Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Explaining a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, how it occurs and how it can be prevented
“This is a disaster,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said when describing the fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant
For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid hazardous conditions
Four synagogues and a university were sent intimidating letters creating hazmat investigations
How to address real-world scenarios
A gas explosion collapsed part of a multi-family structure in Wappingers Falls
Chattanooga firefighters thought they were responding to just a vehicle fire at metal recycling facility
The fire in Solvay sent up a large plume of orange-colored smoke seen for miles
Paramedics evaluated, transported three people to hospitals for additional testing as firefighters evacuated judges’ chambers
11 patients from the Orange County hazardous materials incident are listed in stable condition
Fumigation chemicals submerged in water floated and began to burn, creating a toxic cloud in Lebanon
Two firefighters were injured when an explosion leveled one home and damaged several others
Approximately 500 Teutopolis residents within a mile of the crash scene were evacuated
Officials say approximately 4,000 gallons of the tanker’ load of anhydrous ammonia was released in the crash in Teutopolis
The AskRail program gives dispatchers information on train contents and provides FFs with hazmat training additional chemical details
The emergence of unconventional chemical threats
Kalispell firefighters will begin training on using their drone at hazmat incidents to safely investigate the scene and take air samples
Medical experts say misinformation around fentanyl and what happened to Syracuse first responders creates a nocebo effect
Natural gas was the suspected cause of the blast, the Denver Fire Department said
First responders in Plum rescued people trapped under debris after the blast damaged at least 12 homes
One worker at the Sherwin-Williams plant in Garland was injured in an explosion
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
Residents reported an explosion in the Newark Housing Authority building that led to the collapse
‘A firebomb that was waiting to go off': Warehouse owner charged in fatal N.J. transfer station fire
Prosecutors charged a warehouse operator for his role in an Elizabeth fire that killed a Waste Management worker
30 backup batteries for MRI machines had begun “off-gassing,” creating a hazmat incident in the Tampa facility
San Bernardino police evacuated dozens of homes after they found illegal fireworks and kegs of black powder
Officials are determining how to remove several train cars from the river after a bridge collapse in Montana
“I don’t think you can ever be prepared for something like this” East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said about the fiery derailment
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
Authorities in Longmeadow say muriatic acid was stolen from a nearby pool building and poured on the slides
