Hazmat
The hazmat topic section covers hazardous operations including hazardous materials incidents. Chemical analysis, hazmat protective equipment and all the latest hazmat gear is covered, along with news and expert columns about hazmat events.
Without real-time feedback to confirm ventilation rate and volume, a piece of the map is missing
How much do you know about patient assessment and treatment after poisoning?
Ken Bouvier, NRP, offers the dos and don’ts to treating household hazmat scenarios and emerging threats
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
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
306 active and retired FDNY members — including firefighters and EMS members — have died of 9/11-related illnesses
It is our responsibility to respond, no matter what the potential hazards may be, so what is your agency training on?
The medics were released from the hospital after reportedly feeling “off” and in a “foggy daze” at the scene
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
Officials said two chemicals used to clean equipment leaked and combined
Hazmat crews responded to the scene and discovered a large amount of the moisture-reducing chemical DampRid
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut’s governor said nine other firefighters were killed
The paramedics were reportedly treating a patient near a vehicle when they became dizzy due to an unknown chemical in the vehicle
Officials said a bottle of potassium cyanide was found at the scene of a suspected suicide where first responders began feeling unwell
A Dallas Fire-Rescue crew responded to a medical call about one patient when others at the shelter began saying they felt sick
The FDNY nominated the paramedics for the Daily News Hometown Heroes award for saving the unconscious man from lethal CO exposure
The LAFD was dispatched to a report of several children experiencing symptoms after jet fuel fell on their school, demonstrating the need for information gathering/reporting and decon in a hazmat MCI
Authorities say a jetliner making an emergency return dropped the fuel over two elementary schools and one high school
EMS officials said carbon monoxide exposure could not be ruled out in the deaths of two infants at a public housing complex
Officials believe a gas leak may have caused carbon monoxide poisoning at the facility
Emergency responders previously said they could not determine the source of the odor that caused breathing problems at a community college building
Our co-hosts reflect on a recent emergency call to a Buffalo Wild Wings where a cleaning agent inhalant injured nine and killed one employee
A preliminary investigation found that an employee was overcome by fumes after another employee combined two cleaning agents to the restaurant’s kitchen floor
A hazmat team responded to the restaurant Thursday night after fumes from a cleaning product began causing nausea and breathing problems
Hazmat crews responded to an oil leak after a bus crash and overturned, sending nine patients to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital with a minor injury after responding to the sodium tert-butoxide spill
Video showed more than 10 train cars derailed and flames shooting from the wreckage
A hazmat incident at a California hotel left one person dead and nine people hospitalized when guests reported smelling a chemical odor
Guests of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose reported smelling a chemical odor and feeling faint, light-headed and short of breath
The IMT team will deploy for a 16-day mission to help assist with Hurricane Dorian response efforts
