Join us for a Special Chatroom discussion on deployment strategy of Brevard County Hazmat 1. Get some cold facts about HCN and HVAC, review the...

Mike Bloski Introduction Recently, our hazardous material response team was asked to provide mutual aid to another department related to a carbon monoxide fire alarm...

Todd Burton Recently I was told there was a Detergent Suicide on the East Coast.  It has been a while since we have been responding...

Fergus Kelly & Thomas Neidert Brevard County Fire Rescue (BCFR) is at the forefront of emergency response, particularly in hazardous materials (HazMat) management. As the...

Kevin Ryan Part I of this series focused on defining, understanding threat levels, lab safety as well as some quick history of these weapons. Part...

Kevin Ryan Biological Weapons continue to be a threat to jurisdictions across the USA. The use of these weapons can be used on an international...

The HazMat Guys In recent times, our team has engaged in conversations with various regions nationwide regarding the implementation of comprehensive exercises and simulated scenarios....

By Chris Pfaff Fire Captain and prevention officer at West Pierce Fire & Rescue NFPA 921, the Fire Investigator’s Guide, explains that smoke is “The...

Bob Coschignano Mentorship comes in many different forms and from many different places. Some of these are formal but many are informal. Those bonds that...

Our August issue includes a guide to Hazmat Preplanning, insight into the toxicity of Lithium-Ion batteries, part 1 of a 4 part series on Bio...