At the specialist level, trainees are expected to don and doff a hazmat suit. For some, this can bring out anxieties that range from fear of suit entrapment to decreased mobility or visibility. There ...

There’s an old saying among the firefighter community: “Train as if your life depends on it, because it does.” Training can mean the difference between life and death, particularly when it comes to ...

This fully-illustrated manual from Securesearch Inc. covers a wide range of electrical, electronic, mechanical and chemical components, and containers used in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) with ...

CAMP RIPLEY — A new state-of-the-art training facility opened Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls offering firefighters and other first responders training they need to ...

MCALESTER,Okla.-- For the past four and a half years the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) located in McAlester, OK, has supported U.S. Soldiers by providing pertinent training in theater.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will give $12.8 million to states, territories and Native American tribes for hazmat planning and training, the agency announced Oct. 1. The funds are being made ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The 84th Chemical Battalion has implemented a pilot program for Soldiers-in-training, which will earn them a nationally recognized certification in HAZMAT operations and as ...

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Experts in the field of HAZMAT, particularly weapons of mass destruction, were on hand to teach members of The Toledo Fire Department's HAZMAT team Monday. With every training ...

Upper Arlington and Norwich Township firefighters will participate Wednesday, Aug. 15, in a hazardous materials training exercise. Personnel from both departments will be receiving hands-on training ...