Thursday, July 3, 2008
Late Chicago Chief Honored
Chicago-area firefighters and emergency personnel joined representatives of The Dow Chemical and Union Pacific Railroad to honor the late John Eversole, the former chief of special operations for the Chicago Fire Department....
NIOSH Issues User Notice for Certain CBRN APR Respirators
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a user notice for CBRN APR respirators with the use of suits qualified under the NFPA 1994 standard. ...
Ambulance Transports
By Jason Schneider
Ambulances can be more dangerous than hospitals when it comes to pathogens....
Madison Hazmat Team Wins Fire Award
The Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund Committee has selected the hazardous materials response team from the Madison (Wis.) Fire Department as the recipient of the 2008 Warren E. Isman Grant....
Ready to Wear
By Heinz Alhers
NIOSH’s protective technology lab puts SCBA through the paces to see if they are CRBN ready....
Chemical Reaction
By Jennifer J. Jones
An independent federal agency responds to industrial accidents to investigate and recommend improvements....
Field VOC Detector Raises Sense of Achievement
By Douglas Page
Scientists at Georgia Tech have come up with a miniature sensor that uses polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure pollutants present in aqueous or gaseous environments....
What's Hot? Brookhaven Refines Radiation Detection
By Douglas Page
Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have devised ways to improve the performance of radiation detectors, such as those used by first responders to locate and identify radioactive material....
IAFC and DOT Create Hazmat Fusion Center
The IAFC and the Department of Transportation will develope a new data center that will collect and analyze hazardous-materials incident data to enhance first-responder tactics, operations, policy and training....
Best-Laid Plans
By Gregory Bridges
The lessons from a multiagency hazmat call show the importance of learn and learn again....
Report Downplays Threat to Rail System
The study concludes that the threat of a terrorist attack on a rail shipment carrying toxic inhalation hazards is much more modest than many assert....
Chicago Specs Rig for Mass Decon
By Janet Wilmoth
Chicago Fire Department recently took delivery of a new decontamination vehicle built by Advanced Containment Systems Inc. of Houston. The unit's design...
DHS Targets High-Risk Hazmat in Transit
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice of proposed rule-making to vastly strengthen the security of the nation's rail systems in the...
DHS Targets High-Risk Hazmat in Transit
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to vastly strengthen the security of the nation's rail systems in the highest threat urban areas...
Cleanup Responsibility Proves Toxic in Court
By David Comstock
Six years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an urgent warning to first responders about their potential environmental liability. ...
Vapor Wear
By Gregory Socks & Robert Stephan
The awareness of chemical and biological terrorism has grown dramatically over the past few years. Since the anthrax attacks of 2001, significant concerns...
NFPA Offers Hazmat Educational Grant
The National Fire Protection Association is accepting applications for the Warren E. Isman Educational Grant until Sept. 15. Any established hazmat incident response team from a fire department, police department or other public-funded program may apply....
USFA Offers Chemistry Refresher CD
The U.S. Fire Administration has released a self-study refresher on CD-ROM titled Review of Chemistry for Emergency Response. This program is designed as a refresher opportunity to enhance and support the National Fire Academy course, Chemistry for Emergency Response (R233)...
USFA Offers Chemistry Refresher CD
The U.S. Fire Administration has released a self-study refresher on CD-ROM titled Review of Chemistry for Emergency Response. This program is designed...
All Hazards
By Timothy Butters
Firefighters once worried only about BLEVE, but hazmat response isn’t for specialists anymore....
E85 Fuel Fires Mean New Tactics
Fire chiefs should be aware that E85 fuel, an alternative fuel composed of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, is gaining wider distribution. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, fires involving E85 should be treated differently than conventional gasoline fires....
Blockwork Orange
By Douglas Page
Government researchers have found a simple, safe way of removing radioactive uranium from contaminated surfaces, soil and incinerator ash by using citric acid....
Repurposed Decon Trailer Allows Safety, Savings
Faron L. Livingston
In these times of strict budgets and more demands on service, innovation is the hidden gift that firefighters possess among many other talents. ...
No Messy Cleanup
By Gordon Lohmeyer
HAZWOPER identifies necessary elements and training competencies for emergency response plans. Make the most of its recommendations in your training....
Seeing is Believing: Hazmat Cam Gives IC Full View
By Douglas Page
Check out the Hazmat Cam, a wireless camera system that can be carried by emergency responders to a hazardous scene....
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