"You begin to understand that everybody has a stake," one firefighter said. The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio, sent toxic chemicals into the ...

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 ...

The Lorain County Emergency Management Agency will receive $6,200 from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to conduct various hazardous materials, also known as HAZMAT, training courses for ...

DAYTON, N.J., January 13, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. (BDG), a leading provider of hazardous materials training and compliance solutions, today announced the release of ...

I have always admired hazmat technicians. They just mention the term CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive) and they have my attention. But then they put colorless, odorless, ...

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

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 ...

Fire departments from around the region gathered at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale for a hazmat training drill ...

The Duluth Fire Department was selected to partake in a safety training and response strategies class this week to prepare for hazmat situations over water. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Duluth were ...

PHOENIX — Valley firefighters spent Monday morning training and sharpening their skills in preparation for the next hazmat call they are dispatched to. “They’re low-frequency but high-hazard,” said ...