Move over folks, a bigger and better Boulder County HazMat truck, measuring 30 feet long and 13 feet high, is hitting the streets next month. The just over $1 million custom apparatus includes a ...

Emergency response to hazardous materials releases is an equipment-intensive job. It’s ironic that at a time when grant funding is starting to dry up, there has never been a greater amount of ...

Elkhart's Fire Department has a new piece of equipment in service. The unit specializes in responding to situations involving hazardous materials. The new hazmat truck will replace a 1985 gasoline ...

HAZMAT1 is our primary response vehicle and holds all of our various detection meters and kits, protective suits, tools, mitigation equipment (plugs, patches, etc.), breathing apparatus, safety ...

The Pelham Fire Department’s new Pierce Velocity hazmat vehicle is equipped with computer technology for hazardous materials research and features a Columbia Orion weather system. The body has a ...

Anyone who has been in the fire service for any length of time knows how dynamic our chosen trade really is. We make the most of our tools to ensure the public’s wellbeing and enhance firefighter ...

Consideration of the different variations of PPE and the correct ways to use it are what make the equipment truly safe. Working in an industrial environment presents a variety of dangers. One of the ...

Greeley Fire’s newest ride — a walk-in hazardous materials response truck — has been on nearly a year’s worth of calls involving hazardous materials, a number that approached 230 in 2023. Already, the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - On Wednesday, Colorado Springs Local 5 Firefighters posted an update that Colorado Springs Fire Department’s only hazardous materials apparatus (Hazmat 14) was out of ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — A dedicated hazmat crew is back at the Colorado Springs Fire Department after more than a decade operating as a shared duty. “This is a huge step in the direction of services to the ...