/hazmat Hazmat en-US Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:01:00 GMT /ems-products/fentanyl-protection/articles/mrsa-fentanyl-bed-bugs-what-are-you-bringing-home-with-you-elphCngvpQ9DraDr/ Limit your exposure and clean the ambulance and your clothing before heading home after shift to avoid contaminating your home and loved ones Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:01:00 GMT /ems-products/fentanyl-protection/articles/mrsa-fentanyl-bed-bugs-what-are-you-bringing-home-with-you-elphCngvpQ9DraDr/ /hazmat/hazmat-suits-from-rudimentary-rags-to-cutting-edge-protection For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid hazardous conditions Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:49:39 GMT /hazmat/hazmat-suits-from-rudimentary-rags-to-cutting-edge-protection /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls Any given shift, right? Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:14:54 GMT /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls /hazmat/hazmat-incident-causes-evacuation-of-colo-assisted-living-facility Improperly mixed cleaning chemicals triggered a temporary evacuation at The Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Colorado Springs Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:01:50 GMT /hazmat/hazmat-incident-causes-evacuation-of-colo-assisted-living-facility /hazmat/texas-sanitation-worker-hospitalized-after-crushed-muriatic-acid-container-spews-gas A worker was hospitalized after a container of muriatic acid was improperly discarded with household trash, releasing hazardous fumes when compacted Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:28:07 GMT /hazmat/texas-sanitation-worker-hospitalized-after-crushed-muriatic-acid-container-spews-gas /rescue/s-c-rescuers-save-woman-trapped-in-well-with-snakes First responders in Orangeburg County lowered a rescuer using a tripod and rope system to lift the victim, decontaminated her and transferred her to EMS for evaluation Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:50:30 GMT /rescue/s-c-rescuers-save-woman-trapped-in-well-with-snakes /hospital/mystery-odor-sickens-calif-ed-staff Firefighters have responded at least twice to Hemet Global Medical Center to test for carbon monoxide and other gases but did not detect any Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:28:40 GMT /hospital/mystery-odor-sickens-calif-ed-staff /ems-products/fentanyl-protection/articles/mrsa-fentanyl-bed-bugs-what-are-you-bringing-home-with-you-elphCngvpQ9DraDr/ Limit your exposure and clean the ambulance and your clothing before heading home after shift to avoid contaminating your home and loved ones Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:01:00 GMT /ems-products/fentanyl-protection/articles/mrsa-fentanyl-bed-bugs-what-are-you-bringing-home-with-you-elphCngvpQ9DraDr/ /patient-assessment/hazmat-incident-at-s-c-chick-fil-a-sends-3-to-hospital Richland County EMS examined 13 people at the scene in Columbia, with three transported to a hospital Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:47:41 GMT /patient-assessment/hazmat-incident-at-s-c-chick-fil-a-sends-3-to-hospital /public-health/experts-warn-of-toxicity-from-los-angeles-wildfire-ash Some chemicals are linked to heart disease and reduced lung function, while inhaling toxic forms of arsenic, chromium, and benzene may cause other health issues Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:00:41 GMT /public-health/experts-warn-of-toxicity-from-los-angeles-wildfire-ash /hazmat/hazmat-suits-from-rudimentary-rags-to-cutting-edge-protection For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid hazardous conditions Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:49:39 GMT /hazmat/hazmat-suits-from-rudimentary-rags-to-cutting-edge-protection /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-7-injured-when-tesla-cybertruck-explodes-outside-las-vegas-trump-hotel Law enforcement identified the man as a U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:57:20 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-7-injured-when-tesla-cybertruck-explodes-outside-las-vegas-trump-hotel /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls Any given shift, right? Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:14:54 GMT /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/18-students-mysteriously-fall-ill-during-mass-at-md-school Officials were unable to determine why students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air became ill Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:02:20 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/18-students-mysteriously-fall-ill-during-mass-at-md-school /search-and-rescue/rescuers-return-to-pa-sinkhole-to-search-for-grandmother Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:06 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescuers-return-to-pa-sinkhole-to-search-for-grandmother /fire-ems/2-injured-when-blast-levels-mich-condo A gas leak is considered the likely cause of the explosion in Orion Township that was heard over a mile away Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:36 GMT /fire-ems/2-injured-when-blast-levels-mich-condo /hazmat/conn-teacher-student-injured-in-science-experiment-gas-leak