EFFECTIVE management of flammable and combustible materials is a critical fire prevention and protection issue. The essence of fire prevention is keeping potential fuel away from ignition sources.

The application of the principles and theories of the science of chemistry to answer specific questions or solve real-world problems during hazmat response is street chemistry. It isn’t applying those ...

A hazardous material incident involving an overturned semi-truck tanker on Interstate 90 was successfully mitigated, ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - As Pine Belt residents celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with fireworks and festivities, Waste Management is reminding folks that disposing of flammable waste properly ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Metropolitan Council is cautioning metro area residents and businesses about flushing flammable materials into sewer systems. The warning follows an explosion and evacuation on the ...

The train that ran through Columbia on a Wednesday afternoon in May had cars with a red, diamond-shaped placard with 1075 in the center. That indicated LP Gas, liquefied propane gas, which is highly ...

Just take a drive on any major road in York County, and you can see trucks with special placards, indicating they are carrying a hazardous substance. It could be chemicals, radioactive materials, ...

Fire officials say they were assessing multiple patients.

AG Kwame Raoul leads a coalition urging Trump administration to halt rules on automated hazardous material transport, ...

Citing “an increase in certain activities posing risks to public safety and the environment occurring in the vicinity of the beach and Santa Monica Pier, including the use of combustible fuels on the ...