Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
Concord firefighters, the county bomb squad and the FBI drilled to refine resource use and response tactics for complex hazardous-materials events
Damaged containers of hair and nail products ignited a toxic blaze, drawing firefighters, hazmat teams and precautionary evacuations in Yonkers
How OCFA uses tabletop drills with partner agencies to coordinate preparedness for major incidents
“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
Among the many, many acronyms used by firefighters, two stand out as critical to an efficient and successful response; learn more and test your knowledge
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
Battalion Chief Scott Fitzpatrick said firefighters who entered the Nox-Crete building found a bigger fire than they anticipated, forcing them to retreat
Sterling Heights Fire Chief Kevin Edmond said the device will allow firefighters to quickly scan common venting points of a structure from a safe distance
Baltimore County Fire Department crews extinguished the fire that officials say may have contained hazardous materials
Pressurized vessels often necessitate taking a defensive position until the heat source is removed
Sprinkler systems, smoke detection and fire alarms may not yet be installed and operational
Other challenges to the future of the fire service include shift schedule adjustments and rethinking our apparatus
It’s time for ICs to reevaluate the first-arriving transport options and coordination with the facilities that will receive patients
The best way to avoid analysis-paralysis during an MCI is to ‘get some of your thinking out of the way’ beforehand
Interim Fire Rescue Chief Tim “TD” Hardy said the report is part of a series of evaluations meant to prevent similar incidents
“Certainly, the fertilizer plant fire is a wake-up call,” Mike Causey said after fire that led thousands to evacuate
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said that a maintenance worker cut a gas line instead of a waste pipe
Authorities said despite the flames, no radioactive material was released
Ukraine’s foreign minister called on Russians to allow firefighters to extinguish the fire, warning “If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl!”
The suit against the apartment complex, its management companies and Atmos Energy claims negligence led to the explosion
Their relatives have different ideas about what actually happened, but they hope further review by law enforcement will lead to answers
While the recently-released report sheds new light on the incident, DOJ officials said it did not exonerate the five people sentenced to prison
Thousands of people were evacuated due to a large volume of ammonium nitrate at the Winston Weaver Company
“We owe them a debt beyond anything my words can express,” said Passaic Mayor Hector Lora. “We owe them this city”
Some Springfield residents were asked to shelter in place following a hydrogen sulfide release
