Feature Article Do These 5 Things to be a Better Hazmat Instructor By Rick Markley Berrien County, Michigan recently hosted an invitation-only educational symposium for fire service instructors. And while the topics were not geared specifically for hazmat instruction, many of the key lessons have carryover to hazmat training. Joe Knitter is a retired fire chief from Wisconsin who has nearly two decades of teaching fire service […] Written by Rick Markley November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
Feature Article Training How to Understand the Biological Weapons Threat: Part 2 This is the second of a three-part series on biological weapons response for hazmat teams By Kevin Ryan Part I of this series focused on defining biological weapons, understanding their threat levels and lab safety as well as getting some quick history of these weapons. The next step is to recognize when an attack is […] Written by Kevin Ryan August 26, 2022December 26, 2022
Feature Article Training How to Understand the Biological Weapons Threat This is the first of a three-part series examining the threat biological weapons pose to hazmat teams By Kevin Ryan Biological weapons continue to be a threat in the United States and abroad. They form a subset of a larger class of weapons sometimes referred to as unconventional weapons or weapons of mass destruction, which […] Written by Kevin Ryan August 18, 2022December 26, 2022
Feature Article 6 Chemical Suicides Your Hazmat Crew Needs to Prep for By Kevin Ryan The Baltimore City Fire Department recently encountered a hydrogen sulfide suicide in a vehicle in the southwest portion of the city. BCFD has not seen many of these in the past 5 years. The first-in suppression officer quickly recognized the situation and requested hazmat. The notification immediately set up the incident for […] Written by Kevin Ryan June 30, 2022July 1, 2022