Explosives in the United States are regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in fixed storage and by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) when in ...

Ask anyone what they think of when the term USAR is mentioned, and you will probably get a response having to do with 9/11, Oklahoma City, Technical Rescue, etc. Very few, if any, would answer ...

FBI Tampa's Hazardous Evidence Response Team (HAZMAT) gave a demonstration at the Convergence 2018 Conference held in Orlando with local partners, the National Guard Civil Support Team, the Orlando ...

The National Fire Academy (NFA) is inviting applications for its Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response course. This 6-day intensive course is designed for ...

A hazardous material is defined as a substance that can be harmful and dangerous to people, property, and the environment. In responding to a chemical spill, airborne release of some toxic matter, the ...

Riverhead is building its own hazmat response team, sending four police officers to Alabama last week for specialized ...

The $675,000 vehicle was 100 percent federally funded through Homeland Security grants. The funding allowed the purchase of the vehicle along with protective clothing, gas monitoring equipment, train ...

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — Saratoga County officials, along with Saratoga Springs Fire Department officials, recently unveiled a new Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Response Truck designed to strengthen the ...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Norfolk Southern awarded more than $14,000 for hazardous materials response in Dauphin County. The Dauphin County Hazardous Materials Response Team announced Tuesday it ...