Tag Archives: hazmat

This run information is from Assistant Chief John Ryan, City of Newburgh Fire Department. Something to keep in mind when your struggling for a source.

At the front of the plant they have a legend of what the different colored pipes mean. Great idea and great value for us rescuers that will be working in areas around these pipes.

The Milan Township Fire Department responded to an 11 vehicle pile-up on the Ohio Turnpike (westbound around the 116 mile marker, near the Sandusky/Norwarlk exit).

Last month while at the School Transportation News Expo in Reno I learned about the new 98 gallon propane tank we will be seeing on some of Blue Birds school buses.

As more and more alternative fueled vehicles hit the road, we still haven’t really seen an industry standard that identifies these vehicles easily for first responders.  Little hybrid, propane, or CNG stickers on the trunk or fender can be hard to see at night and/or destroyed during a crash.  The tale is similar when talking about school buses.  Take for ...

This ambulance is something you can add to your growing list of vehicles running on an alternative fuel source. It runs on either propane or gasoline.

Avoid operating a hoseline in the direct vicinity of a propane tank that is not being cooled with water. Especially avoid operating in the direct path of the ends of the tank. If a catastrophic failure of the tank should occur the ends of the tank will be the first failure point and will project like missiles.

You get a call for a truck with a high-pitch sound coming from it. On arrival the truck is a Class B straight truck with hazardous materials placards easily identifiable on your approach.

This company drill was passed over to me from Lt Bronner (Perkins Township FD). Many of you are seeing anhydrous nurse trailer throughout your jurisdictions this time of year.  The “nurse trailer” in this picture was parked about 15 feet from a country road.  Immediately, three things popped into my head. The first was a video that a coworker (Bryan ...