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 ...

Suited in hazmat gear, masks, face shields, heavy duty gloves, a pair of cleaners strategically park their vehicle, ready a ...

It was just a drill but a mock scenario surrounding a mass contamination hazmat incident elsewhere in the community brought (mock) victims and real hazmat team members to OhioHealth Mansfield Monday ...

But training on hazardous materials does not have to be boring, mundane or death by PowerPoint. Using some simple methods, ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) is testing out new gear that will aid when responding to a hazmat call. Dressed up in a full hazmat suit, WALB News 10 was given a demo of the ...

In the November 2017 issue of Firehouse Magazine, this column presented a new theoretical approach to hazardous materials—Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials. My thesis put forth a vision ...

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight conducted hazardous material decontamination in support of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan ...

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Hazmat crews were called to the Portage area Saturday afternoon for a chemical decontamination. Details are limited, but officials with Cambria County dispatch said that ...