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    Putnam County, FL, Sheriff's Office
    On the Street

    Mystery Device Explodes at Traffic Stop, Covering Fla. Deputy in White Powder

    April 9, 2024
    A Putnam County sheriff's deputy was searching a pickup during a traffic stop in Palatka when an unknown item exploded and covered the deputy with a chlorine-based powdery substance...
    Verizon Frontline
    While Verizon Frontline's THOR (Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response vehicle) has been used in several humanitarian operations, this is the first time it has been deployed to a natural disaster/storm event.
    Command/HQ

    Supporting Search & Rescue Efforts After Hurricane Ian

    Paul Peluso
    Oct. 11, 2022
    Verizon Frontline was ready to support first responders in places like Fort Myers Beach after Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Sept. 28 as a strong Category 4 hurricane...
    908 Devices
    MX908
    EMS / HAZMAT

    MX908

    908 Devices
    Oct. 7, 2022
    The MX908 from 908 Devices is a multi-mission handheld mass spectrometer utilized by elite responders conducting chemical, explosive, priority drug and HazMat operations around...
    ID 226369517 © Joaquin Corbalan | Dreamstime.com
    Dreamstime Xxl 226369517
    EMS / HAZMAT

    Exposed: What Risks Do Police Face with Fentanyl Exposure?

    Joe Vince
    Sept. 29, 2022
    Reports and videos began cropping up several years of first responders becoming sick from fentanyl exposure. But is the powerful opioid really the cause of the reactions?
    Richfield, OH, Police Department
    Richfield Police Dept Suv (oh)
    EMS / HAZMAT

    Ohio Police Officer Burned when Woman Sets Self on Fire During Stop

    Sept. 29, 2022
    A Richfield police officer struggled with a woman in crisis who doused herself in a flammable liquid before using a lighter to ignite herself during a traffic stop.
    Stephen M. Katz | TNS
    Police Lights (tns)
    EMS / HAZMAT

    2 N.J. Police Officers, 2 Workers Hospitalized after Acid Leak

    Aug. 18, 2022
    State, county and local authorities responded to a call at a South Plainfield trucking company concerning a leaking and smoking container apparently filled with nitric acid.