Hazardous Materials for the First Responder Course, held at Florence County EOC on 11-21-99

This course was held for members of agencies that routinely respond to accidents or incidents in which hazardous
materials might be involved. There was instruction on recognition of hazards, and safeguarding personnel and equipment.
We also were given some working examples of how to prevent further damage to the public and the environment with
specific actions to be taken with specific hazardous materials.

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In this series of pictures, our EMS employees show how fast they can stop a leaking drum. The only problem is that there are twice as many leaks as there are employees. The Sheriffs Office also showed us how they would do the same job.
Here a field decontamination shower is demonstrated. The person is inside a complete chemical isolation suit, with an airpack for breathing air.
	Here Tebalt is placed in a thermal protection suit. He knew that heat could not get in to him, but neither could his body heat get out! He quickly felt like a baked potato in aluminum foil.
	Here is the entire class. Class is over, its time for everyone to go home with the knowledge they have acquired about Hazardous Materials Response.