Understanding NFPA 1500

By: Mike Duyck, President, Emergency Technical Decon Established in 1896, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) serves as a leading organization dedicated to reducing fire hazards and preventing injuries through the development and implementation of consensus codes and standards. Among the crucial documents it produces, NFPA 1500 holds particular importance for firefighters and fire chiefs. This article aims to provide …

Turnout Gear Cleaning – It’s What We Do

By: Mike Duyck, President, Emergency Technical Decon Firefighters are regularly faced with some of the most dangerous and hazardous environments imaginable. Their turnout gear, also known as bunker gear or fire gear, is a critical piece of equipment that helps protect them from the heat, flames, and other hazards that they encounter on the job. However, this gear can become …

NEWS: Emergency Technical Decon and Cool Clean Technologies Confirm Removal of Lithium From Firefighter Protective Clothing With CO2+ Cleaning Technology

PRESS RELEASE • APR 4, 2023  EAGAN, Minn., April 4, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Technical Decon (ETD), a state-of-the-art cleaning solution provider tackling the high firefighter occupational cancer rates, in partnership with Cool Clean Technologies, a solution provider of liquid CO2 technology innovations, today released findings of a preliminary study investigating the removal of lithium residue or lithium-ion batteries (LIB) fire contamination from firefighter protective clothing …