has suggested Columbia Gas should pay $1.1 million for an extra engine company to work around the clock
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Rachael Lighty of Amazon said the company appreciated “the swift response of local responders” after a “damaged aerosol can dispensed strong fumes”
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Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said responding to the house explosions and fires was “a nonstop event”
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Most of the victims suffered first- and second-degree burns and were taken to the burn center
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
Anger reverberated through the communities of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, as the reality of the disaster began to sink in
50 simultaneous gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities drives home the need for interoperable radios and automatic aid
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Authorities said Leonel Rondon, 18, of Lawrence, died after a chimney toppled by an exploding house crashed into his car
Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque told The Eagle-Tribune that he’s “never seen anything like this”
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Rescuers believe the carbon monoxide built up because a car in a garage had been left on for about 12 hours
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
