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How Secure Has $200 Million In Homeland Security Funding Made Us? – News On 6
How Secure Has $200 Million In Homeland Security Funding Made Us?News On 6The 9 Investigates team found that although the Homeland Security largesse has made the state better-prepared for a terrorist attack, natural disaster or environmental emergency, some of the equipment it purchased is seldom-used, and all of it will ...and more »
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Explosion at Detroit oil refinery raises danger of wider disaster – World Socialist Web Site
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Explosion at Detroit oil refinery raises danger of wider disasterWorld Socialist Web SiteIn the immediate aftermath of the explosion, a mandatory evacuation order was issued for 3,000 residents of Melvindale, a suburb of Detroit, due to concerns of deteriorating air quality caused by the resulting fire. ... It is not clear the scale of ...and more »
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Eau Claire Fire and Rescue train with hazardous materials – WEAU
Eau Claire Fire and Rescue train with hazardous materialsWEAU(WEAU) - If you were in the area of fire station number 9 in Eau Claire, you might have notice quite a bit of commotion Monday, but don't worry, it was all a part of a drill. The City of Eau Claire says Eau Claire Fire and Rescue crews are ...
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Bluewater chemical leak sees seven treated in hospital – BBC News
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Bluewater chemical leak sees seven treated in hospitalBBC NewsBluewater chemical leak sees seven treated in hospital. Bluewater, which opened in 1999, is one of the largest shopping complexes in the UK. Seven people were taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a store at one of the UK's largest shopping centres.300 people evacuated from Bluewater after chemical leakThis is KentChemical spill sparks Bluewater evacuationNews ShopperBluewater John Lewis evacuatedKent Newsall 6 news articles »
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300 people evacuated from Bluewater after chemical leak – This is Kent
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300 people evacuated from Bluewater after chemical leakThis is Kent300 people evacuated from Bluewater after chemical leak. Trusted article source icon. Monday, April 29, 2013. Profile image for SamPayne · SamPayne. Follow. THREE hundred people have been evacuated from John Lewis store at Bluewater this morning ...Chemical spill sparks Bluewater evacuationNews ShopperBluewater John Lewis evacuatedKent Newsall 6 news articles »
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Retiring Norton Shores fire chief has reshaped his department, advocated for … – Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com
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Retiring Norton Shores fire chief has reshaped his department, advocated for ...Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.comHe served as public information officer at a number of major events, including the April 2000 explosion at the former Lomac LLC chemical plant in Egelston Township that injured 10 people. The fire departments that Purchase worked with the closest will ...and more »
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FEMA Releases IED Lessons Learned Collection For First Responders
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Preparing for and Responding to Bombing Events
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Officials Praise Progress in Defenses Against Dirty Bombs
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Marathon Refinery Explosion: Detroit Refinery Hazmat Level 3 Event Prompts Evacuation
Marathon Refinery explosion occurred Saturday evening. City orders evacuation for residents of Southwest Detroit
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Chemical release sickens 20, three hospitalized – Bakersfield Californian
Chemical release sickens 20, three hospitalizedBakersfield CalifornianChemical release sickens 20, three hospitalized. By BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN. About 20 people were sickened and three sent to area hospitals Sunday afternoon when an insecticide was accidentally released at the Paramount Farms warehouse facility ...
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Hazmat Teams Rush To Aurora Urgent Care Center In Chemical Scare – CBS Denver
An urgent care center in Aurora was evacuated Friday morning and people there were being decontaminated after staff members found evidence of sodium hydroxide.
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Boston Bombings Raise Concerns About Chemical, Biological, Nuclear Terrorism
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White powder in letter disrupts downtown business
A hazardous materials crew and federal and local investigators responded to a downtown Greenville building Friday.
