PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

CHICO — The Chico Fire Department held its annual “Hazmat Decon” training Monday afternoon in the Fire Training Center. All firefighters went through a refresher on protocol if they were to respond to ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) is testing out new gear that will aid when responding to a hazmat call. Dressed up in a full hazmat suit, WALB News 10 was given a demo of the ...

FORT SILL, Okla. -- Reynolds Army Community Hospital's decontamination team reinforced its readiness to cope with a hazardous materials (hazmat) incident during a training and certification event on ...

The number of methamphetamine labs and chemical suicides is on the rise in this country. Both involve extremely dangerous chemicals, as well as often unstable and dangerous people. These ...

Interoperability, standards of operation, incident command and safety are all important buzzwords for today’s fire service. If you keep abreast of what goes on around the country, you’re probably ...

Security Equipment Corporation offers Sabre Decon, a unique two-step decontamination process. Cleanse - Step I removes chemical agents from the skin's surface, cleanses chemical agents which have been ...

Within 1 week, a destructive tornado hit Dallas, wildfires ravaged Southern California, and a second typhoon encroached on Japan. Increasingly common extreme weather events and other disasters can ...