Hazardous Materials

The Firehouse.com Hazardous Materials product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various hazardous materials equipment and tools, including encapsulation suits, atmospheric monitoring, hazmat mitigation, CBRNE, and chemical detector options.
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Fort Worth Firefighters at Electric Substation Fire
Operations & Training

Photos: Fire Damages Fort Worth, TX, Electric Substation

Jan. 9, 2025
Fort Worth firefighters said nearly 30,000 gallons of oil were in the substation.
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Smoke from the fire at BioLab in Conyers required 17,000 people to evacuate.
Operations & Training

Protestors Call for Closure of Conyers, GA, Plant that Burned

Oct. 8, 2024
People rallied at the Georgia State Capitol calling to close the BioLab plant, which burned last week, over health concerns.
Georgia residents evacuate as toxic smoke billows from inferno at chemical plant
Operations & Training

Update: BioLab Fire Conyers, GA, Not Rare Incident, Records Show

Sept. 30, 2024
There have been fires and chemical releases at other company facilities in Georgia and elsewhere, according to state and federal reports.
Evacuation after dangerous chemical leak from train
Hazardous Materials

Venting Volatile Chemical Causes Evacuations in Whitewater Township, OH

Sept. 25, 2024
Little Miami Fire Rescue Chief Mike Siefke said he was worried that the styrene may explode if it heated up inside the tanker.
Ventura homes evacuated after gasoline spills into sewer system
Operations & Training

Gasoline Leak into Sewer Lines Forces Evacuations in Ventura, CA

Sept. 23, 2024
Ventura firefighters determined more than 2,000 gallons of gasoline leaked from a Sinclair station into the system.
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Pumps & Valves

Darley

Sept. 13, 2024
Since 1908, Darley has been dedicated to serving the world's Fire and Emergency Services.