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OEKO-TEX

Frequently Asked Questions on Restricted Substances in Protective Clothing

How do most product manufacturers address the use or nonuse of restricted substances? Learn more about restricted substances in textiles and apparel and the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100.
9 min read
Fire PPEMagazine
Webster Marshall

Decon: Not Taking the Bad Stuff with You

Decon practices mean firefighters need to take a simple, concerted approach to taking care of themselves and their gear, Webster Marshall writes.
14 min read
HazmatMagazine
Akron chemical fire

Akron (OH) Firefighters Continue Battling Chemical Fire

Firefighters continued working Friday to extinguish a chemical fire at an Akron business.
3 min read
HazmatNewsNews Feed
Santa Maria courthouse explosion

Louisiana Fire Department Concerned About Chemical Company Expansion

The company is planning a major storage expansion to hold liquid ammonia for the St. Charles Clean Fuels facility.
7 min read
HazmatNewsNews Feed

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Indianapolis firefighters hazmat Mayday training

The Atom and The Periodic Table

As a firefighter and emergency responder, understanding the basics of chemistry and how materials react can help you make tactical decisions.
8 min read
FeaturesFirefightingHazmat
Poway battery storage facility

TN Crews Contain Chemical Fire that Shut Down Interstate

Crews from Hamilton County contained the incident after a truck carrying organic peroxide and sodium hydroxide ignited on I-24 Wednesday night.
2 min read
FirefightingNews
West Texas explosion

Protecting Lives of Firefighters Is Not Necessary

Almost 10 years after the West (TX) explosion, no substantive changes have been enacted to protect the public and firefighters from a similar disaster.
10 min read
Firefighter HealthFirefighting
Miami Dade hydrogen fluoride leak response

Lessons Learned from a Hydrogen Fluoride Leak

Marcel J. Berube of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue details a recent Level 3 Hazmat Response to a hydrogen fluoride leak.
10 min read
HazmatMagazineTechnical Rescue
Firefighters PPE and PFAS

Hacking Your PFAS Exposure

Certain protocols can effectively minimize a firefighter’s exposure to harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals.
8 min read
Firefighter HealthFirefightingMagazine
Liquid oxygen dangers

A New Perspective on the Hazards of Liquid Oxygen

Andrew Byrnes offers some intriguing statistics on this hazmat danger, which firefighters may encounter at highway incidents.
12 min read
HazmatMagazineTechnical Rescue
Incident command at hazmat

Hazmat Incident in New Mexico: Sulfur Dioxide Alarm

Gary B. Tinagero and Philip Luna, two members of Sandia National Laboratories Emergency Response Team, describe a hazmat call at the facility.
12 min read
HazmatMagazineTechnical Rescue
Omaha chemical plant fire

Omaha (NE) Firefighters Battle Three-Alarm Fire at Chemical Company

Firefighters responded to a fire at an Omaha (NE) chemical company Monday that went to three alarms, according to reports.
1 min read
FirefightingNewsStructural Firefighting

Drums of Sulfuric Acid Erupt Outside Bakery Plant in CT

03.23.2022
2 min read
FirefightingNews

Study: Firefighters Exposed to More Potentially Harmful Chemicals Than Previously Thought

03.17.2022
4 min read
Firefighter HealthFirefightingNews

MA, NY Firefighters File Lawsuits Over PFAS in Firefighter PPE

02.17.2022
2 min read
Fire PPEFirefighting EquipmentNews

Chlorine

11.01.2008
15 min read
Technical Rescue

SULFUR DIOXIDE

07.01.1990
12 min read
HazmatMagazineTechnical Rescue

UNFORESEEN DANGERS OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES

02.01.1990
17 min read
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Bromine

02.01.1989
13 min read
Fire Department LeadershipFirefightingMagazine