Within 1 week, a destructive tornado hit Dallas, wildfires ravaged Southern California, and a second typhoon encroached on Japan. Increasingly common extreme weather events and other disasters can ...

To prevent coronavirus contraction and dwindling first responder resources, Boston EMS personnel will now respond to all possible COVID-19 cases in level-three Hazmat suits. “For a little while, this ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Botetourt Fire and EMS was one of the agencies that assisted in the I-81 tanker crash August 12. “We had preliminary information that indicated somebody might be trapped ...

Resources for fire, EMS and hazardous materials responses in rural areas often are limited by community size, personnel availability and distances between communities. Hazmat response, being a much ...

They call New York City “the city that never sleeps.” It’s home to more than 8 million residents. These people are surrounded by beauty—the ocean, rivers and skyscrapers, including One World Trade ...

On Friday evening, emergency workers from Summit Fire & EMS and the Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District swung into action in Silverthorne where a semitruck was spilling gallons of diesel fuel ...

The mayor for the town of Mountainair said three occupants have died in a possible home hazmat situation that led to several EMS hospitalizations. Mayor Peter Nieto said the residence response led to ...

BELONGING TO ANA, AND HER DNA, WERE FOUND AT A TRASH TRANSFER STATION IN PEABODY EARLIER THIS YEAR. ANTOINETTE: NEW THIS MORNING, FOUR PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A HAZMAT INCIDENT ...