Fire Service Decontamination Efforts

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* 1. Does your department currently participate in gross on-scene decontamination? If you've answered "Yes" please provide the decon actions you currently participate in.

Yes

What decontamination actions do you participate in?

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* 2. What drove your department to institute a gross on-scene decon regimen? Select all that apply.

Concerns over current cancer rates among firefighters

Someone in the department has been diagnosed with cancer

Learning about carcinogen dangers from industry events, such was meetings and trade shows

Our union requires it

Our city/county requires it

Other departments in our area are doing it

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you participate in on-scene decontamination, what product line do you use and what was the motivation behind using that particular product?

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* 4. Does your department have a protocol for on-scene decontamination?

Yes

Unsure

If you answered yes, where was it adapted from?

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* 5. How were your on-scene decon protocols established? Please select all that apply.

Adoption of Industry Standard

Union Driven

Training Workshop

Training at another department

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What challenges does your department face when implementing gross decon? Check all that apply.

Lack of budget to properly equip personnel/trucks with wipes

Lack of budget to train personnel how and why to use wipes

We haven't been instructed to do this

On-scene decontamination is unnecessary

We have wipes, but they are not being used

We believe our current protocols are thorough enough

It's too much of a cultural change for our department

Other (please specify)

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* 7. When implementing new protocols in your department, what are the most helpful resources that ensure proper adoption? Please check all that apply.

Training Videos

Pamphlets

Toolkits

Training Modules

Curriculum

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Does your department currently track exposure? If you answer yes, please provide how exposure tracking is implemented.

Yes

How do you track exposure in your department?

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* 9. May we contact you to discuss your answers?

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