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
Feature Article pHinding the meaning of pH By Vance Bennett The conventional wisdom says “pH” stands for “Power” of hydrogen or “Potential” of hydrogen. Is this correct? Maybe not. If you take a class in basic chemistry […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
Feature Article No Hazmat Placards on Mail Trucks: WTF? By Vance Bennett All first responder training includes information on US Department of Transportation placarding and labeling. This is an important subject since they are often the first indication of […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 25, 2024October 25, 2024
Feature Article General 4 Best Practices for Confined Space Air Monitoring Confined spaces pose distinct hazards to victims and rescuers. These include toxic gasses, oxygen deficiency, and flammable atmospheres, making them among the most dangerous environments. Despite available technology, inadequate or […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
Feature Article Firefighter Health, Wellness Research Gets Big Role at US Fire Administration Summit Science to the Station partners with the First Responder Center of Excellence in conjunction with the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control for their 2nd annual conference […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 12, 2024September 12, 2024
Feature Article What’s Next on the Energy Transition Technology Dance Card? By Rick Edinger A dance card was a device used in the 18th century by women to record whom they intended to dance with during large balls and other such […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
Feature Article General How to Improve Decon A hybrid approach to decon provides more site flexibility and demands fewer resources By Craig Dyer The traditional decon methods work. Water works to wash bad stuff off people and […] Written by Phil Ambrose May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Feature Article General Book Excerpt: Constant Chaos, PART II The Devil’s Excrement 2 of 2 Chapter 6 Oil & Dead Birds on the Coast Part 2 of 2 By Ron Holcomb Editor’s Note: Author Ron Holcomb is sharing a chapter from his recently released book […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 4, 2024April 4, 2024