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.

Sandblasting material used to strip paint was trucked 500 miles or more to a remote warehouse near the Missouri River.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the building unaware they were inhaling toxic dust. The post ...

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 ...

Two containers fell into the water and were missing, but neither contained hazardous materials, the Coast Guard said. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Reporting from Baltimore The ship that crashed into ...

A hazardous material incident in Roseville caused traffic delays after a semi-truck spilled diesel. The fire department ...