Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Animal Rescue
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
Early ventilation is a key element in reducing cancer risk for firefighters
Decades of deadly fires spurred federal action, culminating in the iconic 1973 publication that remains relevant to the fire service today
NFFF continues to support the city following the fertilizer explosion, plus two recent struck-by incident LODDs
The event underscored the need for additional research, plus enhanced training and situational awareness, related to this hazard
Ohio Western Reserve Joint Fire District Chief David Comstock urged increased funding for grants and safety programs to support hazmat training for firefighters
Is it time to reconsider the levels of risk in light of everything we now know about the exposure risks we face on the fireground?
At least 10 people started to feel ill, including three Syracuse police officers, a firefighter and two AMR staffers
Train Crash
The rail company has also provided $220,000 to reimburse the Village of East Palestine Fire Department for contaminated equipment
The incident in Ohio serves as a reminder for all first responders to both train and coordinate early and often with community partners
Evacuation
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
Train Crash
People within a mile of the incident have been directed to evacuate immediately
North Park Fire member Brian “Tater” Rehnberg “was truly a blessed soul with a big heart,” North Park Fire Chief Joel Hallstrom said
Weather
Buffalo’s fire commissioner reports several calls about CO issues; Carthage firefighters trudge through waist-deep snow
A spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department said the trailer contained chemicals collected from a recent hazmat incident
Mayday training, preplanning, mutual-aid agreements and scene size-ups emerge as common themes in major incidents
The CDC changed the contractors who run the National Provider Network for some 25,000 and the prescription drug benefits for the whole program
At least 50 women who worked as first responders at Ground Zero and those who were nearby may receive coverage from the World Trade Center Health Program
Abbott spent years helping to coordinate the Phoenix Fire’s Command Training Center, and later served as the president of Command Emergency Response Training
Brian Harbaugh said he went to pick up paperwork Sunday, exited the building fast and called for NorthStar EMS to help him; he quit on Monday
Firefighters found “extremely high” levels of the lethal gas inside the building, said Kansas City Assistant Fire Chief Jimmy Walker
“Thank your nurses and thank your EMS workers and firefighters because they made all this possible,” said Dr. Chase Jones
Officials declared a mass casualty incident, bringing every ambulance in Allentown and more from surrounding municipalities
306 active and retired FDNY members — including firefighters and EMS members — have died of 9/11-related illnesses
How to identify the hazard, coordinate response and mitigate hazmat incidents
The Evansville firefighter walked away, apparently unhurt
Among the many, many acronyms used by firefighters, two stand out as critical to an efficient and successful response; learn more and test your knowledge
Firefighters must remain vigilant at explosion response scenes, particularly when the blast source has yet to be identified
Fire Chief Bryan Tyner said early indications suggest gasoline in sewer system caught fire and blew out the manholes
Two firefighters have been released from the hospital, while one is being treated at The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
Explosion
Baltimore County Fire Department crews extinguished the fire that officials say may have contained hazardous materials
Explosion
Pressurized vessels often necessitate taking a defensive position until the heat source is removed
