Interoperability, standards of operation, incident command and safety are all important buzzwords for today’s fire service. If you keep abreast of what goes on around the country, you’re probably ...

After a year of planning, the first phase of what will be a HazMat specific training quad was delivered today and placed on the grounds of Station 44, one of four IFD Hazardous Materials Tac Team ...

The hazmat team used an off-site training facility to drill on all aspects of a chlorine leak — from incident command to initial entry to decon. The day-long event pushed team members through a ...

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 ...

The Orangeburg County Fire District has been selected as one of 15 sites nationwide that will receive free hazardous materials training under the new Partners in Training Crew program from the ...

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TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Toledo saw two HAZMAT scenes in a matter of one week where police found a dangerous unknown drug. More than two dozen people were decontaminated at one local hospital after the ...

Volunteer patient Melissa Tomback, a nursing student at the University of New England, smiles as she is lifted on a backboard by hazmat suit-clad firefighters during a full-scale training exercise ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

Madison Valley Hospital receives disaster training ENNIS — The Madison Valley Hospital and Clinic in Ennis is now better prepared to handle emergencies involving hazardous materials. Hazardous ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) trained with the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) and hazardous materials ...