Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person wearing a yellow biohazard suit in a decontamination shower against an industrial background. On April 26, 1986, an ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro firefighter is being recognized for his life-saving invention. Capt. CJ Woody earned the city’s Innovator of the Year award for designing and creating a decontamination ...

When Time is of the Essence, after an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that Emergency Showers be ...

Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, safety goggles and face shields are the first line of defense against many types of exposures, but accidental exposures can still happen. If a person in ...

Rutland City Fire Chief William Lovett is looking for better ways to clean up after some of Rutland’s dirtier jobs. Lovett is asking for what he hopes will be a small share of the city’s portion of ...

Exterior of the Orlando Fire Department Station 9 before the ribbon cutting ceremony, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The new station features a decontamination room, and individual crew bunk rooms, ...

When handling critical incidents involving hazardous materials, it is imperative that responders maintain a high level of training and have the most high tech equipment available to handle that ...