The main purpose of decontamination at a hazardous materials emergency is to limit the spread of contaminants from the release area, or "hot zone," to include the cleaning of responders and their ...

As medical professionals, the staff at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River have to be prepared for the worst, including a hazmat incident. To ensure they’re ready, they recently completed First ...

COOLVILLE — The new train-the-trainer program is offered through a partnership between the National Volunteer Fire Council and U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ...

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 ...

Jun. 6—Sounds of laughter, fake coughs and the crunching of hazmat suits filled a parking lot at Southern Maine Community College on Thursday while volunteers participated in a full-scale disaster ...

A team of responders transports a ‘victim’ to safety during an exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. Using the type of equipment firefighters and others have in the field and exercises ...

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 ...

IRON RIDGE — The Dodge County Hazmat Team partnered with several area fire departments on Aug. 19 to conduct a hazmat training in Dodge County. The Iron Ridge, Allenton, Theresa, Hustisford and Neosho ...

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 ...

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 ...

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