Explosives in the United States are regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in fixed storage and by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) when in ...

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, chemically classified as an oxidizer, is commonly used in agriculture and for commercial and residential turf grass. Approximately 7 million tons of ammonium nitrate are ...

A hazardous material is defined as a substance that can be harmful and dangerous to people, property, and the environment. In responding to a chemical spill, airborne release of some toxic matter, the ...

The National Fire Academy (NFA) is inviting applications for its Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response course. This 6-day intensive course is designed for ...

The new 2016 edition says existing AN storage facilities of non-combustible construction should be retrofitted with automatic fire sprinklers. The National Fire Protection Association recently made ...

Over the past year, Lane County Sheriff’s detectives received information that James Joseph Love, 51, of Marcola, was operating an illegal BHO extraction lab as ...

Milwaukee firefighters responded to a report of a hazardous material at the Social Security Administration office near 92nd and Capitol on Tuesday, July 29. A full hazardous materials response was put ...

Classes ended early Thursday at Brookline High School, where officials said they were responding to a hazardous materials situation.In a statement, the district said staff was alerted to a "chemical ...

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 ...