"We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open," hazmat specialist and former fire chief in Youngstown, Sil Caggiano, told a local ABC affiliate about the massive chemical ...

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When there is a possibility of victim rescue, firefighters often swing the risk vs. gain decision in favor of entering the toxic atmosphere. Fire conditions and victim survivability are quickly ...

At the specialist level, trainees are expected to don and doff a hazmat suit. For some, this can bring out anxieties that range from fear of suit entrapment to decreased mobility or visibility. There ...

When you start out learning about hazardous materials response and the myriad of topics that go along with that it can be very daunting regardless of your years on the job. But as time passes and you ...

Chemicals and compounds have been known to exist for centuries. Emergency responders have dealt with them for many years and often referred to them as chemicals or by their common chemical names, if ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Firefighters are the first responders in Georgia when hazardous materials become a danger. Friday, they became better trained to handle emergencies. In an emergency situation, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Los Alamos National Lab has a unique new robot to handle dangerous situations. “There’s no other robot on the market that can do what this robot can do, which is why we were so ...

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan--A mobile training team consisting of two Department of the Army civilian hazardous materials trainers recently deployed to Afghanistan and Kuwait to teach several 80-hour ...

Warren County health officials checked out a reported hazardous materials situation this morning in Alpha after the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection forwarded an anonymous concern.

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