by Timmy | Jul 29, 2026 | Featured
Corrosives Are More Than Just Acids and Bases Corrosives have a reputation for being predictable. Most responders see a Class 8 placard and immediately think acids, bases, and chemical burns. While none of those answers are wrong, they only scratch the surface of what...
by Timmy | Jul 22, 2026 | Featured
Hazmat Threats You Are Not Hearing About There is this weird thing that happens when we talk about hazmat threats. We spend all this time training for chemical, biological, and radiological incidents. Then somebody inevitably asks the question: Does this stuff really...
by Timmy | Jul 17, 2026 | Featured
Your Nose Is Not A Meter Using your senses during a hazardous materials incident is one of those topics that makes instructors uncomfortable. Not because sensory clues are useless, but because they are incredibly easy to misuse. The moment someone hears that an odor...
by Timmy | Jul 10, 2026 | Featured
When a Routine Gas Leak Becomes a Major Emergency Every major natural gas disaster begins with a moment when someone realizes the incident is no longer routine. Up until that point, the call looks familiar. An odor complaint. A homeowner reporting the smell of gas....
by Timmy | Jul 8, 2026 | Featured
Natural Gas Emergencies: The Routine Call That Demands Your Full Attention Natural gas emergencies are among the most common hazardous materials incidents firefighters encounter. The familiar dispatch of “odor of gas” is heard countless times every day...
by Timmy | Jul 2, 2026 | Featured
Radiation Is Not Rare. We Just Pretend It Is. Radiation has always been one of those weird corners of hazmat that gets treated like either the end of the world or not worth talking about at all. There never seems to be an in-between. For a lot of responders, radiation...
