However, the majority of decontamination will use water. The availability of an adequate water supply is an important factor when setting up a decontamination area. Access to a fire hydrant would be preferred source of water. This would allow for the use of fire trucks to create a ladder pipe decontamination system (HHS, 2017). This is accomplished by having two fire trucks park parallel 20 feet apart and creating a corridor of water using hoses and deck gun (HHS, 2017). An additional ladder truck can be used to provide high volume, low pressure water from above (HHS,
However, the majority of decontamination will use water. The availability of an adequate water supply is an important factor when setting up a decontamination area. Access to a fire hydrant would be preferred source of water. This would allow for the use of fire trucks to create a ladder pipe decontamination system (HHS, 2017). This is accomplished by having two fire trucks park parallel 20 feet apart and creating a corridor of water using hoses and deck gun (HHS, 2017). An additional ladder truck can be used to provide high volume, low pressure water from above (HHS,