Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person wearing a yellow biohazard suit in a decontamination shower against an industrial background. On April 26, 1986, an ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro firefighter is being recognized for his life-saving invention. Capt. CJ Woody earned the city’s Innovator of the Year award for designing and creating a decontamination ...

When Time is of the Essence, after an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that Emergency Showers be ...

One by one the volunteers assembled in the ambulance bay at Inova Fairfax Hospital yesterday, stripped down to their skivvies, their clothes tagged, bagged and thrown into biohazard receptacles for ...

BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Raging fires aren’t the only dangers firefighters face. One of those dangers can come long after the flames are extinguished. “When we are in the moment we worry about ...

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Firefighters must be diligent about decontamination, from the moment they step away from a call to when they take a shower. Numerous innovations aid in the effort. Without proper preemptive care and ...

Exterior of the Orlando Fire Department Station 9 before the ribbon cutting ceremony, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The new station features a decontamination room, and individual crew bunk rooms, ...