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Hazmat Scare Brings Fire Dept. White House  -  04 Aug 2008
WJLA,A DC fire crew was called to the White House early this morning in response to an alert from a chemical sensor on a shed on the White House grounds.

Hazmat Investigates Strange Odor At SunWest Bank  -  04 Aug 2008
KTNV Las Vegas,Hazmat teams were called out to investigate the situation. The bank was already closed at the time and no evacuations were needed.

Early hazmat incident at the White House  -  04 Aug 2008
7Online.com,WASHINGTON (WABC) -- A little excitement at the White House -- where the DC fire department was called because of a hazmat incident early this morning.

Ammonia Leak In Mesquite Forces Evacuations  -  04 Aug 2008
The Forney Post,Hazmat crews are having a tough time capping an ammonia leak that has forced some evacuations in Mesquite. According to several news sources, the incident

Back to School Basics  -  04 Aug 2008
Ada Evening News,...(CDL/HAZMAT) Sunoco Logistics Crude Trucking. New Pay Scale. Top Commission Pay Problem: Youâ€™re an OT...>MORE All About You is looking for people to work

Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation In Mesquite  -  04 Aug 2008
NBC5i.com,MESQUITE, Texas -- Hazmat crews cleaned up an ammonia leak that forced an evacuation Monday morning outside a Mesquite bakery facility.

Chaos: Storm wreaks havoc on East Texas  -  04 Aug 2008
Lufkin Daily News,A Hazmat team had also been dispatched to the scene. Firefighters battle an oil well explosion in Moffett on Sunday afternoon. Several area fire departments

Explosion Reported at Southeast Houston Refinery  -  04 Aug 2008
MyFox Houston,Hazmat crews with the Houston Fire Department were called in for a possible release of sulfur. Police closed roads surrounding the plant as a precaution.

Workers evacuated in Munhall zinc mill fire  -  04 Aug 2008
Lebanon Daily News,The Allegheny County hazmat team was dispatched to the scene, but Smoley says the fire posed no threat to anyone outside the plant.

Gas line break in Gilbert; Urgent Care evacuated  -  04 Aug 2008
KPNX-12,Hazmat crews are on scene. An urgent care facility was evacuated just as a precaution. There are no immediate reports of any injuries.

Prosecutors: Man to Plead Guilty in Ricin Case  -  04 Aug 2008
FOXNews29, 2008: Hazmat teams decontaminate the scene of a toxic ricin discovery in a Las Vegas motel room. LAS VEGAS â€” A man believed to have poisoned himself

Six OC homes evacuated on reports of explosives buried in a backyard  -  04 Aug 2008
Los Angeles Times,The Sheriff Department's bomb squad and the Orange County Fire Authority's Hazmat team were called to the scene about 7:30 this morning.

Pole Line Road in Pocatello Reopened After Suspected Hazmat Spill  -  Aug 1, 2008
LocalNews8.com,It all happened in the 3700 block of Pole Line Road. Pocatello Fire Division Chief Dave Gates says the call originally came in as a hazardous material spill

Hazmat probe lifts fear of cargo  -  Aug 1, 2008
Albany Times Union,Hazmat crews from across Albany County -- including West Albany, the city of Albany and Watervliet Arsenal -- were summoned around 9:40 am after the truck's

Hazmat Closes Store Over Fire Extinguisher  -  Jul 31, 2008
Fox5 KVVU,After arriving at the scene, hazmat crews determined that a malfunctioning fire extinguisher spilled the powder onto the floor.

