Industrial Facility Response and Mutual Aid Planning
November 12, 2024 | 1 ET What special hazards lurk behind the fence lines of your local industrial facility? Rick Haase will provide answers to these questions and more.
Hazmat
Learn about the products hazmat technicians use at hazardous materials incidents. Original content and news coverage on personal protective equipment hazmat technicians don and other PPE components as well as atmospheric instrumentation used to identify hazardous materials.
The Latest
Fire-Dex’s New RescuePro Package: Because One Size Doesn’t Fit All Emergencies
Fire-Dex is excited to announce the launch of the RescuePro Package, a bundle designed to provide the right gear for non-structural calls.
Riverside (OH) FD Receives Grant for Hazardous Materials Equipment
The grant included absorbent pads, pillows, and socks, plug and patch kits for drums, tanks, and pipes, non-sparking tool kits, and more.
Campbell County (KY) Receives New HazMat Response Vehicle
The vehicle, purchased with state Homeland Security Grant funds, will be stationed at the Wilder Fire Department.
Video Highlights
Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says
Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.
KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek
The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.
More Hazmat
Specialty PPE in Use at Hazardous Materials, ARFF, and Industrial Incidents
Hazardous materials, big industrial incidents, and aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) often require specialized personal protective equipment (PPE) to deal with a situation safely and in the most expeditious manner.
Princeton (WV) FD Receives $4K Grant for Hazmat Suits
Princeton Fire Department received a $4,000 grant from Delegate Joe Ellington for the purchase of six hazardous materials Level A suits.
Specialty PPE for Rescue, EMS, Hazmat, Wildland Use
Such specialty PPE includes that made for wildland firefighting, rescue, emergency medical services (EMS), and proximity/hazardous materials incidents.
Equipping Fire and Hazmat Teams for Effective Radiation Response
First responders must be able to identify potential radiation risks and then determine the source quickly and accurately to implement a proper safety plan.
Responding to a Hazmat Call
When was the last time you responded to a hazmat call? Even if your department does not have a trained hazmat team, I'm guessing you have responded to one or more calls that have involved hazardous materials such as an overturned vehicle or tanker truck, a chemical emergency, or a meth lab fire.
2015 Award for Best New Hazmat Innovation
The award was presented to Kass for his initial concept and overall design work for the new Chlorine Institute Emergency Kit‐B, Device 28C.
HazMatIQ S.A.F.e Kit Decreases Incident Response Time
This rapidly deployable kit is designed to be standalone, and holds all the necessary supporting equipment including bump gas, chargers, and HazMatIQ charts.
Cost Recovery for Hazmat Incidents
Any organization responsible for responding to hazmat incidents is well aware of the challenges to develop and sustain the program.