HazmatNation

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Haix USA When hazmat teams evaluate their PPE ensembles, the conversation almost always centers on the suit. What level of protection does it offer? Is it NFPA-certified? How quickly […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

NFPA 1010 changed the line items grant reviewers are looking for. The exact application language winning AFG, HMEP, UASI, and Firehouse Subs awards this cycle.

By Raul Espinoza Gonzalez, CEO and Founder HazFire Consultants In railway incidents involving flammable liquids, time is not lost solely due to a lack of resources, it is lost due […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Every first responder is now a detection operator. What NFPA 1010 means for atmospheric monitoring training — and how to close the gap before the next call.

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Phil AmbroseFounder, HazSim · Battalion Chief (Ret.) Here’s something that doesn’t get said enough in the fire service: most firefighters have never trained on their meter in conditions that […]

By Rick Edinger Within the fire and hazmat response communities, there has been recent discussion about the National Fire Protection Association implementing changes to a standard with a specific compliance […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Rick Edinger “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.” John 8:7 Recently the International Association of Fire Chiefs partnered […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Glen Boatwright, Boatwright Consulting Photos provided by the author It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Friday. Your engine company has just been dispatched to a reported gas leak in a […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]