Hazmatters HAZMATTERS: Aiken County HazMat HAZMATTERS: Aiken County HazMat Today we would like to recognize the dedicated responders in Aiken County, South Carolina. Serving a population of around 162,000, this combination team is ready and equipped to respond to any HazMat situation that may arise. In addition to standard road and railway transportation hazards that the team faces, they […] Written by Ryan Henry December 30, 2017November 22, 2020
Hazmatters HAZMATTERS: CF Industries Emergency Services HAZMATTERS: CF Industries Emergency Services Today we want to recognize the HAZMATTERS of CF Industries Emergency Services. These industrial responders are staffed at sites all around the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. With a home base of Deerfield, Illinois, these 500 members worldwide protect local manufacturing complexes, and distribution terminals with highly trained HAZMAT […] Written by Ryan Henry November 30, 2017November 22, 2020
Hazmatters HAZMATTERS: Corpus Christi Fire Department HAZMATTERS: Corpus Christi Fire Department Today, we would like to recognize the HAZMATTERS of the Corpus Christi Fire Department. These fulltime/cross staffed individuals hail from the County of Nueces in Southern Texas. The population served by this team is currently upwards of 320,000. Along with many municipal first in hazards, Corpus Christi is also […] Written by Ryan Henry November 19, 2017November 22, 2020
Training HAZMAT Helmet cam HMN-Recently, the YouTube user “Logan Stewart” uploaded a helmet cam video of a Hazmat response to a possible fire, with sulfur smell associated. The video shows his crews response where as an assignment they are a standby line for the incident. Do you have any helmet cam videos from hazmat responses or training we should […] Written by Ryan Henry November 16, 2017November 16, 2017
Hazmatters HAZMATTERS: City of Calgary HAZMATTERS: City of Calgary Today we are recognizing the HAZMATTERS from the City of Calgary. These responders answer to local, and regional calls in the Alberta Province of Canada. The City of Calgary responders protect a population of 1.4 million on a full time basis. While cross staffed to other apparatus, the crews […] Written by Ryan Henry November 10, 2017November 22, 2020
Industrial Fire Training Industrial Fire Familiarization: Turnarounds and Outages Industrial Fire Familiarization: Turnarounds and Outages Some of the most stressful times in a refinery or process area, are the intense workloads and dangerous conditions of outages and turnarounds. For those not in the industry, a “Turnaround”, or “Outage”, is a period of time where a process is shut down, de-inventoried, and overhauled for […] Written by Ryan Henry November 6, 2017April 1, 2020
Hazmatters HAZMATTERS: Cuerpo de Bomberos DM Quito We would like to recognize the Cuerpo de Bomberos DM Quito as today’s HAZMATTERS. While cross staffed to other apparatus, these HAZMATTERS are ready 24 hours a day to protect the city of Quito, Pichincha in Ecuador. With a full staff of 30, 6 responders per shift protect a population of approximately 2 million! Some […] Written by Ryan Henry October 27, 2017November 22, 2020
Training LPG Fires: Sometimes it’s about perspective HMN-Recently, at an industrial fire training, I got some great helmet cam footage of some very experienced firefighters honing in on new skills, and brushing up on old ones. I was able to capture a great shot that illustrates the effect of nozzle patterns, and draft, on a LPG fire. In the following photo, take […] Written by Ryan Henry October 21, 2017October 21, 2017
Hazmatters HazMatters: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory HazMatters: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory In this edition of HAZMATTERS we look at the team protecting the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. In certain cases, private facilities require not only the expertise of dedicated emergency responders, but HAZMAT teams that are ready to immerse themselves in the knowledge of specific chemicals […] Written by Ryan Henry October 8, 2017November 22, 2020
