Boston eight-alarm fire

Boston Firefighters Battle Eight-Alarm Fire at Roxbury Transfer Station

As firefighters attacked the fire, Fire Commissioner Paul Burke quickly escalated the response due to the presence of hazardous materials.
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Woodland Texas hazmat garbage truck

TX Sanitation Worker Hospitalized After Crushed Acid Container Spews Gas

A sanitation worker was hospitalized after someone on their trash pickup route threw out a container of muriatic acid with the household garbage.
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carbon monoxide fatalities

Two Teens Found Dead from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in IL

Two teenagers were found dead by police in Hoffman Estates early Sunday in a case of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to medical examiners.
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11 Hospitalized After Possible Carbon Monoxide Leak at ME Day Care

Nearly a dozen people were hospitalized after a possible carbon monoxide leak at a Maine day care on Wednesday.
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MA Students Transported to Hospital After Hazardous Materials Incident

Seven students were transported to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at a local high school on Monday.

Firefighters Respond to Nitrogen Leak at Detroit Soda Plant

Detroit firefighters responded Monday night to an incident involving hazardous materials at Faygo, a factory that produces soda.

One Dead in Spokane (WA) Tanker Fire

One person is dead after a tanker trailer filled with diesel fuel burst into flames Thursday morning when the driver lost control and the vehicle…
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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.
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Hydrant

Industrial Facility Response and Mutual-Aid Planning

Watch Now! What special hazards lurk behind the fence lines of your local industrial facility? Rick Haase will provide answers to these questions and more.
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