Archive for HazMat
Lubbock hazardous materials team honored for actions during chemical spill – LubbockOnline.com
Lubbock hazardous materials team honored for actions during chemical spillLubbockOnline.comMembers of the Lubbock Fire Rescue's hazardous materials team were honored Tuesday, March 11, for their efforts during a chemical spill nearly a year ago. Lubbock Fire Rescue officials awarded unit citations to 12 members from Engine 4B, Truck 4B and ...Hazardous Materials team honored for actions during May 2013 leakKCBD-TVall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Israeli water experts consult WV leadership on chemical leak – WOWK
Israeli water experts consult WV leadership on chemical leakWOWKThey're learning more about the chemical leak that left 300,000 people without clean water. Environmental regulators estimate at least 10,000 gallons of the chemicals crude MCHM and PPH escaped from a faulty tank at Freedom Industries. It is still ...and more » Read more [...]
GOP May Gain 8 House Seats In Midterm Elections, Top Lawmaker Predicts – Huffington Post
GOP May Gain 8 House Seats In Midterm Elections, Top Lawmaker PredictsHuffington PostMembers of the West Virginia Army National Guard, along with a member of the Belle Police Department and a volunteer, offload emergency water from a military truck to a forklift as citizens line up for water at the Belle Fire Department, Saturday, Jan ...and more » Read more [...]
State to Beef Up Monitoring of Hazardous Materials Shipped by Rail – 90.5 WESA
State to Beef Up Monitoring of Hazardous Materials Shipped by Rail90.5 WESARecent train derailments have raised concerns about the safety of shipping hazardous materials by rail, and now the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is stepping up efforts to improve response times when emergencies do occur. Read more [...]
The US struggles to make Japan fear nuclear terrorism – GlobalPost
Telegraph.co.ukThe US struggles to make Japan fear nuclear terrorismGlobalPostThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission responded by ordering US plants to improve physical security, tighten access, improve guard training, and compose new emergency response plans. Security forces grew by 60 percent, to about 9,000 .... When those ...Japan Producing Huge, Lightly Guarded Stockpile of PlutoniumNBCNews.comall 853 news articles » Read more [...]
Japan Producing Huge, Lightly Guarded Stockpile of Plutonium – NBCNews.com
Japan Producing Huge, Lightly Guarded Stockpile of PlutoniumNBCNews.comThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission responded by ordering U.S. plants to improve physical security, tighten access, improve guard training and compose new emergency response plans. Security forces grew by 60 percent, to about 9,000 officers ...and more » Read more [...]
Your Government Failed You … Again! – City Watch
Your Government Failed You ... Again!City WatchPart of their effort was a program called CFATS or Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, a program which changed the government's previous attempt to protect its citizens from accidental releases from chemical plants, by making it very difficult ... Read more [...]
Suicide Leads to Hazmat Situation at Apt. Complex
Officials say a suicide led to a hazmat situation inside a Bucks County apartment complex.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fairfield Firefighters Burn Off Propane Leak At Under-Construction Home
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Fairfield firefighters were able to safely burn off propane leaking from a 100-pound tank in a house under construction on High Stree ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
UPS Granted First of its Kind Special Permit for Electronic Reporting of Hazmat
UPS® (NYSE: UPS) announced it will begin to transmit hazardous material information electronically, by phone, or fax starting June 1, 2014. This new method of communicating shipping paper information, authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) through Hazardous Materials Special Permit 15747 issued to UPS, only affects UPS small package tractor-trailer operations, the movement of small package shipments between UPS Read more [...]
CSX makes deal with state on shipments of hazardous materials – Tribune-Review
CSX makes deal with state on shipments of hazardous materialsTribune-ReviewThe Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will be able to track one major railroad's shipments of hazardous materials through the state in real time in a deal announced on Monday. The three-year agreement with CSX Transportation, the state's ...PEMA To Track Crude Oil, Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments With CSXNorthcentralPa.comPublic-Private Partnership Forged with PEMA, CSX TransportationPR Newswire (press release)all Read more [...]
PEMA To Track Crude Oil, Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments With CSX – NorthcentralPa.com
PEMA To Track Crude Oil, Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments With CSXNorthcentralPa.comThe Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Monday announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with CSX Transportation, a company that will allow PEMA to share operational information regarding the movement of hazardous ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical spill in Newington business sends 6 to the hospital – The Union Leader
Chemical spill in Newington business sends 6 to the hospitalThe Union LeaderNEWINGTON – One person suffered a chemical burn and five others had trouble breathing after a "minimal amount" of thionyl chloride spilled outside a plant on Shattuck Way Monday. Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded at 8:45 a.m. after ...and more » Read more [...]
