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Hundreds Flee Ill. Town After Derailment

16 cars of a northbound Illinois Central-Canadian National train derailed Sunday morning.

News • February 10th, 2003

A freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the middle of town Sunday and authorities evacuated as many as 1,000 people in a three-mile area

News • February 9th, 2003

Rhode Island Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Exposure

Emergency crews are on the scene of Chemical Exposure at Technics Inc. on Spectacle Street, off Niantic Avenue in Cranston. • Watch Video • View Slideshow

News • February 7th, 2003

Ark. Responders Examine Questionable Debris

Emergency workers in Fort Smith, Ark. spent part of Monday examining some questionable debris that one resident thought may have been part of the space shuttle Columbia.

News • February 3rd, 2003

LAFD Hazmat Investigation

LAFD Incident Update William R. Bamattre, Fire Chief BATTALION 6: DOUGLAS BARRY INCIDENT DESCRIPTION HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION: On Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 1145 Hours (11:45 AM PST), four Companies of Los Angeles...

News • January 30th, 2003

LAFD Hazmat Investigation #2

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION: On Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 0757 Hours (7:57 AM PST), nine Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, including an LAFD Hazardous Materials Task Force, three LAFD Rescue Ambulances, one EMS District Captain and...

News • January 30th, 2003

Truck Crash Causes 1,000 Gallon Oil Spill

An oil truck from Brockton, MA spilled its load after colliding with a pickup truck.

News • January 28th, 2003

Arkansas Haz-Mat Teams Get Guard Training

Hazardous materials teams spent Monday preparing for the use of weapons of mass destruction.

News • January 28th, 2003

Tractor Trailer Loaded With Dangerous Chemicals Recovered in Brooklyn

The firefighters, police and members of the HAZMAT team, escorted the recovered truck back to its original location of Northern Avenue in Greenpointe.

News • January 17th, 2003

Five Railman Treated After Chemical Spill

Five rail workers were taken to hospital yesterday following a chemical spill on a station platform.

News • January 12th, 2003

Pesticide Cloud Harms Denver Firefighters

As many as 30 Denver firefighters were treated at Denver hospitals Monday night after mistaking a cloud of vaporized pesticide for smoke

News • January 2nd, 2003

Rollover Truck Spills Corrosive on Chicago Expressway

The call reached Level 2 Hazardous Materials response.

News • December 31st, 2002

Four Kids Die in Icy River, Despite Rescuers' Best Efforts

Six boys plunged through the soft, thin ice of the Merrimack River on Saturday, and four who were trapped below for several minutes later died. • TheBostonChannel.com Video Officials, Families Mourn Loss

News • December 15th, 2002

Tacoma, Wash., Railcar Fire Halts Traffic

A spectacular railcar fire fueled by 30,000 gallons of spilled alcohol sent flames high into the air, prompting the evacuation of nearby businesses and halting traffic in an industrial area.

News • December 12th, 2002

A Call for Safe Accident Scene Parking Now

You have to create a safe work zone for your personnel by blocking with your first-due apparatus. It has to be done.

News • November 30th, 2002

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