Over the past few years, first responders throughout the world have developed innovative ways of training and preparing to deal with mass-casualty events that require mass decontamination. While the ...

The main purpose of decontamination at a hazardous materials emergency is to limit the spread of contaminants from the release area, or "hot zone," to include the cleaning of responders and their ...

Thirteen Sailors from Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Decontamination Team completed the “First Receiver Operations Training” exercise May 1-3. Led ...

The 92nd Engineer Battalion participated in a Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response Force four-day field training exercise at Fort Stewart, Feb. 10-13. The exercise featured ...

Jun. 6—Sounds of laughter, fake coughs and the crunching of hazmat suits filled a parking lot at Southern Maine Community College on Thursday while volunteers participated in a full-scale disaster ...

When it comes to an emergency, there’s no such thing as being too prepared. Vanderbilt University Medical Center took precautions Thursday in case something like a chemical spill happened. They ...

CAPTION: Alan VanDusseldorp, EMS coordinator at Memorial Hospital of Burlington, stands outside the emergency preparedness unit. Hospital staff recently received training on how the unit works.

MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. -- Fields of debris, demolished vehicles and bodies of mannequins and live role-players laid across an entire town center; words on bed sheets, asking for ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is beginning to offer watercraft and equipment inspection and decontamination training for anyone interested. The trainings begin Saturday in ...

Eastwood Park Training is launching a unique online dental instrument decontamination training course. This new programme will assist dental practices in complying with the HTM 01-05 regulations, as ...

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