IRU 4
IRU 4 : Incident Response Unit : Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has two of the country's 82 Incident Response Units that form part of the UK resilience programme, along with Urban Search and Rescue and other specialist equipment. The unit has the capability to decontaminate or shower large numbers of people who may have been involved in a release of a harmful substance such as diesel, petrol, asbestos, chemical leak from factory, or in extreme circumstances chemicals deliberately released. The responsibility for decontaminating people lies with the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SECAmb), but when large numbers of people need to be decontaminated they will ask us to assist by calling out the Incident Response Unit. Our IRU will work alongside additional structures that are manned by SECAmb staff, the type and style of decontamination will be assessed by SECAmb and the tents set up accordingly. The fire service will manage the tent for walking casualties and the more clinical cases will be dealt with by SECAmb
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