By Alan M. Petrillo
Pasco County Fire Rescue has put in service two new specialized vehicles—a Mobile Decon Unit to handle decontamination of turnout gear and other personal protective equipment (PPE) at fire scenes, and a Mobile Rehab Unit to make sure personnel are rehabbed properly and have any medical needs attended to.
Scott Cassin, Pasco County Fire Rescue chief, says the Mobile Decon Unit solves the issue of having two sets of turnout gear for each of the department’s 700 firefighters. “About two years ago, our senior staff suggested fitting out a truck with extra turnout gear to respond to fires with sets of multiple sizes of turnouts and other PPE,” Cassin says. “The contaminated gear then was sent to third-party gear-decon cleaners.”
The interior racking in the Mobile Decon Unit can hold 100 sets of turnout gear and associated PPE.For the department’s new Mobile Decon Unit, Pasco County worked with Meiko to custom-design two SCBA and PPE multi-washer decon machines that could be installed on the new truck to clean and sanitize turnout gear and other PPE. Cassin notes the new truck serves as a full-service distribution point for 100 sets of turnout gear, gloves, hoods, boots, and helmets. “Instead of having a second set of turnout gear for each of our firefighters, we use the Mobile Decon Unit as a distribution point to replace any firefighter’s contaminated gear,” he adds.
The Mobile Decon Unit has two custom designed Meiko decon machines, one on each side of the rear of the truck, that can clean and sanitize turnout gear, hoods, gloves, boots, helmets, and SCBAs.
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PHOTOS: As thick black smoke visible from miles away billowed above a chemical fire in downtown Omaha on Monday night, fire officials recommended residents in the nearby area evacuate.
Omaha Fire confirmed in a report Monday night that a fire broke out in an industrial building near 20th Street and Woolworth Avenue a few minutes before 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWT-TV NBC 6 Omaha
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For years, Albuquerque Fire Rescue has honored Memorial Day by completing the CrossFit “Murph” Challenge.
KOB 4 was at the AFR Training Academy early Monday morning to get an inside look at the annual tradition and to learn more about the national hero the workout is named after. “When you’re suffering, try to remember those that take care of us,” said Christopher Epley, captain of training at the AFR Training Academy.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Hundreds of motorcycle riders gathered in downtown Cleveland on Sunday to honor Ohio’s fallen firefighters who died in 2021.
The 18th Annual Firefighters Memorial Ride started with a ceremony at the Cleveland Firefighters Memorial in front of the Cleveland Science Center at 10:30 a.m. Following the ceremony, the processional ride began from downtown Cleveland at the Firefighters Memorial and traveled through the following communities: Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, Mayfield Heights, Willoughby, Mayfield Village, Eastlake and ending at Western Reserve Harley-Davidson in Mentor with food and entertainment.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland
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