Suspicious letter empties Princeton Borough Hall in hazmat scare  -  Aug 1, 2008
Princeton Packet,By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Princeton Boroughâ€™s Deputy Clerk Delores Williams and Clerk Andrea Quinty suffered allergic reactions after handling a letter

Hazmat Crews Investigate Suspicious Odor At recycling Center  -  Jul 31, 2008
NewsChannel5.com,Hazmat crews were called out to investigate Sims Recycling Solutions Thursday morning after a couple employees complained of feeling light headed and had

An Unsatisfying End to the Anthrax Attacks Mystery  -  Aug 1, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,People in hazmat suits testing for the presence of anthrax at home of US News photographer Jeffrey MacMillan. Bruce Ivins, a leading US military anthrax

2 Transported To Hospital After Hazmat Incident  -  Jul 31, 2008
WSMV,LaVERGNE, Tenn. -- LaVergne emergency officials responded Thursday morning to a hazardous material incident that resulted in two people being taken to the

HAZMAT Investigating Overturned Semi in Baldwin  -  Jul 30, 2008
First Coast News,BALDWIN, FL -- The intersection at US-301 and US-90 is shut down as a HAZMAT team investigates an overturned semi. Jacksonville Fire Rescue says the

Hazmat crews called to Union College after fluid spill  -  Jul 30, 2008
Albany Times Union,SCHENECTADY -- Hazardous materials crews responded to Union College Wednesday night after a spill of hydraulic fluid, a college spokesman said.

Briefs: Rib Mountain trail, fair photo gallery, hazmat collection  -  Jul 31, 2008
Wausau Daily Herald,RIB MOUNTAIN â€” The town of Rib Mountain has received a grant to help fund trail construction. The grant comes from the Wisconsin Department of Natural

Small Fire Triggers Hazmat Response In San Jose  -  Jul 30, 2008
FireFighting News.comBattalion Chief and Incident Commander, Stewart McGehee (B-29A), declared the event a hazmat incident at 1:06 pm, requiring all personnel to don SCBA and

Hazmat Called When 55-Gallon Drum Smokes  -  Jul 30, 2008
WHIOtv.com,The officer then called a hazmat team to come to the scene. The drum was filled with used shop rags from a nearby business. Officials said the rags caught

No homes damaged by fire at Maui playground  -  Aug 3, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,Two engines and one water tanker were joined by the Fire Department's Hazmat engine and a fire rescue crew to put out the fire that burned playground

Hazmat team required  -  Jul 29, 2008
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin,By Rich Harbert A chemical spill sickened two workers and forced the early closing of stores in Kingsbury Square Sunday. Deputy Fire Chief Mark Douglass

Hazmat at Vancouver Transfer Station sickens workers  -  Jul 29, 2008
News1130,VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Hazmat crews are at the Vancouver Waste Transfer Station in the city's south end checking out the source of what's sickened 15

Six People Decontaminated After HAZMAT Incident  -  Jul 28, 2008
WMUR,AMHERST, NH -- Six people had to be decontaminated after a hazmat incident in Amherst Monday. Emergency officials said they received a report of a house

HAZMAT Called To East Liberty Bank  -  Jul 25, 2008
KDKA,PITTSBURGH (KDKA) â€• HAZMAT crews and firefighters have been called to the PNC Bank on Penn Circle in East Liberty after a teller apparently opened an

Train Derails, Shutting Down Traffic; Hazmat Crews Heading to the ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
WEAU-TV 13,A train derailment is stopping traffic in southeastern Minnesota. The alcohol tanker train derailed Tuesday morning on Highway 26. The Houston County, Minn.

Emergency groups practice mock disaster  -  Aug 2, 2008
Carroll County Times (subscription),For the next 2Â½ hours, the hospital treated all the patients who were transported there, and the hazmat unit was able to ascertain what chemical was leaking

Hazmat called to help with warehouse fire  -  Jul 27, 2008
KHOU,So as precaution, with the material safety list we had, we went in and called for Hazmat,â€? said Brian Burgess, HDF District Chief. Because the Houston Fire

Hazmat team still trying to identify substance found on Scio ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
MLive.com,The county road commission responded, and the hazmat team was eventually called to try to identify the substance. Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputies

Field tests on suspicious package return negative  -  Aug 2, 2008
Russellville Courier,...â€œRussellville Hazmat entered the building and tested the package,â€? RPD spokesman Josh McMillian said. â€œAll field tests returned negative, and Hazmat

Hazmat Call  -  Jul 8, 2008
Canada.com,OTTAWA - An Ottawa fire hazardous materials team was sent to a property west of Manotick Tuesday after police officers executed a search warrant.

