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Hypochlorite Tanker Crash Kills 1

 (Photo by WJBF) The accident in Wilkes County, Georgia claimed the life of the driver.

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Hazmat & Bomb Squad Respond to Spill in Frederick County, MD

 (Photo by Skip Lawrence)

Authorities have not released the name of the chemical spilled. Read the story »

Montgomery County TRT Rescues Women from Trench

 (Photo from wsa9.com) The woman was rescued from the trench in about 90 minutes.

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FEMA & US Army Partner to Offer CBRNE Training to Responders

The Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP) is available to assist emergency responders nationwide. Read the story »

What's New

Panel: Nuclear or Biological Attack Likely in Next 5 years

The report is scheduled to be publicly released Wednesday.

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20,000 Soldiers May be Assigned to Homeland Security by 2011

The military plans to stand up 3 CBRNE rapid reaction forces in the US

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Video: MVA with Running Fuel Fire

We all teach parking uphill, upwind, & upstream, but do we practice it?

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Al-Qaeda Increases Efforts to Develop “Dirty Bomb”

Islamic terrorists are now closer to obtaining dirty bomb material.

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Hazmat Incidents

alt text Hazmat Team Controls Ammonia Leak

150-200 homes were evacuated in the area of the leak

alt text Cracked Valve Results in Major Pipeline Leak

Power and natural gas were shut down to avoid an explosion

Default Thumbnail Explosion at Chemical Plant (IL)

A building was leveled and two houses were damaged.

alt text Chemical at Park Injures Child (AB)

Child was playing with a telescope when she got a chemical in her face & eye.

Tech Rescue Incidents

alt text Explosion Causes Collapse in UK, See Video

1 Person is in critical condition, 7 other hurt.

alt text 14 Workers Injured in Bridge Collapse (ID)

See video, workers were pouring concrete when the bridge failed.

alt text Worker Pulled from Sewage Tank

The man was climbing down a ladder when he fell.

alt text Firefighters Cut Trailer to Rescue 600lb Man

Firefighters cut a 10 foot hole in the side of the trailer.

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