Fire Department Policies for Post-Fire Contaminant Exposure Control

Welcome to Our Survey

This survey is part of a FEMA/USFA-funded research project led by the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute and the University of Maryland, Department of Fire Protection Engineering and should only take five minutes to complete. The purpose of the survey is to collect fire department policy, practices, and program documents related to contaminant exposure control.
Information gathered will help to identify best practices. The research will look at the challenges faced in developing, implementing, and managing contaminant exposure control programs, guiding future initiatives.

Departments with no contaminant exposure control policy should also respond to this survey.

You will be asked to upload your department's contaminant exposure control document(s), to which the research team will only have access. Please do your best to provide these documents as they are crucial sources of information needed for our research. While specific policy content may be discussed in the final research report and presentation of findings, department names will be removed and replaced by a generic identifier. Please submit your responses to the survey questions no later than February 18, 2022.

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* 1. Please provide the following about your fire department.

Name of Fire Department

County/City/Town

State/Province

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* 2. Please provide your contact information.

Submitter Name *

Position or Title *

Email Address *

Phone Number

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* 3. If needed, may we contact you with follow up questions?

Yes

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* 4. Are you responsible for managing Health & Safety in your department?

Yes

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* 5. If yes, do you currently have a Health and Safety Officer certification from an agency with NFPA 1521 accreditation through ProBoard or IFSAC?

Yes

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* 6. Is your fire department career, volunteer, or combination?

Career

Volunteer

Combination

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* 7. Which of the following would best describe the community your Fire Department serves?

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Industrial

Federal Jurisdiction

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What aspects are covered in your department's contaminant exposure control policy or program? (Select all that apply)

Post-Fire Atmospheric Monitoring

Post-Fire Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Decontamination

Post-Fire Personal Hygiene (e.g. cleaning skin with wipes, showering)

Post-Fire Apparatus or Equipment Decontamination

None, my department has no procedures or polices related to post-fire contaminant exposure control

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* 9. Please upload a copy of all department policies or programs that address the control measures selected in Question #8.

Only one document may be uploaded here. Please continue to the next question to upload additional documents.

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