Kevin Ryan's articles

1. General

8 Lessons From a Nitric Acid Response

By Kevin Ryan On May 19 around 0655, Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a local chemical company for a reported nitric acid leak. A hazmat tactical alarm was struck […]

Written by Kevin Ryan July 13, 2023July 13, 2023

1. Feature Article
2. 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 […]

Written by Kevin Ryan January 6, 2023January 6, 2023

1. Feature Article
2. General
3. Important Releases
4. 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 […]

Written by Kevin Ryan December 8, 2022December 26, 2022

1. Feature Article
2. 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 […]

Written by Kevin Ryan August 26, 2022December 26, 2022

1. Feature Article
2. 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 […]

Written by Kevin Ryan August 18, 2022December 26, 2022

1. 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 […]

Written by Kevin Ryan June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

1. Buzz Blog

Buzz Blog: The Flavor of Hazmat

Hello again fellow hazmatters, thanks for returning to read another edition of the Buzz Blog on Hazmatnation. We are already well into Fall with Winter rapidly approaching. Every September as […]

Written by Kevin Ryan November 13, 2018March 27, 2020

1. Buzz Blog
2. Training

BUZZ BLOG: What Makes It Worth It

Hello again friends and hazmatters. I want to lead off this edition of the blog focusing on our friends in VA, more specifically the Virginia Association of Hazmat Response Specialists. […]

Written by Kevin Ryan September 19, 2018March 27, 2020

1. Buzz Blog
2. Training

Buzz Blog: WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND PART II

Buzz Blog: What you leave behind Part II Hello Fellow Hazmatters and welcome back to the Buzz Blog for Part II of What You Leave Behind. I had the pleasure […]

Written by Kevin Ryan December 11, 2017March 27, 2020

1. Buzz Blog
2. Training

Buzz Blog: WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND PART I

HMN- Hello fellow hazmatters and welcome back to the Buzz Blog. I want to start of this edition by defining the word legacy. Legacy is:  something transmitted by or received […]

Written by Kevin Ryan September 27, 2017March 27, 2020

1. Buzz Blog
2. Training

Buzz Blog: The Strength of a Nation

HMN- Hello Fellow Hazmatters and welcome to the next edition of the Buzz Blog. June has been a busy month in the world of hazmat for all of us. The […]

Written by Kevin Ryan July 3, 2017March 27, 2020

1. Buzz Blog
2. Training

“Back To It” in this weeks Buzz Blog!

Welcome back to the Buzz Blog fellow hazmatters, My apologies for the delay in getting this next blog out to everyone. I hope to get a new blog out to […]

Written by Kevin Ryan May 9, 2017March 27, 2020

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