A truck most jobsites already have can wet down fire-prone ground and help control a blaze until firefighters arrive, with a few low-cost add-ons and some crew training.

A barrel stamped “Canadian crude” can be a bargain for one refinery and a burden for the next. The difference lies in oil ...

A forklift crashed off a tow truck inside Hubbard's Cave, spilling battery acid across I-90 — and agencies can't agree on how dangerous it was.

Nearly 1,000 people were told to leave the area and others were urged to shelter in place, as a hazardous chemical was still leaking on Wednesday, officials said.

Emergency crews wearing protective hazmat suits worked to contain the spill, building dirt barriers to prevent the chemical ...

Work is underway to inspect and repair Mormon Flat Dam's spill gates, a once-in-every-20-years process that takes an ...

Oswego crews responded to a diesel spill near Big M on Oct. 16, deploying booms and drain covers as heavy rain carried fuel toward storm drains leading to the Oswego River.

Oswego, NY - On Friday, October 16, 2026 at approximately 9:20am, the Oswego Fire Department responded to a significant ...

WALTERVILLE, Ore. — Emergency responders will wade into the McKenzie River Wednesday to practice containing a hazardous spill as part of an annual drill aimed at protecting Eugene’s drinking water ...

Coal dust, a decades-long scourge for thousands of residents of Hampton Roads cities where mammoth coal terminals operate, could be less of a menace in Newport News if local officials and businesses ...

FULTONDALE, Ala. (WBMA) — Fultondale Fire & Rescue crews responded to a residential structure fire in the Fultondale Estates neighborhood around 3 a.m. Saturday as heavy rain and wind from the ...

HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Huntington County Emergency Management is responding to a spill of drilling fluid near the Salamonie River. On Thursday, the Huntington County EMA announced in a ...