A faulty tube caused a nitrogen dioxide leak during an experiment involving nitric acid and copper pennies at Berlin High School Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:27 GMT /hazmat/conn-teacher-student-injured-in-science-experiment-gas-leak /hazmat/1-dead-4-treated-after-unexplained-odor-in-denver-home An investigation is underway after residents called 911 and reported difficulty breathing Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:27:33 GMT /hazmat/1-dead-4-treated-after-unexplained-odor-in-denver-home /fatal-incidents/co-poisoning-blamed-for-4-deaths-in-n-m Investigators believe a vehicle's broken tailpipe to be the cause of the deaths in Clovis Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:02:56 GMT /fatal-incidents/co-poisoning-blamed-for-4-deaths-in-n-m /hazmat/4-injured-in-chlorine-leak-at-colo-hotel First responders in Colorado Springs evacuated the first floor and had occupants shelter in place on the other floors Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:39 GMT /hazmat/4-injured-in-chlorine-leak-at-colo-hotel /hazmat/colo-hazmat-team-helps-county-officials-with-tampered-ballots El Paso County officials have relied on hazmat technicians to deal with suspicious ballots and ballots covered with urine and blood Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:16:13 GMT /hazmat/colo-hazmat-team-helps-county-officials-with-tampered-ballots /airway-management/workers-suffer-airway-burns-during-leak-at-la-chemical-plant Four workers were injured during an ammonia gas leak at a Baton Rouge chemical plant Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:20:18 GMT /airway-management/workers-suffer-airway-burns-during-leak-at-la-chemical-plant /hazmat/2-dead-dozens-injured-in-hazmat-leak-at-texas-refinery A hydrogen sulfide leak at a Pemex plant near Deer Park killed at least two workers and caused a shelter-in-place order for residents Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:32:09 GMT /hazmat/2-dead-dozens-injured-in-hazmat-leak-at-texas-refinery /hazmat/shelter-in-place-order-extended-indefinitely-during-ga-chemical-plant-fire Approximately 17,000 people were evacuated earlier and several roads closed after a fire at the BioLab facility on Conyers sent smoke over the area Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:30:44 GMT /hazmat/shelter-in-place-order-extended-indefinitely-during-ga-chemical-plant-fire /police/2-injured-in-explosion-at-calif-courthouse One person was detained after a blast from "an intentionally set improvised explosive device" inside the Santa Maria Courthouse Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:20:09 GMT /police/2-injured-in-explosion-at-calif-courthouse /fire-ems/3-injured-in-ohio-parts-factory-explosion Workers were pouring aluminum billet out of the forge into a mold when the explosion occurred Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:16:44 GMT /fire-ems/3-injured-in-ohio-parts-factory-explosion /rescue/pa-man-rescued-from-rubble-of-fatal-house-explosion A woman was killed and a man injured in a suspected propane explosion in Jefferson Township Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:58 GMT /rescue/pa-man-rescued-from-rubble-of-fatal-house-explosion /hazmat/hydrogen-gas-leak-at-n-y-fruit-plant-sends-worker-to-hospital First responders in Baldwinsville traced the leak to a battery-powered forklift Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /hazmat/hydrogen-gas-leak-at-n-y-fruit-plant-sends-worker-to-hospital /hazmat/16-hospitalized-after-hazmat-incident-during-texas-resorts-grand-opening Improperly mixed pool chemicals sent Great Wolf Lodge workers to the hospital in Webster Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:26:20 GMT /hazmat/16-hospitalized-after-hazmat-incident-during-texas-resorts-grand-opening /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-7-injured-when-tesla-cybertruck-explodes-outside-las-vegas-trump-hotel Law enforcement identified the man as a U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:57:20 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/1-dead-7-injured-when-tesla-cybertruck-explodes-outside-las-vegas-trump-hotel /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls Any given shift, right? Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:14:54 GMT /ems-trend-report/when-the-unthinkable-happens-2024s-most-unbelievable-ems-calls /hospital/mystery-odor-sickens-calif-ed-staff Firefighters have responded at least twice to Hemet Global Medical Center to test for carbon monoxide and other gases but did not detect any Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:28:40 GMT /hospital/mystery-odor-sickens-calif-ed-staff /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/2-missing-7-injured-in-ohio-building-explosion An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement Wed, 29 May 2024 10:07:09 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/2-missing-7-injured-in-ohio-building-explosion /police/2-injured-in-explosion-at-calif-courthouse One person was detained after a blast from "an intentionally set improvised explosive device" inside the Santa Maria Courthouse Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:20:09 GMT /police/2-injured-in-explosion-at-calif-courthouse