Archive for HazMat
Hazmat team rescues obese woman from Warren apartment
Warren police were called out to a Hazmat situation Tuesday where
Hazmat team responds to suspicious pkg. off Atl. Hwy.
Montgomery Fire and Rescue and Hazmat Recon teams responded to a residence off of County Downs Rd. in Montgomery Tuesday afternoon after a resident said they...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Northwestern Missouri holds large-scale agroterrorism drill | BioPrepWatch.com
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Dead man found inside vehicle in Azusa
AZUSA - A man was found dead in his vehicle after Azusa police received a call about a man sleeping in a car Monday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
DHS releases guidance for responders in the event anthrax attack | BioPrepWatch.com
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Fremont: Hazmat teams search UPS truck after driver becomes ill – San Jose Mercury News
Hazmat units suited up to search a UPS truck Monday morning after the driver of the delivery truck became sick while making his rounds, fire officials said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazardous material arrest made at airport
Deadly luggage confiscated at LAX…
How bananas can fix oil spills: Study | HAZMAT Magazine
Banana fibre, when treated with certain chemicals, can absorb up to 18 times their weight of oil, according to a new study published September 2012 in the online journal Carbohydrate Polymers.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Crews work to clean oil spill in Hampton, Va
More than 3,000 gallons of motor oil leaked from a storage tank into a drainage ditch in the Briarfield neighborhood Sunday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
South King Fire's Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Fed. Way Apartment
A 911 call came into to South King Fire & Rescue Saturday (Oct. 13) at 5:35 p.m.
We're underway! The 2012 Va. Hazmat Conference & Expo in Hampton, Va.
For the 29th year hazmat responders from the Commonwealth of Virginia and many other states are gathering in Hampton to receive training and education on hazardous materials emergencies.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat Situation Affects Dozens, Prompts Evacuations
A Hazmat situation in Federal Way sends more than a dozen people to the hospital with breathing problems Saturday night.
Hazmat team called to home
A hazmat team was called out to a home after a report came in for a chemical odor.
Hazmat team responds to federal courthouse for suspicious envelope
An envelope containing a powdery substance was discovered by an employee at the federal courthouse in Boston this afternoon, the Boston Fire Department said. A hazardous materials response team was summoned to examine the envelope around 3 p.m.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
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Homeland Security envisions devices for first responders of the future
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s is looking at what technologies will be available to first responders 20 years from now.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Evacuations Ordered in Fresno Hazardous Materials Release
The Fresno Fire Department is busy investigating a hazardous materials release at Golden State Vintners in southwest Fresno.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
AHMP Stages Emergency Response Scenarios for Chemical Releases Near Railroads | Emergency Management content from EHS Today
During the recent Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals’ (AHMP) national conference in Anchorage, Alaska, an emergency response scenario staged at the Alaska Railroad Corp. simulated chemical releases that would affect train passengers and the surrounding environment.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
SWAT, hazmat teams respond after person found passed out
The SWAT Team has been instructed to enter the building to check for people and to see if any tampering has been done to anelectrical box.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
HazMat crews cleaning up hydrochloric acid spill in Texas community
A HazMat scene is unfolding in Stafford right now.
Explosion at Russian military test site
In Russia, thousands of tonnes of ammunition have exploded at a military base close to the industrial city of Orenburg, near the border with Kazakhstan.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
MIT pencil 'draws' gas sensors onto paper
Chemists have created a pencil-shaped device which can draw tiny sensors onto a sheet of paper that detect harmful gases.
Defense platoon prepares marines to work in contaminated environments
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DTRA program working on unique chem-bio defense projects | BioPrepWatch.com
Scientists and engineers at the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department are looking for innovative ideas to stop chemical and biological threats against U.S. military personnel and civilians.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Detection Green laser pointer identifies traces of dangerous chemicals in real time
By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in offices and college lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and portable Raman spectrometer which can detect minute traces of hazardous chemicals in real time.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
96 hours to go! The 2012 Va. Hazmat Conference begins Monday. You can still save money on registrations.
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Calistoga hazmat ends in spectacular explosion
A crate filled with decades-old medical ether canisters was destroyed in a spectacular explosion Tuesday, ending a tense hazardous material situation at the Napa County Fairgrounds.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Wildfires spike radiation levels near abandon mines
By Laura Zuckerman The Idaho Falls Post Register SALMON, Idaho Recent air samples near North Fork showed radiation was higher than the national background level but did not threaten human health,...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
South Korea to provide aid to chemical leak area
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has declared an area hit by toxic chemical leak a special disaster zone to clear the way for state assistance to residents there.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Memphis Pickup Truck With "Meth Lab" Written on it Was Actually a Meth Lab
Signs and wonders. Complex.com: The original buyer's guide for men.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Judge suspends hearings into Calif. pipeline blast
SAN FRANCISCO—A judge on Monday temporarily suspended public hearings into possible penalties to be levied after a deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in a Northern California neighborhood.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Arizona businessman found guilty in chemical weapon attack
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Utah County budget cuts impact hazmat division
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A division that handles hazardous materials emergencies in a county with a landfill for radioactive waste is seeing its funding trimmed, prompting worries by environmentalists.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
