Hazmat News

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories Creates Escape Hazards for Occupants and Inhibits Vital Emergency Response Operations

March 15, 2024

Fire, Life and Safety Section submits a position statement. read more

New Rules for High-Hazard Flammable Trains

August 17, 2015

On May 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued final rulemaking that addresses the ongoing hazards and risks associated ... read more
Preplanning for All Hazards

June 30, 2015

NFPA 1620, Standard for Pre-Incident Planning, sets guidelines to develop preplans for specific locations. As written, nothing limits 1620 to ... read more
IAFC President: First Responders Must Be Prepared for Chemical Weapons Threat

March 20, 2015

Fairfax, Va. Fire Chief G. Keith Bryant, IAFC president and chairman of the board, testified before a U.S. House ... read more
Rail Transportation of Hazardous Materials

March 16, 2015

The fire service continues to experience concerns related to the various hazards that face our communities; responders face ... read more
IAFC: Education Through Planning and Training in Enhancing Crude Oil Shipment Safety

May 15, 2014

The IAFC today responded to the U.S. Department of Transportation's May 7 Emergency Restriction/Prohibition Order requiring all railroads operating trains ... read more
IAFC Member Offers NTSB Ideas to Plan for the Safe Rail Transport of Crude Oil and Ethanol

April 23, 2014

Fairfax, Va. - Assistant Chief Rick Edinger, vice chair of the IAFC's Hazardous Materials Committee, today testified at the National ... read more
PHMSA Emergency Recall: Propane Tanks

July 21, 2013

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an emergency recall order of 55,000 propane tanks manufactured by ... read more