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Protecting Emergency/First Responders - Always use Standard
Precautions. - Responders should be trained and attired in
appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering
the incident site (hot zone). - If rescuers have not been
trained in use of appropriate PPE, call for assistance in
accordance with local Emergency Operational Guides. - Sources
include local HAZMAT teams, the closest metropolitan strike
system (MMRS), and the U.S. Soldier and Biological Chemical
Command (SBCCOM)-Edgewood Research Development and Engineering
Center. - Incident Commander assigns personal protective
equipment (PPE) levels based on a hazard assessment and site
conditions, including the mechanism of dispersal and whether or
not dispersal is continuing. - Incident site (hot zone) PPE may
include: - Chemical protective clothing - NIOSH-approved
pressure-demand, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA CBRN,
if available) is recommended in response to non-rou