Feature Article General Book Excerpt: Constant Chaos, PART II The Devil’s Excrement Chapter 6 Oil & Dead Birds on the Coast Part 1 of 2 By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book Constant Chaos. You can also read previously published chapters here. We’ll feature other chapters in the coming months. Click here for more information on how […] Written by Phil Ambrose March 20, 2024March 20, 2024
Feature Article Tech Talk Training Q&A: Director on Massive, new Hazmat Training Site If you drill down into the massive global company Ambipar, you will find its Ambipar Response Training Centers, a division that focuses on training hazmat responders. It is best known for its sites in Peru, Brazil and Chile. Earlier this year it opened what it calls the largest hazmat training facility in the world in […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 9, 2023November 9, 2023
Feature Article Book Excerpt: Constant Chaos, Chemical Suicides By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book Constant Chaos. You can also read previously published chapters here. We’ll feature other chapters in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to get his book. PART V Human Tragedy Chapter 19 — Chemical Suicides […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 3, 2023November 3, 2023
Feature Article Training Training Debrief: Westmoreland County, Pa. Hazmat Training Debrief will give you a quick recap of interesting hazmat training going on. This week we look at recent training from Westmoreland County, Pa. What agency led the training? Norfolk Southern along with TransCAER under a grant from the Federal Railroad Administration. Where was it held? Pitcairn Rail Yard in Wall, Pa., which […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
Feature Article General Tech Talk Equipment Distributor Discusses the Hazmat Niche Whether it is meeting customers in their stations or at tradeshows, or pouring out some top-shelf bourbon at the Hazmat Nation annual party in Baltimore, Steve Haise is a recognized fixture in hazmat circles. We sat down to ask Haise about the company he started, All Safe Industries, and the hazmat industry. What inspired your […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 17, 2023October 17, 2023
Feature Article General Tech Talk Training Q & A: Tracking Company Aims for More Than Knowing Who is Where The fire service and military share many common traits. Chief among those is putting humans in harm’s way and trying to reduce the risk to those humans in those environments. Not surprising, there are tech solutions for that. Alex Gorsuch, is co-founder and chief technology officer Ascent Integrated Tech, one of those tech companies trying […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 21, 2023November 9, 2023
Feature Article Book Excerpt: Constant Chaos, Drug Labs, Part 2 By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book Constant Chaos. You can read Part 1 of this chapter here. We’ll feature other chapters in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to get his book. PART VIII Meth to Marijuana Chapter 32 — […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Feature Article Book Excerpt: Constant Chaos, Drug Labs, Part 1 By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book Constant Chaos. We’ll feature other chapters in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to get his book. PART VIII Meth to Marijuana Chapter 32 — Annie In the meth-making world, “Annie” is slang for […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 20, 2023July 20, 2023
Feature Article Constant Chaos: The Daily Battle to Protect the Environment By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book Constant Chaos. We’ll feature other chapters in the coming months. Click here for more information on how to get his book. Part IV Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health Chapter 16 — “What are we going to do […] Written by Phil Ambrose June 22, 2023June 22, 2023