Hazmat

Four Paterson (NJ) firefighters were hospitalized following a fire that lead to the discovery of a clandestine drug operation, according to reports.

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) today released a report detailing a deflagration incident at a 2.16 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (ESS) facility in Surprise, Arizona.

Frank L. Fire Sr., a longtime adviser to Fire Engineering and FDIC instructor, passed away on May 30, 2020, after a brief illness.

Fire photographer Tim Olk shared some photos of Chicago firefighters responding to an electrical vault fire.

Richard C. Beaulieu reviews the DRECC model to help first-arriving crews perform a quick size-up of hazmat incidents.

Upper Providence Township (PA) Department of Fire and Emergency Services personnel joined other companies in response to an extricaiton involving hazmat.

This Webcast will review identifying unknown powders and substances and also provide an overview of COVID-19 PPE considerations and decon.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Firefighter Fatality and Investigation Program has a report on the firefighters killed in the West (TX) Fertilizer Plant Explosion in April 2013.

Emergency teams in Ukraine on Monday continued battling a forest fire in the contaminated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that has raised radiation fears.

RIck Edinger and Greg Noll have some considerations for hazmat response programs when it comes to response to the coronavirus pandemic.