When firefighters receive hazmat training, they enter into a new world of strange terms and unknown hazards. They might be worried about “ethyl methyl death” or “growing a third arm from radiation.” ...

The fire that torched the Majestic Industries facility in Passaic last January was Fire Chief Pat Trentacost's greatest fear come to life. Not only because of its extraordinary size — an army of ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team worked with the Rapid City Fire Department on annual hazardous materials training April 28-29. The joint training enables ...

Understanding chemistry can quite literally be a matter of life and death. Brad Livesay, a firefighter and EMT in Carroll County, Maryland, submitted this photo to illustrate how chemistry factors ...

Like OSHA and EPA chemical safety trainings, DOT training helps hazmat employees to recognize and identify hazardous materials and learn how their functions ensure that those materials can be ...

Emergency crews were out in force over the weekend as part of a planned hazardous materials training exercise in Gallia ...

GERMERSHEIM ARMY DEPOT, Germany -- U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz environmental engineers and firefighters conducted hazardous material spill training with Defense Logistics Agency personnel to ...

First responders trained at Glacier Ice Rink on Thursday in a simulated hazardous materials exercise. There was no threat to ...

We might have frequent runs that are hazmat incidents because of a chemical component: carbon monoxide alarms, fuel spills, natural gas investigations. However, a complicated hazmat incident that ...

The Hazmat Training scenario will take place at the Alliance Water Facility at 85 East Cape Rock in Cape Girardeau on April ...

Hazardous Materials Technician course set for July 13–17 in Farmington, offering blended training that meets 2022 NFPA 470 and OSHA 1910.120(Q) standards.

More than 1 million hazardous material shipments travel through small towns, major cities and rural expanses across the U.S. every day. Most arrive without incident. But some, like the Feb. 3 train ...