Feature Article Hazmat Nation, Noted Hazmat Instructor Dies Respected hazmat instructor and Hazmat Nation regular contributor Vance Bennett died unexpectedly earlier this month The hazmat world lost one of its shining stars when Vance Bennett died at 71 […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Feature Article Hazmat in the Land Where pH is Less Than Zero By Vance Bennett Not everything you were taught is necessarily 100% true. Do meters lie? They don’t exactly “lie” but sometimes they don’t give us the whole truth and nothing […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 16, 2025January 16, 2025
Feature Article Q&A: New Fire Suppression Tech Company Hits Market Long-time fire service publishing executive Scott Bieda left retirement to jump into the fire suppression tech industry, where he and his partners launched a new company with a relatively old […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 9, 2025January 9, 2025
Feature Article Hazcat’s origin story By Vance Bennett We often take for granted the various pieces of equipment we use, practices we follow and response tactics we use. Where did they come from? They don’t […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 26, 2024December 26, 2024
Feature Article OK, You Metered for Oxygen, Now What? By Vance Bennett O2. Element 8 on the periodic table. We all need it. We can’t live without it. That’s the good. But is too much of it a bad […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 20, 2024December 20, 2024
Feature Article How to Verify Your Training Videos are Real By Vance Bennett Hazmat trainers across the county routinely show a video of a brave cop running into a cloud of anhydrous ammonia to save an unconscious person. They will […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 5, 2024December 5, 2024
Feature Article How Much Hazmat Refresher Training is Required? By Vance Bennett If you are a member of a hazmat team, you must have 8 hours of refresher training each year. Everyone knows that. However, like a lot of […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
Feature Article Knowing the Difference Between Night and Day on a Hazmat Call By Vance Bennett When you use the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook, one piece of advice you want is how far downwind the bad stuff will go. That will give you […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 22, 2024November 22, 2024
Feature Article Surviving SCBA Failure in a Level A Hazmat Suit By Vance Bennett If you’re wearing a Level-A PPE and your self-contained breathing apparatus fails, you can breathe the air remaining in your suit. How long will that air last? […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 14, 2024November 14, 2024