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THMG384 – Battery boom and RCRA?

Mike brings an exciting occurrence when you take what people say for fact. Mythbusters engage! Also a freind in South Carolina told Bob about an interesting snippet that we have to find out more about. The article is found here Thank you to our sponsor: First Line...

THMG383 – Chemical suicide incident

A listener of the show gave us this one to review and we pulled a few points out to explore.  Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by...

THMG382 – Random Chemical of the Day – Vinyl Chloride

We dusted off and spun up the ‘ol Chemical of the day randomizer and it spits out Vinyl Chloride. We take a quick look at the chemical and the possible outcomes. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not...

THMG381 – What’s the guy’s life worth? – Part 2

We got a chance to sit down with the best in the business for HM rescue teams. Mr. Rick Emery, Jeff Zientek, and Darryl Wiseman got all up in our grill about a recent episode we did on backup teams.  We stand corrected. If you want training on this, there simply is no...

THMG380 – What’s the guy’s life worth? – Part 1

We got a chance to sit down with the best in the business for HM rescue teams. Mr. Rick Emery, Jeff Zientek, and Darryl Wiseman got all up in our grill about a recent episode we did on backup teams.  We stand corrected. If you want training on this, there simply is no...

THMG379 – Can you hotshot a corrosive?

An open discussion on a frowned-on, but arguably advanced technique to handle a corrosive emergency and an explanation of why. Thank you to our sponsors: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the...

THMG378 – Is Missioned up Ops equal to tech?

Another question that came from a class and ended up giving us a little more scratching of the head than we initially thought. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website...

THMG377 – Backup team breakdown

We explore a nuanced look into the wording in standards on backup teams and their impact on your operation Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your...

THMG376 – Interpreting readings – more than one?

Mike was doing a drill at a class we were delivering and a good question was brought up that needed to be expanded on. Take a listen. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the...

Premium – THMG375 – The first 100 minutes (Command)

We usually don’t hook back around to a topic, but a listener told us we missed something. Those people who are responsible for the incident. Good point. Forgot about them. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing...

THMG375 – The first 100 minutes (Command)

We usually don’t hook back around to a topic, but a listener told us we missed something. Those people who are responsible for the incident. Good point. Forgot about them. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing...

FREEMIUM – THMG374 – Reactions

We took a shot at doing what all of the cool kids do, react to videos that are sent int to us. We take a look at 2 videos that are quite spectacular. THIS IS A FREE PREMIUM VIDEO! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are...

FREE PREMIUM – THMG373 – Reactions

We took a shot at doing what all of the cool kids do, react to videos that are sent int to us. We take a look at 2 videos that are quite spectacular. THIS IS A FREE PREMIUM VIDEO! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are...

THMG372 – Mailbag – Part 3

Finishing up this heterogeneous mixture of mailbag questions, we answer two. What is the deal with pyrocool and batteries and AP4C uses. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to...

THMG371 – Mailbag – Neutralization

Had a new member email us a bunch of good questions, so we take a stab at 2 of them.  Q’s: How do you know the acid involved in neutralization and do you need to use a slurry to neutralize? Thank you to our sponsors: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our...

THMG370 – Mailbag

This may be the first time we’ve ever done a non-hazmat question and answer.  Q’s: I need a solution to allow my Department to record our training and Cross sensitivities sheet. Thank you to our sponsors: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are...

THMG369 – Finding Hydrogen by not looking for Hydrogen

Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at...

Premium – THMG369 – Finding Hydrogen by not looking for Hydrogen

We spoke about a few ways the new guys said to find Hydrogen when you don’t have a hydrogen Meter. PREMIUM stuff here! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to...

Premium – THMG368 – Fake RDX?

An interesting incident FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT led techs to suspect their meter was fibbing to them, but the world was coming anyway. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the...

THMG368 – Fake RDX?

An interesting incident FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT led techs to suspect their meter was fibbing to them, but the world was coming anyway. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the...

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