Feature Article Important Releases How to Manage a Train Wreck and other ‘Big Ones’ By Rick Edinger Recent events including the earthquake in Turkey and the train derailment in Ohio should serve to remind public safety organizations that significant incidents can strike anywhere at any time. These are not limited to big cities or certain geographic areas. In the American fire service, such events are referred to as “the […] Written by Staff Writer February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Feature Article Important Releases How to Understand the Biological Weapons Threat: Part 4 By Kevin Ryan Hazmat responders had to adapt and overcome the biological threat in response to the events of September 11, 2001. More than 20 years later, the words virus, bacteria and toxin are a part of every hazmat tech’s vocabulary and training material. New equipment and procedures allow for a reasonably rapid determination of the […] Written by Kevin Ryan January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Feature Article General Important Releases Training How to Understand the Biological Weapons Threat: Part 3 By Kevin Ryan September 2001 presented a new threat that had to be learned from the ground up. Very little knowledge in the emergency response world focused on these types of threats. New techniques, equipment, methods and training had to be developed to respond to these “white powders,” We are seeing the same evolution with […] Written by Kevin Ryan December 8, 2022December 26, 2022
Important Releases PHMSA 2022 Hazardous Materials RD&T Forum Next Week PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will hold a public Research, Development & Technology Forum December 1. This event will take place virtually on Microsoft Teams from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to spotlight the PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials RD&T Program’s research projects, highlight new project plans and program strategies, and obtain stakeholder […] Written by Phil Ambrose November 23, 2022November 23, 2022
Hazmatters Important Releases New Hazmat Training Company Draws from Military After more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, Nicholas Otero formed Tactical Pause Training Group with the goal of teaching what he learned from responding to military-grade hazmat incidents to first responders around the country. Otero finished his career as the information systems analyst for the 95th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 21, 2022September 21, 2022
General Important Releases HazSim, Hazmat Nation Raise Money for Firefighter Cancer HazSim and Hazmat Nation hosted its 5th annual networking event at IAFC’s hazmat conference and raised money for the Firefighter Cancer Support Network More than 200 hazmat professionals attended the fifth annual Hazmat Nation networking event last week in Baltimore in conjunction with the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ hazmat conference. “This gathering has been […] Written by Phil Ambrose June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
Important Releases Tech Talk Training HazSim Plays Key Role in Hazmat Training Event, Video A large Florida hazmat team put their equipment and personnel through ultra-realistic training and made a high-quality video to share with other teams When Polk County (Fla.) Fire Rescue’s hazmat team wanted to conduct a high-impact training event for a common, but volatile hazard, it turned to HazSim to provide enhanced realism. The team went […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 21, 2022April 21, 2022