Miami-Dade Fire Rescue – Since the exposure to products of combustion from today’s fire ground has been linked to an increased risk of cancer, it is important for firefighters to effectively manage ...

Incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) require special consideration involving decontamination. Many responders believe that the standard wet decontamination as taught during our ...

Valparaiso, IN: Task Force Tips introduced the DECON/pak, a self-contained agent proportioning and rinse application system developed specifically for gross decontamination of firefighting personnel ...

Army aviators and first responders sharpened their skills needed to respond to a mass contamination. Members of the 12th Aviation Battalion, The Army Aviation Brigade, Fort Belvoir Fire Department, ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- What do you do when a spill of hazardous material occurs? Call in the experts: trained equipment technicians and operators from the Chemical Biological Application and ...

Decontamination is defined as the process of removing or neutralizing a hazard from the environment, property, or life form. The principal objectives of this process are to prevent further harm and ...