The fear of physical and environmental contaminations happenings has amplified. It's the fire fighting section that gets the first call in case a catastrophe takes place. By tradition, fire-fighters were trained to turn off fires and rescue people. With the threat of contaminations, fire-fighters now are being trained for decontamination procedures too. Nonetheless, not all fire-fighters working in countries around the world are trained in this work. However exceptional units of fire-fighters are given unique training in this field. The first and most frequent type of pollution that occurs is physical contagion. Industrial units that deal with dangerous substances and corrosive substances have a high possibility of causing physical contagion. Then there are laboratories, gas plants, and other analogous places where physical contagion incidents can occur. In fire-fighter's decontamination training, fire-fighters must be proficient to recognize that physical contagion has taken place. They are trained to setup portable decontamination wash spots, and the victims are made to take off their grimy attire, bathe, and are given new dress to wear. In case the decontamination shower units get late in getting there, the fire fighters may hose down the victims. They are taught to turn the pressure down of the hose pipes, make the victims strip off and hose them down. There are various kinds of environmental contaminations that may occur and fire-fighters cannot be taught to take care of them all. When a fire fighting station gets a call of an episode of pollution, there instantaneous reaction is to get the decontamination unit in to position. The fire-fighters of decontamination departments use special dresses in addition to the gas marks and other defensive gear. They cordon of the area, search for any victims of contaminations, and remove them. They then ensue to find and end the cause of pollution. After controlling the reason of contagion, they gather samples of infected substance which is sent for laboratory tests. After which the technique essential for distillation is implemented. Owing to the diversity of contagion that can happen, fire-fighters who are trained in decontamination only separate the contaminated region and cordon it. Contagion can either be organic, radiological, or chemical, and can affect water, air, food, etc. In places where there is a possibility of happening of contamination, there are clean rooms, safety showers, eyewashes, and other distillation apparatus installed. Local laws are enacted and enforced to make sure that safety standards are adhered to. Fire-fighters trained in distillation get specific training and are prepared in a different way from the standard fire-fighters. They form the second line of defence, as the first are the usual fire-fighters. Generally a fire engine will arrive at the site and send a report if contagion is assumed. This activates the cleansing division to swing into action. It is then there job to handle the distillation. Fire-fighters who are trained in decontamination do not reside in all the fire stations in a town or city. There maybe one unit of fire-fighters trained in decontamination that is located at one station. This unit has workers and special equipment for handling decontamination and respond when there is suspected contamination. More and more city and town councils are now getting fire-fighters trained in decontamination as they have recognised this as a potential hazard.
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