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 ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

To decon or not to decon: that should not be the question. The real question is, are you willing to commit to and to protect your most valuable asset, the men and women of your organization who ...

The Christian County Circuit Court building opened back up Friday. Everything was decontaminated Thursday night after a woman caused a hazmat situation at the Christian County Courthouse. Police said ...

FORT HOOD, Texas - Chemical Soldiers from the 1st Calvary Division's 2nd Chemical Battalion performed team pre-deployment training on toxic industrial chemical protection and detection equipment, ...

Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds had to go through a decontamination process after a report of a suspicious package at a company in North Canaan on Thursday, according to the state ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Don’t be ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...