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6th annual Hazardous Material Workshop launches in April
Registration is open for the 6th annual Hazardous Materials Training Workshop, to be held on April 5 and 6 at the Delaware State Fire School in Dover.
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Hazmat Team responds to call at Albany State University
Updated with video; The Albany Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team and Albany State University police officials are on scene at a hazmat situation on the Albany State University campus Friday afternoon.
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JERSEY CITY BRIEFS – The Hudson Reporter
JERSEY CITY BRIEFSThe Hudson ReporterGhori's artwork was selected as the foundation's official Burn Awareness Week 2013 poster which was mailed to schools and fire departments throughout the state. Pictured: Hammad Ghori (left) and Dr. E. Hani Mansour, ... According to residents in the ...
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HazMat teams cleaning up big mess at Bush Intercontinental Airport
HazMat teams are still cleaning up a big mess at Bush Intercontinental Airport
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Four taken to hospitals during Hazmat callout
The Community Health Center of Lubbock had a small health scare of it's own Thursday.
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JTF-CS hosts homeland response leaders for catastrophe exercise
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Police close Navarro Street after chemical leak – Victoria Advocate
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Police close Navarro Street after chemical leakVictoria AdvocateOfficials temporarily halted traffic on Navarro Street for several hours Friday night to clean up a hazardous chemical leak after a two-vehicle crash at Red River Street caused a truck to strike a transformer. A 2006 Dodge Charger, driven by Marlee ...and more »
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HazMat crews: OKC oil spill will take days to clean up – kfor.com
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HazMat crews: OKC oil spill will take days to clean upkfor.comOKLAHOMA CITY – Hazmat crews are on the scene of an oil leak said it will likely take days to clean up. Friday afternoon residents near Hefner and Penn. smelled an odor of oil in the area. When firefighters went to check it out they found a fill line ...
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EX zones during plant shutdowns: Closer attention required – HazardEx
EX zones during plant shutdowns: Closer attention requiredHazardExMajor chemical installations are designed to run for months without any stoppages, but even so, maintenance shutdowns are needed in order to avoid unwanted disturbances at the plants. Often used synonyms for plant shutdowns are the terms 'plant ...
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Sheriff: Hazardous materials situation at Akron Fulton Airport air dock – NewsNet5.com
Sheriff: Hazardous materials situation at Akron Fulton Airport air dockNewsNet5.comBy: Connor Kiesel, newsnet5.com. AKRON, Ohio - A bomb squad is responding to a hazardous materials situation at the air dock at the Akron Fulton Airport, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. They said two people responded but more crews may ...
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Another chemical leak at Orica plant – Herald Sun
Another chemical leak at Orica plantHerald SunAnother chemical leak at Orica plant. From: AAP; March 15, 2013 2:41PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to Newsvine · What are these?and more »
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Farmington Fire Department Hazmat team receives system upgrade
FARMINGTON — The contents of a black and yellow box form an integral part of Farmington Fire Departments Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team.
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Fireball engulfs tug after striking Chevron pipeline
Barge and tug collide into pipeline, causing a fire and oil spill.
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Another chemical leak at Orica plant – The Daily Telegraph
Another chemical leak at Orica plantThe Daily TelegraphAnother chemical leak at Orica plant. From: AAP; March 15, 2013 2:41PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to Newsvine · What are these?and more »
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Another chemical leak at Orica plant – The Australian
Another chemical leak at Orica plantThe AustralianAnother chemical leak at Orica plant. From: AAP; March 15, 2013 2:41PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add to del.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to Newsvine · What are these?and more »
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Charleston business donates $5000 to CFD training – ABC NEWS 4
Charleston business donates $5000 to CFD trainingABC NEWS 4Solvay Charleston, a specialty chemical manufacturer located on a 100-acre site on King Street Extension, made the donation to CFD. "Community partnerships, such as this, are critical for our success," said Charleston Fire ... "We are pleased to ...
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White Hall apartment complex Hazmat call in West Palm Beach
Police officers, firefighters and a Hazmat team have assembled at a West Palm Beach apartment complex.
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Obama expected to sign PAHPRA into law
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Danville Firefighters Respond to Contamination in Creek
Danville, VA -- A small creek in Danville had some people concerned Monday night.
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Hazardous materials kept in Winona County well-documented and tracked – Winona Daily News
Hazardous materials kept in Winona County well-documented and trackedWinona Daily NewsSome items people might not normally consider hazardous materials include the silica quartz that Badger stores, the 50,000 units of barley dust at Malteurop, and the tens of thousands of units of liquid chemicals, like oxygen and carbon dioxide, at ...and more »
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Driver cited for minor chemical leak on Route 22 – Tribune-Review
Driver cited for minor chemical leak on Route 22Tribune-ReviewA truck driver was cited in connection with a minor xylene leak along Route 22 Tuesday. State police issued two traffic violations to Matthew F. Smith, 48, of LaFayette. Spokesman Dan Stevens of Westmoreland Emergency Management said “not even a quart” ...
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Largo office building evacuated after chemical leak – Tampabay.com
Largo office building evacuated after chemical leakTampabay.comLARGO — Air conditioning repairmen accidentally broke a coolant line and forced the temporary evacuation of an office building Wednesday morning. Largo Fire Rescue Division Chief of Logistics Joseph Pennino said an emergency call was placed around ...
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Bay Street in downtown Beaufort closed for gas or chemical leak – Hilton Head Island Packet
Bay Street in downtown Beaufort closed for gas or chemical leakHilton Head Island PacketBay Street in downtown Beaufort has been closed due to a gas or chemical leak. The street is closed between Scott and Charles streets. A spokesman with the Beaufort Fire Department said the source and type of the leak have not been determined ...
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Great Lakes Bay Region schools include chemical emergencies in planning … – The Saginaw News – MLive.com
Great Lakes Bay Region schools include chemical emergencies in planning ...The Saginaw News - MLive.comJeff Schrier | MLive.com. SAGINAW, MI — Schools across the state conduct drills and train their teachers to prepare for fires, tornadoes and lockdown situations, and schools in the Great Lakes Bay Region are no different. ... In the event of a ...
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HazMat Scare Reported At Richmond Courthouse
The area around the John Marshall Courthouse in Richmond has been blocked off after a reported hazardous materials scare Monday afternoon.
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EU opens CBRN regional response center in the Philippines
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HazMat crew trying to contain a chemical leak in Kentucky
A hazardous materials cleanup crew is working to contain a chemical leak near the Fayette-Jessamine County line.
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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Red-tagged home site of HazMat clean up – Lake County Record-Bee
Red-tagged home site of HazMat clean upLake County Record-BeeCLEARLAKE -- On Monday at approximately 9:30 p.m. Clearlake Police Department (CPD) officers were dispatched to 16224 26th Ave. for a report of a suspicious person at a red-tagged house. It was the same location CPD officers discovered an alleged ...and more »
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Local workshops follow January's spill at Taminco – Pensacola News Journal
Local workshops follow January's spill at TamincoPensacola News JournalWhen the Taminco plant in Pace accidentally spilled thousands of pounds of a hazardous chemical while unloading a rail car in January, alarm sirens sounded, but many of the facility's neighbors didn't know what it meant or what to do. Now, Santa ... 24 ...
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