Decontamination is essential when faced with the contamination of civilians, military personnel or emergency responders as the result of an accidental or intentional contamination by hazardous ...

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 ...

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 ...

FSI offers the DATTM4070S four line mass casualty portable hazmat decon shower system built to the same specifications as the entire line of FSI shelters/showers. The DATTM4070S is available in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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