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Regulation of chemical industry is haphazard, ineffective – San Antonio Express
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Regulation of chemical industry is haphazard, ineffectiveSan Antonio ExpressA person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in West, Texas. A massive explosion at the fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent ...Texas blast highlights weak regulationsSan Francisco ChronicleTexas lawmakers inquire into West plant explosionSan Angelo Standard TimesAmy Goodman: Terror in the west Read more [...]
Texas tragedy stirs interest in chemical plant safety – The Augusta Chronicle
Texas tragedy stirs interest in chemical plant safetyThe Augusta ChronicleThe April 17 explosion of a small-town fertilizer plant in Texas took nearby residents – and emergency responders – completely by surprise. The disaster also has spurred new scrutiny of chemical plant safety in cities such as Augusta, where 14 major ...
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Company wants lawsuit over chemical release moved – WXVT
Company wants lawsuit over chemical release movedWXVTCompany wants lawsuit over chemical release moved. Posted: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:35 PM EST. Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:35 PM EST. EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - A defendant in a class-action lawsuit over the release of chemicals at a plant in El ...
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Several workers injured during fire at Chevron Phillips chemical plant – KHOU
Several workers injured during fire at Chevron Phillips chemical plantKHOUPORT ARTHUR, Texas – Several workers were injured after a fire broke out early Saturday morning at the Chevron Phillips' chemical plant in Port Arthur, company officials said. According to a statement from company officials, the fire started at about 4 ...
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UPDATED 1.10pm: York school pool given all-clear after chemical scare – The Press, York
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UPDATED 1.10pm: York school pool given all-clear after chemical scareThe Press, YorkThe emergency services arrived at the Archbishop Holgate's School site on Hull Road at about 8.45am after an "accidental mix" of two chemicals in its plant room led to a small amount of chlorine gas being released. One member of staff in the plant room ...and more »
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Harwich Port: Crews tackle chemical leak – East Anglian Daily Times
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Harwich Port: Crews tackle chemical leakEast Anglian Daily TimesOn arrival crews found a small chemical leak coming from a storage container. Crews wore breathing apparatus and isolated the tank valve. On-site staff and specialist contractors dealt with the incident with firefighters standing by. Police officers ...
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Breaking news Chemical scare at York school – The Press, York
Breaking news Chemical scare at York schoolThe Press, YorkPOLICE and fire crews have been called to a secondary school in York this morning after a chemical scare. The emergency services have been at the Archbishop Holgate's School site on Hull Road since about 8.45am after an "accidental mix" of two ...
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Hazmat crews called after spill near Portland Airport
Hazmat teams were called into to clean up a spill near the Portland International Airport.
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Officials: Suspicious Powder at UVa Not Hazardous
Carruthers Hall on UVa Grounds is back open this evening, after a scare over an unknown white substance earlier today.
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No foul play suspected in Alabama fuel barge explosions (+video)
Officials see an accident, not foul play, in the explosions and fires that engulfed two fuel barges Wednesday night at river's edge in Mobile, Ala. They are waiting for the wreckage to cool to look for the cause of ignition.
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Part of I-85 blocked after tractor-trailer spills hazmat material
Part of I-85 southbound is blocked at Little Rock Road as hazmat crews work to clean up a corrosive liquid Friday morning.
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Marines undergo biohazard training
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Hazardous materials accepted for disposal in Smithtown – Newsday – Newsday (subscription)
Hazardous materials accepted for disposal in Smithtown - NewsdayNewsday (subscription)Hazardous materials accepted for disposal in Smithtown. 6:02 PM By Carl MacGowan. Pesticides, chemicals and other hazardous materials will be collected Saturday by the Town of Smithtown. Town residents can bring household waste from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
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Federal regulations, emergency protocols not followed in West – WFAA
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Federal regulations, emergency protocols not followed in WestWFAAWEST, Texas –– McLennan County officials did not follow federal regulations requiring public officials to plan for a major chemical incident such as last week's deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas last week, a News 8 investigation has ...Lawmakers launch regulatory inquiries into West explosionHouston ChronicleAmericans want more workplace safety regulationsPress TVTexas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Read more [...]
