Central Florida’s Seminole County has nearly 500,000 residents protected by the Seminole County Fire Department. SCFD has more than 450 personnel across 20 stations, with
On any given day at the Royal Canadian Mint, Protective Services Sgt. Yan Racette must contend with nitric acid, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide
Polk County (Fla.) Fire Rescue’s hazmat team recently sent us some photos of their HazSim units in action — or, more accurately, preparing for action.
We were so impressed with Colorado’s Boulder County Hazmat Team when HazmatNation featured them in Hazmatters this past summer, that we wanted a deeper dive
There are some really cool things happening in the field of robotics with direct application to hazmat response and safety. One of the companies pushing
Just east of Vancouver, British Columbia sits Burnaby, a city of more than 260,000 residents spread across 90 square kilometers (34.7 square miles). The city
Protective Services Sgt. Yan Racette has his hands full. On any given day at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, Canada, he must contend with
In 2009, Drew Hinton joined the fire service in Louisville and immediately fell in love with hazmat. He built up a file of hazmat certs.
Starting as a volunteer firefighter stationed with the hazmat team in Lima, Peru, Alvarado began to absorb knowledge and skills. That led him to starting
At Incident Ready, Blake McCorkle, CEO and founder, and David Loh, principal — operation manager, are wrestling with how to get hazmat and firefighter training