Special Vehicles

“Hazmat Vehicle”

INCIDENT SUPPORT UNIT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS APPLIANCES

Many fire departments covering large metropolitan areas or those containing many high-risk hazards, keep specialist appliances for dealing with hazardous materials.

Hazardous Materials Appliances are of two main types:

1) Decontamination Unit carry specialised equipment capable of decontaminating emergency workers and / or victims whom have come into contact with hazardous materials. The equipment carried is wide ranging and highly technical in nature.

2) Scientific Support Unit, essentially a mobile laboratory which can attend a wide range of incidents (including chemical spills and fires) where early on-site scientific analysis  and monitoring will speed up the detection process and allow firefighters and other emergency services to provide the correct response for the particular incident.