Location History Fire Dept. Links Hazardous Materials Response Willoughby Fire Department personnel provide hazardous materials incident mitigation. Any material that is hazardous can eventually become a hazardous waste when discarded improperly.
Hazardous materials pose a risk to people or to the environment.
Proper and wise we of household hazardous materials is imperative. Classification of Hazardous Materials There are four major classifications of hazardous materials. Corrosive hazardous materials are those that, in the wrong container, eat through the container. Most items that are corrosive to containers are potentially dangerous to the skin of humans and animals. Note that the use of many cleansers require gloves to protect the skin from corrosive chemicals.