Waukegan Plant Explosion That Killed Four Workers Was Preventable, Federal Officials Say
The May 3, 2019 explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, which killed four workers and severely injured another, should not have […] More
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FOI Develops More Reliable Models of Toxic Gas Clouds
FOI, the Swedish Defence Research Agency, has produced new data for calculating how toxic gases disperse through the air. Toxic gas clouds, […] More
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In Pictures: South Carolina Air National Guard CAMR Exercise
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participate in an emergency response training exercise […] More
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Medical Milestones for Firefighter Who Underwent Face Transplant
A severely burned Mississippi firefighter, who underwent the most extensive face transplant ever performed, is thriving one year after his historic surgery, […] More
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Wearable Detectors, 101st Airborne CBRN Exercise, Fire Foam Contamination
Topics in this issue include and a 101st Airborne CBRN defense exercise, wearable nuclear detection devices, and mandatory personal preparedness in Germany. 101st […] More
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First Responder Trauma, Disaster Management in Liberia, Soundwave Remediation
Topics in this issue include nuclear modernization plans, wireless chem-sensing badges, toxic firefighting foam disposal, and first responder trauma from mass-shooting events. […] More
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Chilcot Report, Fibrous Xerogel Films, Bomb-Detecting Mice
Topics in this issue include WMD intel and the Chilcot Report, civilian responder PTSD, and chemical sniffing mutant mice. Responder Health After […] More
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Self-Decontaminating PPE, Sampling Organophosphorus Nerve Agents, Manhattan Project Virtual Tours
Topics in this issue include sampling and analyzing nerve agents, Pueblo Chemical Depot scheduling delays, and a virtual tour of the Manhattan Project. […] More
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Safety Lessons Learned from a Pueblo Plant Technician
A Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) employee is volunteering his time to teach local firefighters the important safety lessons he’s learned […] More
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Creating Whirling Fire ‘Tornados’ to Improve Modeling Tools
Fire that whirls and rotates, like a tornado or dust-devil, generates much higher heat fluxes than non-rotational fires. Researchers at the Sandia […] More
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In Pictures: Search and Rescue After Nuclear Event
Members of the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1440th Firefighting Detachment take part in vehicle, confined space, and multi-story structure search and rescue […] More
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In Pictures: Shelter-In-Place During Chemical Emergency
Snapshots of personnel sheltering-in-place at Camp Johnson, North Carolina during a mock chemical attack emergency. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune firefighters deploy […] More
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