ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Firefighters are the first responders in Georgia when hazardous materials become a danger. Friday, they became better trained to handle emergencies. In an emergency situation, ...

The Piqua Fire Department recently completed a 40-hour, weeklong Hazardous Materials Technician course, earning members of the department hazmat certification. According to ...

SALISBURY — From a distance, the men and women wearing oversized and encapsulated suits in lime green and bright blue look as if they are preparing to board a spaceship. Instead, the group of 33 are ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. - Firefighters have a dangerous job: entering burning buildings, performing rope rescue and vehicle extrications. Recently, Army Reserve firefighters added another precarious ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - With a high potential of danger from the spill and spread of hazardous materials, training emergency response teams to deal effectively with such incidents has become ...

A team of students wearing yellow hazmat suits steps toward a simulated abandoned factory. They unlock the door, peer inside a small room and set their eyes on tipped barrels and white crystals ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27-- The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency issued the following news: Tennessee emergency managers, firefighters, and first responders now have expanded certification ...