PALM COAST - On May 29 and 30, a team of 21 employees at Florida Hospital Flagler underwent decontamination training. The team members come from a variety of hospital departments, both clinical and ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - "I enjoy the protection aspect of the Army's decontamination program, as far as taking care of other Soldiers in the military," said Pvt. 2 Richard Coleman, a recent high school ...

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 ...

Fort Bragg, NC -- More than 60 Soldiers from 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade participated in a three-day chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear training held here Aug. 6 to Aug. 8. The ...

MANSFIELD — Travelers who drove near Mansfield Lahm Airport on Thursday may have thought a radioactive bomb had exploded nearby. No one was injured because nothing happened. It was a training exercise ...

CHICO — The Chico Fire Department held its annual “Hazmat Decon” training Monday afternoon in the Fire Training Center. All firefighters went through a refresher on protocol if they were to respond to ...

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 ...

Decontamination is essential when faced with the contamination of civilians, military personnel or emergency responders as the result of an accidental or intentional contamination by hazardous ...