by Timmy | Sep 12, 2026 | Featured
9/11 Changed HazMat Forever: 25 Years of Evolution September 11, 2001, changed the fire service in countless ways, but the evolution of hazardous materials response was among the most significant. That day exposed gaps in equipment, training, experience,...
by Timmy | Sep 9, 2026 | Featured
ESS Fires: When the Same Battery Fire Happens Twice Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly common, and with them comes a new category of incidents that challenges some of the traditional assumptions we bring to the fireground. But understanding an ESS...
by Timmy | Sep 4, 2026 | Featured
Lessons From an ESS Fire: Beyond “Let It Burn” Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly common across the country, creating a new challenge for emergency responders. Unlike traditional fires that firefighters have spent decades training...
by Timmy | Sep 2, 2026 | Featured
The Top 10 Chemicals Moving on America’s Highways Every day, millions of people drive alongside hazardous materials without ever giving them much thought. Tank trucks move through cities, down interstates, and into industrial areas carrying the chemicals that...
by Timmy | Aug 29, 2026 | Featured
Designing a Decon Corridor That Works Setting up a decon corridor should involve more thought than finding an open piece of pavement and throwing down a tarp. Where you put it, how people get to it, what happens around it, and whether it can grow with the incident all...
by Timmy | Aug 25, 2026 | Featured
Decon Is Not a Car Wash Decontamination may be one of the most consistently undertrained parts of hazmat response. Technicians go through class thinking they’ll probably be the ones making entry, so somebody else will wash them when they come out....
