Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Video from the dash cam of the first engine on scene captured the moment the second of two explosions happened, D.C. fire officials said
The mutual aid fire in Epping saw tankers, a foam trailer and an ARFF rig from a regional airport on the scene
Chicago firefighters fought a 3-alarm fire in frigid conditions after an earlier house fire that injured three firefighters
Firefighters fought through heavy flames and smoke and were hit with fragments from pressurized oxygen tanks exploding
The nearby firefighters responded and called 911, as dispatchers called in four more engines and trucks along with a Haz-Mat team
The first entry teams, wearing green, Class B hazmat suits, assessed the spill and made sure the chemicals were not reacting with other substances in the warehouse
The blast shook a restaurant a half-mile away
Responders had to spray the area with fire foam before they could access the accident scene; all were subjected to multiple bee stings
Crews worked to help stabilize canyons and prevent runoff from stirring up trace amounts of Cold War-era contamination
Section Chief Chris Martinez said the unit’s changeover from the police department has been a good one for Dallas Fire-Rescue
Alamos County Fire Chief Doug Tucker said he is confident that the fire won’t spread onto the nearby nuclear lab
The mine was cited for 600 violations in less than a year and a half before the blast
The accident at the plant resulted in the evacuation of about 300 workers, 173 of whom were treated at hospitals
The dynamite was found Monday in a bunker-like structure
The testing of contaminated PPE is most effective when there is reason to believe that specific chemicals are involved
Lab personnel are monitoring the air for radionuclides and particulate matter
The fire department is talking to the student’s professor about the experiment
Four firefighters were transported to the hospital for minor issues
Firefighters could have been killed, Fire Marshal Ken Anderson said, after they first used water while trying to extinguish a June 9 oil fire
Fire crews were making sure all of the storage tanks were cool and that none were leaking before allowing residents to return
Failure to install carbon monoxide detectors could result in a $200 fine
Four injured workers were being flown to a burn unit
Arch in-house emergency response crews and the Bradley County Fire Department put out the fire in about 20 minutes
At least three firefighters were hospitalized for heat exhaustion after fighting the flames in near 100-degree temperatures
The utility turned off the system for about an hour Tuesday to isolate the fire
For local fire officials, the incident is a reminder of a new frontier in firefighting: dealing with biofuel
An average of 480 people across the nation each year die from carbon monoxide poisoning
The report surveyed 36 emergency workers across Canada
Directions for the chemical suicide method, first publicized in Japan, were obtained from an easily accessible website
The 32-year-old Massachusetts man apparently killed himself with poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas
Each victim lost parts of their fingers and “their appearances were altered” as a result of the explosion
The fire set off explosions and sent massive fire balls into the air; firefighters feared at one point that it would reach massive drums holding motor oil