December 2024 Issue
Contributors: Toby Bevelacqua, Bob Salvesen, and Kevin Ryan...
November 2024 Issue
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October 2024 Issue
In this issue, we discuss the basics of Pipeline Emergencies and Hazmat Response to Odors. The take a look at comparisons to hazmat response between...
September 2024 Issue
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...
Case Study: Fire Department responds to high levels of Hydrogen Cyanide post residential air conditioning installation.
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...
Chemical Suicide
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...
Harnessing Innovation for Hazardous Materials Response: Brevard County Fire Rescue’s New HazMat 1
Fergus Kelly & Thomas Neidert Brevard County Fire Rescue (BCFR) is at the forefront of emergency response, particularly in hazardous materials (HazMat) management. As the...
The Biological Weapon Threat- (Part 2) Recognizing the problem
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...
The Biological Weapon Threat- (Part 1) Defining the Problem
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...
Preplanning for Hazardous Materials (HM) Emergencies: A Comprehensive Guide
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....