Training Feb. 10th, 1973; Staten Island liquefied natural gas explosion in kills 40 workers Feb. 10, 1973, a chilly Saturday afternoon, a flash fire erupted in the cavernous interior of a smaller LNG tank in Bloomfield. Natural gas trapped inside fueled the fire and created a force that ripped the concrete dome from its anchors and sent it crashing onto workers more than 100 feet below. Fo Written by Ryan Henry February 11, 2020March 12, 2020
Training Industrial Fire Familiarization: Flammable Liquid Firefighting Industrial Fire Familiarization: Flammable Liquid Firefighting One of the lesser touched on subjects of the firefighting world is that of flammable liquids, and techniques for extinguishment. Today we will focus on the control and extinguishment of “Heavy” flammable liquids. When I use the t Written by Ryan Henry January 7, 2020March 12, 2020
Training Hazmat training with Casey Jones of Little Rock AR HazSim Customer Spotlight Hazmat Training Expert Casey Jones Ensuring hazmat students are engaged and learning requires breaking down material into digestible bites, fresh, realistic hands-on scenarios and verifying student understanding. Casey Jones is a 20-year emergency services veteran including Written by Phil Ambrose December 20, 2019March 12, 2020
Training Radiation Training – On land and in the air with Lancaster County Radiation Training at the PEMA Rodeo The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) conducted radiation training called Radiological Officers Developmental Emergency Operations (RODEO) with HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue Company, Lancaster PA. In addition to several han Written by Phil Ambrose November 25, 2019November 25, 2019
Training Training the next generation: Odessa Junior College TX When it comes to training the next generation of safety professionals, realistic and unpredictable scenarios are key. Odessa Junior College in Texas typically has a student body of 16,000 and of those, 5,000 are enrolled in its occupational and technical courses. Many of those students will spend ti Written by Phil Ambrose November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
Training More Than You Think – Imposter Syndrome Maybe this isn’t the proper forum for a topic such as this, however personally, I believe it is. Perhaps the reason I do feel so strongly about this particular subject is because, quite frankly, I struggle with it – it’s called Imposter Syndrome, but we’ll get to that later. Let’s Re Written by Phil Ambrose October 22, 2019February 20, 2020
Training Simulants vs Simulators 6 minute read Practical, hands-on training is crucial to ensure military personnel, first responders, and hazmat workers are equipped with the skills and confidence necessary to handle CBRNe and hazmat incidents, but creating realistic training experiences can be difficult, expensive, and time consu Written by Phil Ambrose October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
Training Law Enforcement Decon Decontamination for Law Enforcement Operations By Michael Shedd When we look at the scope of various hazardous materials operations, the last thing most team members want to be assigned to is the decon section of the haz-mat branch. Let’s face it, why would we want to stand around a Written by Michael Shedd August 13, 2019March 27, 2020
Hazmatters Training Hazmatters: Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, Canada Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services, Canada The Hazmat Nation has no borders as it does not matter what part of the world you are from, the chemical properties and mission are the same. This edition of Hazmatters was submitted by Kelly L’Hirondelle of Lethbridge, Alb Written by Phil Ambrose August 2, 2019August 2, 2019
