A HAZMAT technician bends down to retrieve a ball from the cup during a mini golf training exercise at Churchville Golf Center on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Lt. Spencer Ripperger of the Muscatine Fire Department (MFD) has been named the 2024 Iowa Hazmat Technician of the Year by the Iowa Hazmat Task Force, recognizing his outstanding contributions to ...

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 ...

Nineteen students from fire departments across York County and beyond, dressed in protective clothing, practiced what they’d learned in the classroom as part of their hazmat technician training ...

We are crushed by this tragedy,” said Okolona Fire Protection District Chief Mark Little of the 35-year-old's death.

The department's fire and EMS hazmat team completed a 50-hour hazmat technician course this weekend. The training course is held twice a year and is open to other departments around the area.

Lieutenant Spencer Ripperger of the Muscatine Fire Department has been named the 2024 Iowa Hazmat Technician of the Year by the Iowa Hazmat Task Force.

The hazmat technician training prepares the recruits for a variety of scenarios, such as ruptured gas lines, chemical spills and terrorist activity.

SALT LAKE CITY — This week, FOX 13 News got a behind-the-scenes look at the Salt Lake City Fire Department's hazardous material training sessions. ... a firefighter And hazmat technician.

Firefighter Chris Brinkman called it career today after over two decades of service to the Mason City Fire Department.

The truck was carrying about a dozen 250 gallon totes of tetramethylammonium hydroxide, said Chris Wrathall, a hazmat technician with Umatilla County Fire District 1 who responded to the crash.