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Recently, Army Reserve firefighters added another precarious situation to their training. Army Reserve firefighters conduct HAZMAT training, prepare for any contingency By Staff Sgt. Debralee Best ...
The 84th Chemical Battalion has implemented a pilot program for Soldiers-in-training, which will earn them a nationally recognized certification in HAZMAT operations and as HAZMAT technicians. Lt.
Major events like the blast at the Givaudan Plant in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood and the case of a man hoarding ...
Michael L. Smith discusses a recent training session, teaching hazmat awareness, operations and command to members of the 68th Chemical Company assigned to the U.S. Army's 1st ...
In Warrick County, several local fire departments and first responders came together for hazmat training. The training took ...
The Jackson-Sikeston-Cape Girardeau SEMO Hazmat-Weapons of Mass Destruction Team tested four pieces of U.S. Army equipment for radiation Friday at the SPEC-OPS Plaza, an outdoor memorial ...
Firefighters, military personnel and industrial workers from across the country — and even from overseas — gathered in Decatur last week for specialized training on how to safely repair valve leaks on ...
The Iowa National Guard will take over parts of the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Tuesday for an emergency hazardous materials drill.
Hazmat incidents are rare — McDermott reported about five occurrences each year out of about 8,500 annual fire calls — and his firefighters are already burdened with training requirements, he ...
The training will occur from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. throughout the Iowa Methodist Medical Center campus, and 22 members of the CST Unit will participate in the training.
Over about three weeks this June, the Canadian Armed Forces led annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear ...
Maine hazmat teams simulate mass decontamination in training at SMCC. Maine Army National Guard Civil Support Team and the Maine Emergency Management Agency held a series of full-scale training ...