Hazmatters Hazmat Team Owes its Existence to Woman Advocate This 60-member, all-volunteer hazmat team, the Ninth Company, is one of three teams protecting Conception, Chile, which extends 86 square miles with a population of about 240,000. Because of the […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 12, 2024September 12, 2024
Hazmatters Volunteer Hazmat Team Protects Central Chile This 30-member, all volunteer hazmat team is charged with protecting about a 10-square-mile sector of San Fernando, Chile. San Fernando is located in the central part of the long, thin […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 5, 2024September 5, 2024
Hazmatters Private Hazmat Company Cleans up After Others Whether in the firehouse or at home, having to clean up others’ messes is sure to draw ire and sharp comments. But for more than 17 years, a Los Angeles-based […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Hazmatters Two-County Hazmat Team Fits into Bigger Picture It’s an amazing feeling to be an important part of something bigger than you. In northeastern Illinois MABAS Division 4 & 5 Hazmat Team is just that. MABAS, which is […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
Hazmatters ‘Service’ Central to New Hazmat Training Company Maryland-based start-up Cervitas Training Solutions offers hazmat response training, response consulting and operations drills. It has 10 hazmat-based courses. Those courses cover chemical and biological warfare agents, incident planning and […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 18, 2024July 18, 2024
Hazmatters Hazmat Trainers Focus on Learning Over Compliance First Choice Safety Solutions began in 2014 as a two-person consulting firm. Since then, the Mystic, Conn., company has grown into a comprehensive safety solutions firm. It provides training for […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 3, 2024July 3, 2024
Hazmatters Being Hazmat Response Ready in Utah Springville is located in central Utah in the Provo-Orem metro area with a population just over 35,000. The combination department is staffed 24/7 with 5-6 personnel daily. The department has […] Written by Phil Ambrose June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
Hazmatters Lean, Private Hazmat Training Company Booming This lean, four-person, safety training and inspection company teaches on a range of topics including hazmat skills and regulatory inspection preparation. The two main consultants who lead the team are […] Written by Phil Ambrose May 16, 2024May 16, 2024
Hazmatters USAR, Hazmat Team Protects 5 So Cal Counties More times than not, urban search and rescue operations are also hazmat operations. That’s one reason Pasadena, Calif.-based USAR Task Force 32 preps for hazmat incidents. Developed in the early […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 25, 2024April 25, 2024