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Fire Service Decontamination Efforts
Thank you for participating in this short survey!
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
No
What decontamination actions do you participate in?
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)
3.
If you participate in on-scene decontamination, what product line do you use and what was the motivation behind using that particular product?
4.
Does your department have a protocol for on-scene decontamination?
Yes
No
Unsure
If you answered yes, where was it adapted from?
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)
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)
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)
8.
Does your department currently track exposure? If you answer yes, please provide how exposure tracking is implemented.
Yes
No
How do you track exposure in your department?
9.
May we contact you to discuss your answers?
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