Emergency response to hazardous materials releases is an equipment-intensive job. It’s ironic that at a time when grant funding is starting to dry up, there has never been a greater amount of ...

Industrial hygienists play a critical role in HAZMAT response by guiding exposure assessment, PPE selection, and long-term health protection.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Citgo presented the Corpus Christi Fire Department with a sizable donation during Tuesday's Corpus Christi City Council meeting. The $175,000 donation will allow the fire ...

The new vehicle replaces a hazmat truck that had been in service for more than 20 years.

ROANOKE, Va. – Local fire departments will get some much-needed equipment thanks to a state grant. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management awarded Roanoke Fire-EMS more than $161,000 for the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A specialized team of Verizon engineers called MERIT -- Major Emergency Response Incident Team – has just completed their annual training to ensure ...

The Jackson-Sikeston-Cape Girardeau SEMO Hazmat-Weapons of Mass Destruction Team tested four pieces of U.S. Army equipment for radiation Friday at the SPEC-OPS Plaza, an outdoor memorial exhibiting ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - South Florida continued to send more support to the Carolinas, as Hurricane Florence bore down on the region. Task Force 2, partially housed within City of Miami Fire Rescue, got called ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — It was all clear at the two Hazmat scenes Monday but crews still had to respond with the same intensity, which consumed a lot of the city's resources. From the personnel to the ...

The purchase of a hazmat truck — the city of Pasadena's first — could be forthcoming … as soon as they can scrape together half a million dollars. The city, much like others in the area, relies on the ...

The Altoona Fire Department is consolidating its hazmat equipment and supplies at the renovated former J&J Recycling center on Margaret Avenue. The equipment has been stored in the garage next to City ...