Feature Article Natural Gas Emergencies By Frank Leeb This article is republished with permission from CRACKYL Magazine This common danger injures civilians and firefighters alike, showing why every odor of gas must be treated as […] Written by Phil Ambrose February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
Feature Article Training 5 Hazmat Rail Training, Grant-Eligible Options By Niki Toussaint, Senior AVP of Marketing and Education, Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Reprinted with permission from SERTC and the National League of Cities. You can read the […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Feature Article Company Profile: Fast-Act’s Dry Decon A hazmat incident can demand a lot of things. One of those is often decontaminating team members, civilians, cops and objects. We sat down with Marketing and Brand Manager Leticia […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
Feature Article How to Avoid Tunnel Vision on Routine Gas Calls By Glen Boatwright, Boatwright Consulting It’s 8:00 a.m. on a Friday morning. Your engine company has just been dispatched to another routine gas leak call. Initial reports indicate another case […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
Feature Article Company Profile: Gas Monitor Competence Training How a hazmat situation goes is often driven by how quickly and how accurately we figure out what the hell is happening. And gas meters are often the tip of […] Written by Phil Ambrose December 4, 2025December 18, 2025
Feature Article Important Releases Training How Realistic Training Can Prevent Confined-Space Deaths The recent tragic confined space incident in Colorado that claimed multiple lives is a sobering reminder that we still have work to do. Our hearts go out to the victims […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
Feature Article Tech Talk How to Integrate Hazmat Detection Tools By Jack Hansen, Hazmat Resources, CEO In the complex and often hazardous world of emergency response, hazmat teams face the daunting task of quickly identifying unknown substances that could be […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
Feature Article NIOSH Report on LODD Hazmat Explosion The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released its findings into a September 2024 tractor trailer fire that killed 35-year-old battalion chief in Georgia. Chief Chris Eddy, 35, of […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 20, 2025August 20, 2025
Feature Article Training Ga. Hazmat Tech Builds Portable Leak Tree for Training By Lt. J.R Sowell, Glynn County (Ga.) Fire Rescue At the heart of every successful training evolution lies innovation — and sometimes, that innovation starts with nothing more than a […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 31, 2025July 31, 2025