Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Fire and heavy smoke at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort forced crews to hold back amid ongoing detonations
Concord firefighters, the county bomb squad and the FBI drilled to refine resource use and response tactics for complex hazardous-materials events
Damaged containers of hair and nail products ignited a toxic blaze, drawing firefighters, hazmat teams and precautionary evacuations in Yonkers
Video of the fiery Clifton crash shows a fireball spreading across Rout 3 in Clifton
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A woman crashed her vehicle into a propane tank in the South Hill plant, causing an explosion and fire
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LAFD PIO Erik Scott said doctors were able to reattach the “nearly completely severed” ear following the blast at a brush fire
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Investigators found that the tanker in the crash, fire that destroyed an interstate bridge had a hatch open, spilling nearly 2,500 gallons of fuel
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Body-worn-camera footage shows a Youngstown firefighter climbing down into the rubble to rescue a victim
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
A Londonderry firefighter was injured during an MVC that involved several auto maintenance chemicals
Firefighter Kevin Paulicelli was given hydroxocobalamin after he collapsed inside the burning house
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Teutopolis and Montrose firefighters were recognized for bravery during an anhydrous ammonia tanker crash
Tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline on I-95 in Norwalk was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer and a car
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The vessel was carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials, including flammables and corrosives, in 56 containers
The Modesto Fire Department said the oxygen level inside the house was at 16% due to high levels of ammonia from “extensive urine”
The Princeton Fire Department purchased six Level A suits for hazardous materials incidents
Approximately 3,000 people gathered to remember Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown
Early ventilation is a key element in reducing cancer risk for firefighters
Investigators are still unclear how the propane ignited; the blast killed Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown
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The explosion killed Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown and injured 10 others
CO poisoning is a life-threatening emergency and victims must be removed from the environment immediately without placing the rescuers in danger
A house explosion and a semi-truck blast resulted in the death of one firefighter and at least 18 injured between the two scenes
Loudoun County Fire Rescue identified the fallen firefighter as Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
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