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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Too often in the fire service, specialty teams are thought of independently. However, there arguably is no stronger connection between two disciplines than there is between confined space rescue and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Firefighters examine a simulated suspicious powder in a hazmat dril on ...

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 ...

National Volunteer Fire Council instructor Tom Miller instructs Tuppers Plains Fire Department member Collette Johnson on the deployment of a cooling nozzle on the cell battery of an electric vehicle ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Missoula Fire Department is conducting a planned hazardous materials training exercise at the Glacier Ice Rink today. There is no public danger.