Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
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
The force of the blast threw firefighters against their vehicles and left them covered in heavy debris
Police dropped a bomb on an entire block in Philly, killing 11 people and burning 61 row homes
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Responders are trying to account for all 100 employees and that some workers are being treated at the scene
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The president says the New York fire and police departments and FBI responded quickly to a dangerous situation in Times Square
4 responding fire-EMS personnel and a police officer were taken to a nearby hospital
The substance is believed to be hydrazine, commonly used in alternative fuels for F-16s
Fire-resistant containment booms will be used to corral some of the thickest oil on the surface, which will then be ignited
The bombs are typically gallon-sized plastic containers filled with some sort of acid, made explosive by adding metal
The fire department would take over car extrications, hazardous material situations, and confined space rescues
People suffered bumps and scrapes because of the force of the explosion
The school was evacuated twice due to the smell
The cat pawed its owner’s nose to alert her to the gas
Two firefighters were without protective eye gear while clearing the scene; another firefighter was injured while fleeing
The California Air Resources Board has determined that 30 to 40 ‘avoidable deaths’ occur in California each year because of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning
Under evaluators’ watch, administrators evacuated about 300 students for the school and firefighters searched for victims
There was an explosion and fire minutes after police entered the building
An explosion occurred when flammable butane vapors were ignited during a process to extract THC
Crews put out the fire within two hours
Hazmat crews to enter building
Thieves tried to steal the chemical from a farm to likely use it to make methamphetamine
The workers were decontaminated after complaining of itchy eyes, scratchy throats and runny noses
Cops and firefighters broke into an elderly woman’s apartment and discovered the beef
These are hazardous environments and should only be managed by persons with appropriate respiratory and physical protection
Firefighters had set up a positive pressure ventilation fan and should have asked the utility company to immediately cut power, investigators say
Tests will include simulated chemical spills and a terrorist attack with a radioactive bomb
One emergency responder suffered a mild chemical burn to the foot