Hazards and Hazmat
The hazards and hazmat topic section covers operations involving hazardous materials, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents.
“This is a disaster,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said when describing the fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant
For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid hazardous conditions
Federal authorities determined that the Bourbon Street attacker had set a fire and “strategically” placed accelerants throughout the house
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year’s Day
Agents seized over 150 pipebombs and other homemade devices inside a Isle of Wight County home
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
The state’s Division of Fire Safety sent a list of safety recommendations about downed drones including donning PPE and requesting the nearest bomb squad
Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues
‘Ticking time bombs': FDNY responds to e-bike store fire, finds hundreds of damaged Li-ion batteries
Firefighters faced heavy fire on the first floor of the Manhattan e-bike store and found Li-ion batteries stored in the basement
BioLab told federal investigators a fire watch was created months before the fire due to strong odors from oxidizers in two storage buildings
Collapse
A fire in a stormwater drainage system caused the collapse of two areas of a parking lot behind the Williamsburg Premium Outlets
The whitepaper provides critical insights to help companies and individuals identify and assess threats to improve worker and public safety
Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant
Residents have been urged to shelter in place after an explosion ripped through a business in Louisville
El Paso County officials have relied on hazmat technicians to deal with suspicious ballots and ballots covered with urine and blood
A hydrogen sulfide leak at a Pemex plant near Deer Park killed at least two workers and caused a shelter-in-place order for residents
Investigators said spontaneous combustion in hop bales caused a fire inside the cold room of a Yakima County warehouse
Boulder County’s new hazmat rig will provide technicians the amenities needed when on the scene for an extended period
Conyers blaze pumps massive plume of toxic smoke still visible for miles
The BioLab plant in Conyers has had chemical leaks and fires in previous years that caused evacuations and shelter-in-place orders
One firefighter was injured as fire companies worked to extinguish the underground fire
A fire on the roof of the BioLab plant on Conyers caused the sprinkler system to mix with a water-reactive chemical
Multiple students at an Owasso high school handled the rock
The LAFD stated a damaged battery began off-gassing, causing an explosion and fire during the crash on San Pedro
Authorities have offered few details on what caused the vehicle to crash through the fence and hit the pipeline valve
Pahrump Valley and Las Vegas firefighters extinguished the fire with approximately 5,500 gallons of water and a product called F-500
Officials found no preliminary evidence of a “terrorist” attack related to an SUV that crashed through a fence and hit a valve at the Deer Park station
MOST POPULAR
- Burning truck carrying li-ion batteries shuts down Calif. interstate for over 40 hours
- Shelter-in-place order extended indefinitely during Ga. chemical plant fire
- Fatal tractor-trailer fire, explosion shuts down N.J. highway
- 1 dead, 7 injured when Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Las Vegas Trump hotel
- ‘This is evil': Authorities find multiple improvised explosives inside truck in New Orleans attack