PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - With a high potential of danger from the spill and spread of hazardous materials, training emergency response teams to deal effectively with such incidents has become ...

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 National Fire Academy (NFA) is inviting applications for its Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response course. This 6-day intensive course is designed for ...

After a railcar leaking the chemical styrene forced an evacuation in Whitewater Township in September, residents started asking questions about the hazardous materials that pass through their ...

Local firefighters from Ascension Parish Fire District 1, CAER Team, the Ascension Parish hazmat team, the Ascension Parish IMAG Team and members of the Honeywell chemical facility Emergency Response ...

Who should complete this course? Are you responsible for generating, handling, packing, or electronically signing a manifest requesting hazardous waste for pickup and disposal? If so, it is required ...

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — Saratoga County officials, along with Saratoga Springs Fire Department officials, recently unveiled a new Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Response Truck designed to strengthen the ...

An environmental investigation by the San Francisco district attorney’s office that began in 2018 and spurred similar inquiries throughout the state concluded Thursday, when a San Joaquin County judge ...

Recent wildfires in Los Angeles have not only devastated communities but have also left behind a dangerous legacy—hazardous waste. Burned materials, damaged structures, and chemical residues pose ...

At least 35 cars of a train possibly carrying hazardous material derailed in Texas on Tuesday afternoon. The Union Pacific freight train derailed around two miles east of Gordon in Palo Pinto County, ...