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
When looking at hazmat training, it’s easy to focus only on the public-sector entities and miss out on the really cool things going on in the private sector. We sat down with Specialty Response Solutions President Scott Luciano to learn how he goes about training a wide range of clients.
Challenging students’ decision making skills and sharing teaching best practices are key to keeping a major scientific hub safe