Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
A task force of hazmat-suited firefighters and police officers will begin clearing a Las Vegas wash of homeless residents due to safety concerns
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A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
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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
“Thank your nurses and thank your EMS workers and firefighters because they made all this possible,” said Dr. Chase Jones
Officials declared a mass casualty incident, bringing every ambulance in Allentown and more from surrounding municipalities
306 active and retired FDNY members — including firefighters and EMS members — have died of 9/11-related illnesses
How to identify the hazard, coordinate response and mitigate hazmat incidents
The Evansville firefighter walked away, apparently unhurt
Data from the NFPA report “Firefighter Injuries on the Fireground” can guide us toward better use of PPE to mitigate injuries
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Firefighters must remain vigilant at explosion response scenes, particularly when the blast source has yet to be identified
Fire Chief Bryan Tyner said early indications suggest gasoline in sewer system caught fire and blew out the manholes
Two firefighters have been released from the hospital, while one is being treated at The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
More than 300 people were injured, and two firefighters are missing
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