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RINGS OF FIRE 6 turnout coat heavy-duty trash bags was employed to 4) gloves return equipment back to the fire station 0 helmet for proper cleaning. nomex hood self-contained breathing apparatus Wildlife Hazards Fire fighters in Hagersville, Ontario wore The additional hazard from contact with surgical gloves under their leather gloves rabid and diseased animals will be to protect their skin from contact with the significantly reduced with protective contaminated water, oil, and mud. During clothing. Any animal that perceives a an interview another fire fighter revealed threat will bite. that days after the Santa Rosa fire, oil oozed from the pores of his skin staining The greatest danger for California fire his shirts. fighters around tire piles is rattle snakes. Check inside and kick tires before moving But after the fire is controlled and them about. A little research on extinguished, the risk of exposure indigenous wildlife and their behavior will decreases, doesn't it? Absolutely not! help you avoid any risk. The risk of exposure to toxic chemicals is as great after the fire is out. Smoldering An additional injury hazard posed by tires will be as toxic as tires in a full burn. wildlife is the burrows in and around the Again the fly ash and contaminated soil tire pile site. This hazard was reported by are also potential threats to your health. the fire fighters at the Fresno tire fire. The site itself was riddled with ground The temptation to dress down after a tire squirrel burrows adding a trip hazard and fire should be resisted. Use your potential ankle injury. hazardous material team to determine the appropriate level of protection. Mechanical Hazards Decontamination Machinery and equipment moving around a fire site can also pose a significant The incident command will undoubtedly threat to fire fighters. Watch out establish decontamination of all personnel especially for equipment backing in and leaving the fire area. All protective out of the burn area. clothing, fire fighting equipment, and apparatus will need to be decontaminated The equipment used to process tires is as well. also potentially hazardous. A new employee of a tire recycling center turned In Crooksville, Ohio contaminated mud, up missing. Fellow employees later water, and oil made decontamination on discovered that he had been dismembered site was next to impossible. The use of in the tire shredder. 58