Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Dartmouth officers were overcome by a combination of hydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide
CAL FIRE firefighters faced a sticky mess at this interstate truck fire
Firefighters in Chaumont have contained the fire at the Convergent Energy and Power site and will stand a fire watch as the investigation begins
The chemical was water-reactive and would have become even more dangerous had crews put water on the fire
Company officials believe hazardous materials were not released into environment when 10,000-gallon tank undergoing maintenance exploded
Residents were evacuated the neighborhood following the explosion
Hazmat specialists and firefighters were stunned by the intense fumes coming from a second-floor room of a senior citizens’ high-rise home
Residents were evacuated to a firehouse and people were treated at a triage center
Fire officials say anyone who had been near one of the devices could have suffered chemical burns or been blinded
Chico fire officials said there was an explosion in her apartment which badly burned her over much of her upper body
Crews found several cinderblocks in the wall pushed in and a 1-inch gas line that feeds a heating unit split
No one was exposed or contaminated by radiation, but the crash shut down the highway for six hours while responders cleaned the site
Four of the injured teens at North High School in Torrance were seriously hurt
Police and firefighters were investigating chemicals in the home of a boy who brought an exploding pen to school
The fire was determined to be electrical, and started in an area of the house devoted to a marijuana growing operation
There was military ammunition being stored in a shed that caught on fire
The fire department plans to implement the changes in the report as quickly as possible
A neighbor made the discovery and called 911 when he saw a written message that warned him not to open the car door
Firefighters had to be washed off with special chemicals to decontaminate
Upon request, PG&E will provide detailed maps of its natural gas transmission lines — with the locations of shut-off valves — to police, fire and emergency agencies
Among the buildings evacuated are the city-county building and the St. Joseph County Courthouse
Investigators are trying to determine how the heavy-duty retractable rubber hose became detached from a cargo plane Saturday
Fire officials said the blast may have been related to record-breaking electricity use during Monday’s extreme heat wave
The owner of the business where the blast took place was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital
He noticed fake license plates and popping sounds from the car, and decided to call in NYPD
San Bruno and Millbrae Fire Chief Dennis Haag said stopping the flow of gas earlier would have reduced the amount of damage
Officials said a corroded gas line had caused natural gas to leak into the house
Three family members identified as victims of the suburb fire near San Francisco
Two of the firefighters were treated at the scene for minor burns and another was hospitalized with a leg injury
The task force in Boston will ‘pressure’ owners to fix 147 empty or abandoned properties deemed dangerous by the fire department
About 400 first responders charged into San Bruno after a high-pressure gas line ruptured, creating an inferno that killed at least four people
Investigators are still trying to figure out how the pipeline in San Bruno ruptured and ignited a gigantic fireball that torched one home after another
Responders must be familiar with gas pipeline locations and treat them with respect