Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Effective responses to the latest chemical threats
A woman crashed her vehicle into a propane tank in the South Hill plant, causing an explosion and fire
Over 2,000 illegal destructive devices and 10 pounds of bulk homemade explosives were also confiscated in Gardena
Firefighters are using a controlled burn to contain the 9,000 gallons of fuel
Several people fell ill after a jar of formaldehyde spilled
Four days after the fire started it burned itself out and the rail cars containing toxic chemicals were stabilized and removed
Large environmental threat to major rivers still looms
Hundreds evacuated from small town after an explosion; fire officials are letting the fire burn itself out
First responders have manned the front lines of the storm and have made some amazing rescues
More than 200 reported being sickened near the Mexican border outside El Paso
One of the train cars is leaking butadiene, a flammable, colorless gas with a mild aromatic odor
The study will focus on cleaning polluted groundwater
The students and teachers were forced to leave after a nauseous odor sickened dozens of people
The suit will be resistant to hazmat and grant superhuman strength
Firefighters were called to the scene where four people were inexplicably sickened from CO
Two other people were also killed and forced fifty to evacuate
Air samples near gold and uranium mines show higher radiation levels; firefighters kept away from mines
Modern homes don’t ‘breathe,’ hold more gases as a result
Investigators believe the firefighter who died was burned to death as he was connecting a water supply when the explosion occured
35 other EMS personnel are believed to have also been injured in the blast
The death toll is expected to rise as the injuries were severe
The ruling affects naturally occurring asbestos and could change clean-up requirements
Firefighters cooled the tank with water to keep it from exploding
While some fixes are in place, more still needs to be learned on how best to communicate disaster information to large sections of the public
A burning trash truck was forced to dump its load in the middle of the road
The EPA took over the site months ago to begin cleaning hazardous chemicals
It remains unclear if authorities will invest the necessary money to prevent spills and ruptures
Lack of apparatus safety training and communication problems contributed to firefighter death
The rail industry is fixing the design flaw in new cars, but resisting retrofitting the 45,000 still in use
The public was not warned in time about the environmental dangers at last months oil refinery fire
Reflections on the effects that fateful day had then and now on the fire service
Construction crews unearthed a mysterious powder they said burned and smoked when exposed to air
A faulty water heater pumped 10 times the normal amount of carbon monoxide into the mall