Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Six Glen Rock and four Hawthorne firefighters were exposed to hydrochloric acid and other pool-cleaning chemicals while extricating a driver
Humphreys County churches held vigils for the 16 killed in the Accurate Energetic Systems blast as investigators search the site and conduct controlled detonations
Fire and heavy smoke at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort forced crews to hold back amid ongoing detonations
Turnout gear worn in the Brunswick plant fire has been rendered useless due to the chemicals involved
Are you truly ready for your next “smell of gas” call? Gordon Graham reminds you to appreciate the risk and prepare
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
Jaziyah Parker noticed her mom was “acting weird” so she called 911
Evaluating the operational period and logistics, plus the “tactical trifecta,” to gauge response level
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
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
A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
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
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
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
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
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
Firefighters must ensure that they have and properly maintain air monitoring equipment to quickly identify dangerous environments
More than 100 firefighters and other rescue personnel responded to the scene of a partial building collapse, heavy fire conditions and multiple injuries
Mayday training, preplanning, mutual-aid agreements and scene size-ups emerge as common themes in major incidents
One firefighter suffering from exhaustion was transported to a hospital
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
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