"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 ...

BDG announces updated 2026 Hazmat University courses with self-paced online training, instant certification, and new LMS licensing options.

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 ...

A new, free hazardous materials (hazmat) training tool, the Electronic Learning Community (ELC) was created to provide a flexible and inexpensive means for emergency first responders to receive high ...

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 ...

National Volunteer Fire Council instructor Tom Miller instructs Tuppers Plains Fire Department member Collette Johnson on the deployment of a cooling nozzle on the cell battery of an electric vehicle ...

The Grand Island Fire Department (GIFD) has successfully completed specialized hazardous materials (HazMat) training in ...