Saajid Badat, Shoe Bomb Conspirator, Tp Testify Trial Of Osama Bin Laden's Son – Huffington Post
Saajid Badat, Shoe Bomb Conspirator, Tp Testify Trial Of Osama Bin Laden's SonHuffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ... Read more [...]
Bra designed to protect body from radiation exposure
A Miami Gardens company that sent radioactive suits to Japan during the nuclear disaster in 2011 is now outfitting women in the most intimate way.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chlorine leak discovered at Elkhart wastewater treatment plant
There is a chlorine leak at the Elkhart wastewater treatment plant, according to dispatchers.
Salem, Gloucester counties drill for joint railroad derailment response
Members of fire and rescue companies, state police, county Hazmat teams, and representatives from the office of emergency management packed into the OEM building in Mannington Saturday morning as part of a major drill exercise.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Officials close highways after chemical release in roof collapse – Grand Haven Tribune
Officials close highways after chemical release in roof collapseGrand Haven TribuneOfficials close highways after chemical release in roof collapse. Two west Michigan highways re-opened Saturday morning after being shut down due to a Hazmat situation in Hudsonville. Becky Vargo. hudsonville. Mar 9, 2014 ...and more » Read more [...]
2695 gallons of hazmat removed from Daiki Maru 7 – Pacific Daily News
2695 gallons of hazmat removed from Daiki Maru 7Pacific Daily NewsThe U.S. Navy, in partnership with other federal and local agencies, remove diesel fuel from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in outer Apra Harbor, Guam Feb. 18. Clean up and salvage efforts have continued since the vessel ...and more » Read more [...]
Hazmat Teams Clean 4000 Pounds of Ammonia Leak after Roof Collapse – Fox17
WWMT-TVHazmat Teams Clean 4000 Pounds of Ammonia Leak after Roof CollapseFox17HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (March 8, 2014) – Hazmat teams worked to clean-up a 4000-pound ammonia leak after a roof collapse at Interstate Warehousing on the 2900 block of Highland Drive. According to Ottawa County officials, the roof collapse happened at ...Early morning ammonia spill in HudsonvilleHollandSentinel.comall 10 news articles » Read more [...]
State police: Driver of truck carrying chemicals at fault for Route 8 crash – New Haven Register
State police: Driver of truck carrying chemicals at fault for Route 8 crashNew Haven RegisterA photo from Storm Engine Co. shows the cleanup effort on Route 8 north after a pickup truck crash Thursday. Contributed ... DEEP Hazmat Units, milling contractors, and firefighters were on the scene until around 2:30 a.m., when the road was reopened. Read more [...]
Hazmat team investigates refrigerator explosion – The Oracle
Hazmat team investigates refrigerator explosionThe OracleAfter learning the laboratory and refrigerator could contain chemicals, a Hazmat team arrived to search and evacuate anyone inside the building. ... “We're waiting for the state and city fire marshals, along with the clean-up crew, to release reports ... Read more [...]
Safe Drains hopes to locate operations in Bremerton – Bremerton Patriot
Safe Drains hopes to locate operations in BremertonBremerton PatriotThe hazmat response team reacts too late with traditional sand bags, mats, etc. Clean up costs for the contaminated storm drain system can be very expensive. Safe Drain Technology Protection is the best available technology for protecting businesses ... Read more [...]
Danville Hazmat Team Responds to Unusual Substance in Dan River – WSET
Danville Hazmat Team Responds to Unusual Substance in Dan RiverWSETHowever, because of the nature of the substance, the Hazmat Team was unable to do anything to clean up the substance. Assistant Fire Chief Steve Dishman tells us because of the recent coal ash contamination, they are extra cautious of anything being in ... Read more [...]
Second tractor-trailer wreck now blocking traffic on I-77 – Yadkin Ripple
Second tractor-trailer wreck now blocking traffic on I-77Yadkin RippleTraffic was diverted to U.S. 21 while the wreck and HazMat clean-up was in progress. Traffic was backed up on I-77 for sometime however, which lead to a second collision, also of two tractor-trailers at mile marker 85 near Dobson. Surry Emergency ... Read more [...]
City bills Norfolk Southern $22000 for February train derailment near Times-Union – Florida Times-Union
Florida Times-UnionCity bills Norfolk Southern $22000 for February train derailment near Times-UnionFlorida Times-UnionState law requires company to cover hazmat clean up costs, but it hasn't been found at fault for accident. By Christopher Hong Mon, Mar 3, 2014 @ 6:25 pm | updated Mon, Mar 3, 2014 @ 9:17 pm. Photos. A train derailment left a tanker car filed with ... Read more [...]
