by Timmy | Apr 3, 2026 | Featured
Gross Decon: The Myth, The Science, and The Risk I’ve had this conversation more times than I can count, usually with good firefighters who are trying to do the right thing and want a clean answer they can hand the crew: here’s gross decon, here’s the brush, here’s...
by Timmy | Mar 31, 2026 | Featured
Liquid Oxygen: The Myth, The Science, and The Explosive Truth When it comes to hazmat situations, some stories become so ingrained in the lore of the industry that they take on a life of their own. One such story is the idea that stepping on liquid oxygen could cause...
by Timmy | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured
Contamination and Condemnation: A Mercury Hot Wash- Part 2 In part two of this explosive conversation, Bobby and Mike sit down with four anonymous hazmat responders who were directly involved in a mercury spill that escalated into an unprecedented situation. As the...
by Timmy | Feb 26, 2026 | Featured
Boiling Fillings and Condemned Homes: A Mercury Hot Wash In this hot-wash, Bobby Salvesen and Michael Monaco interviewed four hazmat responders about a call that started as a “simple” mercury spill and ended with a six-family building on the brink of being condemned....
by Timmy | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured
“Making Water Wetter”: What Surfactants Really Mean on the Fireground Where Wetting Agents Actually Fit on the Fireground When we picked up part two of the emulsification and surfactant conversation with Mike and Bobby, we didn’t start in a lab. We started...
