COOLVILLE — The new train-the-trainer program is offered through a partnership between the National Volunteer Fire Council and U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ...

The Orangeburg County Fire District has been selected as one of 15 sites nationwide that will receive free hazardous materials training under the new Partners in Training Crew program from the ...

National Volunteer Fire Council instructor Tom Miller instructs Tuppers Plains Fire Department member Collette Johnson on the deployment of a cooling nozzle on the cell battery of an electric vehicle ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A free training wants to help you prepare for a hazardous materials incident in your community. Major events like the blast at the Givaudan Plant in Louisville’s Clifton ...

Understanding chemistry can quite literally be a matter of life and death. Brad Livesay, a firefighter and EMT in Carroll County, Maryland, submitted this photo to illustrate how chemistry factors ...

RENEWED CONCERNED ABOUT RAIL SAFETY WAS THE FOCUS OF A TRAINING EXERCISE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY TODAY. AND THIS COMES MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN ...

The Piqua Fire Department recently completed a 40-hour, weeklong Hazardous Materials Technician course, earning members of ...

I have always admired hazmat technicians. They just mention the term CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive) and they have my attention. But then they put colorless, odorless, ...

On the site of Norfolk Southern’s rail yard in Raleigh, local firefighters took advantage of a rare opportunity to prepare in the event of a train accident involving hazardous materials. Operation ...

Modern HazMat and CBRNe threats require specialized, realistic training to ensure responder safety and effectiveness. Simulation technology allows responders to experience hazardous scenarios without ...

Three Rivers Public Health Department and Union Pacific partnered for a hazardous materials training for an emergency preparedness event today. Twenty-four agencies, including 13 different fire ...