HazMat

Fire department investigating train leak

EL PASO – There is a leak coming from a train stopped at Doniphan Drive and Montoya Lane. The El Paso Fire Department’s HazMat Unit is at the scene, according to John Concha, spokesman for the fire

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Fire department investigating railroad train leak on Westside, streets closed

EL PASO – There is a leak coming from a railroad train stopped at Doniphan Drive and Montoya Lane. The El Paso Fire Department’s HazMat Unit is at the scene, according to John Concha, spokesman for the fire

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Fire department investigating railroad train leak on Westside, streets closed

Columbia Fire Department receives Hazmat training grant

COLUMBIA The Columbia Fire Department was recently awarded a $40,000 grant for additional hazardous materials training. Department wide training is ongoing and will continue into next week. Later this month, specialized classes in Hazmat response and safety will be offered to up to 24 department members. Brad Frazier, President of the Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Local 1055, worked with …

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Visalia Fire Department seeks federal funds for hazmat team

Efforts by the Visalia Fire Department to get Tulare County and its cities to chip in money to fund its hazardous-materials unit have cost the department a $43,000 grant to buy new hazmat gear.

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Visalia Fire Department seeks federal funds for hazmat team

Hazmat in the Trenches: Ammonia Leaks

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Hazmat in the Trenches: <br /> Ventilating Hazmat Atmospheres

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Trics of the Trade: New Hazmat Threat Comes to the US

Many of these suicides have occurred in apartments or private houses and they endanger the lives of not only first responders, but other residents.

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Trics of the Trade: New Hazmat Threat Comes to the US

The Metropolitan Medical Response System

The system, which serves 127 of the largest jurisdictions in the country, is built upon a template that can be adjusted to fit large and small communities.

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The Metropolitan Medical Response System

The WMD Notebook: Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B

The effects of these products are similar to the flu or food poisoning, but if untreated, they can be deadly.

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