Time is precious for the often limited number of hazmat technicians within a department. Makers of handheld gas detectors, ...

The science of hazmat response can feel intimidating. However, rest assured, even the most skeptical of you can comprehend and utilize scientific principles to gain a competitive advantage over any ...

EMTs working for the FDNY must receive body armor and regular self-defense training courses thanks to a pair of bills passed by the City Council on Thursday. The legislation, which now heads to Mayor ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Concerns about a device that might have been emitting radiation prompted a hazmat response at an FDNY firehouse in Graniteville on Thursday afternoon, officials said. A large ...

Understanding chemistry can quite literally be a matter of life and death. Brad Livesay, a firefighter and EMT in Carroll County, Maryland, submitted this photo to illustrate how chemistry factors ...

The Luzerne County Community College Public Safety Training Institute, in cooperation with the Luzerne County Commissioners and the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency, recently held a training ...