Riding for a Cause: The Brotherhood Ride

The Brotherhood Ride In honoring fallen emergency first responders, Steve McCarthy, one of our Hazmat Instructors and a retired Pinellas Park Firefighter, is championing the cause of the Brotherhood Ride 2023. Having been an active participant in the Brotherhood Ride...

Hazardous Materials Safety Officer Class Now Online

Response Technologies Corporation’s “Hazardous Materials Safety Officer” course, previously a traditional classroom program, is now available online. Starting June 2020, hosting organizations like Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC’s)...

HazMat in History – Newton, Mass.

No call is ever “routine”. It is not uncommon for hazmat technicians to respond to facilities in their response area that they have become familiar with over time; especially to those facilities that offer unique hazards or exceptionally hazardous processes. After...

Serving the Fallen

Steve McCarthy serving at the 2019 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. Instructor Spotlight – Chief Steve McCarthy (Ret). In addition to helping Response Technologies deliver quality programs, Steve also...

Electrostatic Decontamination

Improved Contact With Less Run-Off The need to develop a system of decontamination for chemical protective ensembles and equipment surfaces that insures ample surface contact while, at the same time, minimizing run-off, has always been desired. Usher in electrostatic...
Welcoming Ms. Athena Kavis

Welcoming Ms. Athena Kavis

Response Technologies Corporation welcomes Ms. Athena Kavis to the team as Marketing Specialist. Ms. Kavis studies Business Management and Marketing at the State College of Florida and already possesses and extensive history in business brand development and social...
Solutions to Technician Chemistry Training: Just the Right Amount

Solutions to Technician Chemistry Training: Just the Right Amount

The most important components of producing a valued hazard analysis are the material’s physical properties and chemical hazards. The importance of analyzing the appropriate information is astronomical, as it tells a technician how the product will move and its...
Rapid Product Hazard Analysis Pt 1: The Concept

Rapid Product Hazard Analysis Pt 1: The Concept

It is important to remember that developing a complete risk assessment at the hazardous materials emergency involves 1) product hazards analysis, 2) container analysis and damage assessment, 3) evaluation of the environment surrounding the incident, and lastly 4) the...
Unveiled: The DOT 406 Multi-Tactical Leak Simulator

Unveiled: The DOT 406 Multi-Tactical Leak Simulator

The Unprecedented Simulator You Will NEED to Get Your Hands On –    Last month, on January 11th, we announced our newest training simulator was to be unveiled at this year’s Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium.  On January 18th we unveiled the DOT...
Training in Missouri

Training in Missouri

Response Technologies spent early November delivering the training program “Rapid I.D. and Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials” in the state of Missouri. This is the fifth year Response Technologies has served the Missouri’s State Fire...