Hazmat Called to Fresno Business  -  Jul 26, 2008
ABC30.com,The 50-gallon tank started leaking, and the gas made at least six people sick before they cleared out. Hazmat teams went in to figure out how to dispose of

HAZMAT scare in East Providence  -  Jul 25, 2008
Providence Eyewitness News,EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - Eyewitness News was on the scene of a HAZMAT scare in East Providence. Maintenance workers found four jugs, containing an

Hazmat alert at Social Security Building  -  Jul 25, 2008
WIVB,BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - - Buffalo firefighters are on the scene of a hazmat alert at the Social Security Building at Exchange and Michigan Streets.

The Next Century of Hazmat Transportation: Workshop Looks Ahead  -  Jul 26, 2008
Occupational Health Safety,DC, to discuss the future direction of the federal hazmat transportation safety program, with a focus on three broad themes: safety, risk reduction,

Liquid mercury found in driveway, Boise Hazmat team responding  -  Jul 25, 2008
IdahoStatesman.com,The Boise Fire Departmentâ€™s hazardous materials team is removing a small amount of liquid mercury from a driveway in the 700 block of White Cloud Drive in

Hazmat teams close part of US 190 Posted on: Thursday, July 24 ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Killeen Daily Herald,By Mason W. Canales NOLANVILLE â€“ Hazmat teams closed eastbound US Highway 190 from the Nola Ruth Boulevard off-ramp in Harker Heights to the next on-ramp in

White Powder Makes For Long Day For Bank Building Employees  -  Aug 1, 2008
South County Times,Scott Barthelmass, spokesman for HazMat, said the fire department initially called for a HazMat limited response. After preliminary testing, however,

Hazmat responds to hydrochloric acid spill in Middlesex Borough  -  Jul 24, 2008
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,...according to the Middlesex County Health Department, which sent Hazmat teams to the site at 8:30 am The spill's runoff reached an adjacent culvert,

Hazmat fire reported  -  Jul 24, 2008
LaSalle News Tribune,Since a variety of chemicals are used in the silica blending process, Reese called in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 25 HazMat Team.

Hazmat Incident Forces Evacuation at Eisenhower Building  -  Jul 24, 2008
KPSP,30 firefighters are on the scene as well as four safety agencies including hazmat. Uncomfirmed reports indicate the substance may be hydrogen peroxide.

Overturned Tractor-Trailer Halts I-64 Traffic  -  Aug 2, 2008
NBC 29 News,A hazmat crew was called to the scene to contain fuel that spilled out of the truck. No other vehicles were involved, and there were no injuries.

Trailer crash closes Interstate 84 near Mtn. Home  -  Aug 2, 2008
KTVB,...the cup was broke which caused the propane to start leaking everywhere, that is what caused the hazmat situation, get fire crews to respond so that we

Teen charged in May HAZMAT incident at East Lee High School  -  Jul 15, 2008
Cape Coral Daily Breeze,A 14-year-old student turned himself into the Lee County Jail Monday and he was charged for his involvement with the May HAZMAT situation at East Lee High

Hamilton firefighters look into hazmat report at water treatment plant  -  Jul 22, 2008
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle,The regional HAZMAT team in Chelmsford was called to help find identify the substance, which was reported to be in high levels and to pertain to the

Car crashes into gas meter outside Northwest Side home  -  Jul 30, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,A Level 1 HazMat was called for a car into a gas meter in the 4300 block of North Kildare Avenue at 4:53 pm, according to Fire Media Affairs Asst. Director

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