DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – First responders got hands-on training meant to teach them how to address the problem of spilled or exposed hazardous material before it gets bigger. The emergency response ...

A team of responders transports a ‘victim’ to safety during an exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. Using the type of equipment firefighters and others have in the field and exercises ...

RENEWED CONCERNED ABOUT RAIL SAFETY WAS THE FOCUS OF A TRAINING EXERCISE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY TODAY. AND THIS COMES MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN ...

Altoona Fire Department firefighter Matt Rhoa (left) and Capt. Bryson Peterman identify contents of tank cars from their markings during Norfolk Southern’s Operation Awareness & Response training for ...

Modern HazMat and CBRNe threats require specialized, realistic training to ensure responder safety and effectiveness. Simulation technology allows responders to experience hazardous scenarios without ...

When firefighters receive hazmat training, they enter into a new world of strange terms and unknown hazards. They might be worried about “ethyl methyl death” or “growing a third arm from radiation.” ...

Understanding chemistry can quite literally be a matter of life and death. Brad Livesay, a firefighter and EMT in Carroll County, Maryland, submitted this photo to illustrate how chemistry factors ...

Most driver training for hazardous materials (hazmat) courses is delivered in a passive format where drivers have to watch a video or listen to someone tell them the information with a PowerPoint.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) trained with the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) and hazardous materials ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - If you see first responders in hazmat suits near Lake Mead Parkway, don’t be alarmed! Henderson and Las Vegas fire departments are participating in an annual HazMat training ...

The training will take place at and around the Port of Albany, the USS Slater on Broadway, the Palace Theatre, and along the Hudson River. Albany Police will be joined alongside the New York National ...