By: Emergency Technical Decon Team As industries worldwide work toward sustainability, businesses are reevaluating their processes to reduce environmental impact. For sectors that rely on cleaning specialized equipment—like firefighter turnout gear, industrial machinery, or sensitive electronics—the method used c Liquid CO2 cleaning is an innovative, eco-friendly approach that not only meets high-performance standards but also minimizes harm to the environment. …
By: Hayden Hughes, Senior Sales Manager Firefighting turnout gear serves as the first line of defense against the many hazards encountered during fire emergencies. Ensuring the proper maintenance of turnout gear is not just a matter of extending its lifespan but is critical to the overall health and safety of firefighters. Turnout gear is exposed to various hazardous substances, including …
Protect your firefighters and ensure reliable equipment with proper turnout gear inspections. Explore the best practices and latest techniques with the experts from ETD.
By: Hayden Hughes, Senior Sales Representative, Emergency Technical Decon Bunker gear and turnout gear – these two interchangeable terms have maintained the same purpose since their creation. Each protects first responders while they conduct their jobs, coming in contact with extreme temperatures and toxic elements. Composed of a three-layer system, the gear includes an outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal …
By: Emergency Technical Decon Team As firefighters and fire chiefs, ensuring the cleanliness of turnout gear is of paramount importance. Not only does clean gear enhance safety and performance, but it also plays a crucial role in mitigating the risks associated with carcinogens and toxins present in firefighting environments. If you’re here, you may be wondering if you can machine …
By: Mike Duyck, President, Emergency Technical Decon Throughout my career, I found that professionals across the fire service share a few common goals. Unmoved at the very top of the list remains the health and safety of their people – the biggest asset to each organization. Come the end of each shift, our focus is that everyone returns safely home. …
By: Emergency Technical Decon Team Maintaining clean turnout gear is of utmost importance for the safety and well-being of firefighters. This begs the question, “how often should turnout gear be washed?” We’ll explore updated guidelines provided by NFPA 1851 and highlight the importance of regular cleaning in minimizing health risks, particularly regarding the correlation to cancer. Ready to learn more …
By: Emergency Technical Decon Team Firefighters, the fearless heroes who battle flames and protect our communities, face hidden dangers in the line-of-duty. Among these dangers is the risk of hazardous chemical exposure, many of which are classified as carcinogens. We aim to emphasize the importance of effective prevention measures through raised awareness about the dangers firefighters face and their association …
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 …
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