Today in History: The Chernobyl Disaster and the Old Scourge of Long-Term … – Motley Fool
Today in History: The Chernobyl Disaster and the Old Scourge of Long-Term ...Motley FoolVast quantities of radioactive debris were ejected into the atmosphere, and the plant and its surroundings caught fire, with great jets of flame leaping 1,000 feet into the air. During the hours in which outmatched and underinformed Ukrainian ...and more »
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Lawmakers launch regulatory inquiries into West explosion – Houston Chronicle
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Lawmakers launch regulatory inquiries into West explosionHouston ChronicleRodney Ellis, D-Houston, on Friday sent a lengthy query to the chief of Texas' leading environmental agency, asking how the state could improve its oversight of chemical plants and suggesting the creation of new "buffer zones" to protect neighboring ...Americans want more workplace safety regulationsPress TVTexas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory CracksNew York TimesLet's learn from Texas explosionABQ Read more [...]
Tighter Workplace Safety Restictions Supported By Many Americans After Texas … – Huffington Post
Tighter Workplace Safety Restictions Supported By Many Americans After Texas ...Huffington PostThey had 54,000 lbs of ammonia nitrate at the plant, 1,345 times the amount that would prompt a safety oversight inspection by DHS because AN is also a precursor chemical for homemade explosives. But in the report for emergency planning required by ...and more »
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Americans want more workplace safety regulations – Press TV
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Americans want more workplace safety regulationsPress TVAmericans are more likely than not to say that workplace safety regulations should be more strict in the wake of a fertilizer plant that exploded in Texas last week, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. But respondents also said that enforcement of ...What Went Wrong in West, Texas? - Emergency ManagementEmergency ManagementLet's learn from Texas explosionABQ JournalTexas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory CracksNew Read more [...]
What Went Wrong in West, Texas? – Emergency Management – Emergency Management
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What Went Wrong in West, Texas? - Emergency ManagementEmergency ManagementAround 7:30 p.m. on April 17, a fire broke out at the West Chemical and Fertilizer Company plant in West, Texas, a small town of about 2,800 people 75 miles south of Dallas. Twenty minutes later, it blew up. The explosion shook houses 50 miles away and ...Let's learn from Texas explosionABQ JournalFertilizer that may have caused Texas explosion is rare - USA TodayUSA TODAYTexas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Read more [...]
BREAKING: Man hospitalised in Sidmouth chemical leak – Sidmouth Herald
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BREAKING: Man hospitalised in Sidmouth chemical leakSidmouth HeraldA man has been taken to hospital this afternoon after a chemical leak at a Sidmouth dry cleaners. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Multiple fire crews have been at the scene for several hours ...
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Two lanes of I-85 south in Charlotte reopen after HazMat spill – WBTV
Two lanes of I-85 south in Charlotte reopen after HazMat spillWBTVThe Charlotte Fire Department contained and neutralized the spill then turned the scene over to SERT, a private Hazmat cleanup company. As for why it took so long to clean up: the truck was carrying more chemicals which needed to be safely offloaded.and more »
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Let's learn from Texas explosion – ABQ Journal
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Let's learn from Texas explosionABQ JournalLess than 25 minutes later, a massive explosion leveled the plant, sending shock waves, debris and fire across West, ultimately killing 15 people, among them a local EMT, eight volunteer firefighters and a Dallas fire captain who was visiting his sons ...Fertilizer that may have caused Texas explosion is rare - USA TodayUSA TODAYObama Consoles Families of Victims in Texas Fertilizer BlastBloombergTexas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory Read more [...]
First responders sorely tested – The San Luis Obispo Tribune
First responders sorely testedThe San Luis Obispo TribuneUnder less news-congested circumstances, the huge fire and explosion April 17 at a chemical fertilizer plant in West, Texas, would have dominated national headlines for days. Instead ... And when the time comes and emergency strikes, don't ask. Just do.and more »
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