Hazmat
The hazmat topic section covers hazardous operations including hazardous materials incidents. Chemical analysis, hazmat protective equipment and all the latest hazmat gear is covered, along with news and expert columns about hazmat events.
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U.S. EMS agencies have been ordering options that make rigs safer and more comfortable for providers and patients
When faced with dangerous microorganisms, St. Francis Hospital and the SDPD turned to SteraMist to save time, money and labor
Campers at four sites in the San Juan National Forest complained of wheezing, nausea and throat and nose irritation
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
A Miami County official said there was a 鈥渟urge of chemicals鈥� at the Troy pool that caused several children to be taken to local hospitals
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
Authorities in Longmeadow say muriatic acid was stolen from a nearby pool building and poured on the slides
A freon leak inside the Pittsburg store caused an employee to have trouble breathing
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
The CDC changed the contractors who run the National Provider Network for some 25,000 and the prescription drug benefits for the whole program
At least 50 women who worked as first responders at Ground Zero and those who were nearby may receive coverage from the World Trade Center Health Program
306 active and retired FDNY members 鈥� including firefighters and EMS members 鈥� have died of 9/11-related illnesses
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First responders can cut down on time spent eliminating pathogens using a single-step method of cleaning
Through nearly two years of pandemic, the HEMS industry has been hit hard but proven resilient
The seven masks tested by researchers maintained their function and effectiveness after repeated decontamination with vaporized hydrogen peroxide
The medics were released from the hospital after reportedly feeling 鈥渙ff鈥� and in a 鈥渇oggy daze鈥� at the scene
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First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
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Ken Bouvier, NRP, offers the dos and don鈥檛s to treating household hazmat scenarios and emerging threats
Officials said two chemicals used to clean equipment leaked and combined
Hazmat crews responded to the scene and discovered a large amount of the moisture-reducing chemical DampRid
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut鈥檚 governor said nine other firefighters were killed
The paramedics were reportedly treating a patient near a vehicle when they became dizzy due to an unknown chemical in the vehicle
Officials said a bottle of potassium cyanide was found at the scene of a suspected suicide where first responders began feeling unwell
Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to 鈥渆xpedite鈥�
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