Potential irritant forces evacuation of a portion of River District Hospital … – WXYZ
WXYZPotential irritant forces evacuation of a portion of River District Hospital ...WXYZPeople in that section of the hospital were moved to another area inside the hospital. A malfunctioning boiler may be to blame for the incident. A HAZMAT team was called in to help with cleanup. No injuries have been reported. Copyright 2014 Scripps ...and more » Read more [...]
VIDEO: Hazmat team sent to Elizabeth Bagshaw school after fire – Hamilton Spectator
VIDEO: Hazmat team sent to Elizabeth Bagshaw school after fireHamilton Spectator... said fire department spokesperson Claudio Mostacci. Now, a Hazmat team has been called in to assess and assist in the cleanup after the fire department was informed the school may contain asbestos because of the old age of the school, Mostacci said.and more » Read more [...]
County HAZMAT, state DEQ workers investigating massive fuel spill at Auburn … – Royal Oak Daily Tribune
County HAZMAT, state DEQ workers investigating massive fuel spill at Auburn ...Royal Oak Daily Tribune... into the public sanitary system.” Manning added that colder temperatures reduce the threat of a fire because of the high temperature required to ignite diesel fuel. A private environmental clean up company was also contacted Monday to handle the spill.and more » Read more [...]
Roasts: A job somebody has to do – Cherry Hill Courier Post
Roasts: A job somebody has to doCherry Hill Courier PostHe stepped from the wings wearing a hazmat suit “to clean up (Sheen's) toxic mess” and spent the rest of the show roasting the actor. “I think people in Atlantic City remember that along with Hurricane Sandy and those sorts of disasters,” Ross said ... Read more [...]
Board of Supervisors approve budget, tax levy – New Hampton Tribune
Board of Supervisors approve budget, tax levyNew Hampton TribuneWhile answering public comments Holthaus noted that the Chickasaw County EMA Commission did ask for a $100,000 increase in their budget from last year because they plan on hiring a new employee and the board has agreed with them that it is time to ...and more » Read more [...]
Boxer Statement: Hearing on Preventing Potential Chemical Threats and … – Insurance News Net (press release)
Boxer Statement: Hearing on Preventing Potential Chemical Threats and ...Insurance News Net (press release)And in June 2013 , an explosion of a vapor cloud of flammable petroleum gases at a petrochemical refinery in Louisiana released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, caused a serious fire, injured more than one hundred people and killed two ...and more » Read more [...]
LAPD Cop Killed In Traffic Crash, 2 Others Injured – Huffington Post
LAPD Cop Killed In Traffic Crash, 2 Others InjuredHuffington PostThe circumstances of the 8 a.m. crash in an area of narrow, curving residential streets were under investigation, and police hadn't released the names of those involved. Beck said the injured officer and the truck driver will survive. The male officer ... Read more [...]
Too Much Propane Could Be a Factor in Exploding Oil Trains
InsideClimateNews.org -- As federal regulators continue investigating why tank cars on three trains carrying North Dakota crude oil have exploded in the past eight months, energy experts say part of the problem might be that some producers are deliberately leaving too much propane in their product, making the oil riskier to transport by rail.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Moorhead responders prepare for rail accidents
Some 70 trains a day roll through Moorhead on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe main line. Another track carries about 60 trains daily. They deliver a lot of frustration for local residents -- and a lot of worry for local firefighters.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat spill shuts down MacArthur Street for hours
Traffic had to be diverted for more than six hours Friday as MacArthur Street was shut down in front of St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital for cleanup of a hazardous materials spill.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
1 dead, 12 missing in China chemical plant blast
BEIJING (AP) An explosion Friday at a chemicals plant in northern China killed one person and left 12 others missing, authorities said.Thirteen people were on a floor that produced emulsion explosives at the plant run by Kailuan Group in the city of Tangshan when the morning blast occurred, See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
W.Va. probing chemical release at Diversified – Washington Observer Reporter
WCHS-TV8W.Va. probing chemical release at DiversifiedWashington Observer Reporter(AP) – West Virginia regulators are investigating a suspected chemical release at a company that cleaned up and hauled a coal-cleaning agent from the site of a January spill that contaminated the tap water of 300,000 residents. The state Department of ...'Suspected chemical release' in St. AlbansCharleston GazetteWVDEP investigating a suspected chemical releaseThe Coal Valley NewsWVDEP Investigating Release Read more [...]
West Virginia probing chemical release at Diversified Services – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia probing chemical release at Diversified ServicesBluefield Daily TelegraphALBANS (AP) — West Virginia regulators are investigating a suspected chemical release at a company that cleaned up and hauled a coal-cleaning agent from the site of a January spill that contaminated the tap water of 300,000 residents. The state ...and more » Read more [...]
