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AI6YR Ben

..."But when blazes eat up urban areas and ravage buildings — such as the hardware store that burned, with its buckets full of paints and toxic chemicals — the smoke contains all sorts of other harmful particles, including the lead and asbestos that deputies were warned of in Wednesday’s message.".... #hazmat

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AI6YR Ben

LA Times: Deputies warned to decontaminate clothes after lead, asbestos found in air near Eaton fire

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sent an urgent message out to patrol cars Wednesday afternoon, warning deputies in Altadena that, after days of nearby wildfires, the air is so toxic they should wear masks and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.

Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing lead, asbestos and other harmful particulates.”

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ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 9, 2025: A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy stands guard in front of a home where a resident was killed inside their home during the Eaton fire on Alta Pine Drive on January 9, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times · Deputies warned to decontaminate clothes after lead, asbestos found in air near Eaton fireBy Keri Blakinger
#EatonFire#PalisadesFire#hazmat
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@JessTheUnstill EXACTLY!

  • THROW IT OUTSIDE WITH SOMETHING LIKE A SHOVEL AND THE SHOVEL AS WELL!

#LithiumBatteries are #MetalFires and thus extremely hot.

  • Plus they also release #FluoricAcid vapours which are propably the most dangerous shite a person can be exposed that isn't straight-up a chemical warfare agent!

VACATE THE AREA AND TELL EVERYONE TO ALSO VACATE IT!

  • The only way to "extinguish" a #MetalFire like #Lithium, #Magnesium and #Sodium is to literally suffocate it in DRY SAND and let the heat cause it to literally glass itself...

As a fmr. firefighter I can account that any #LithiumBattery fire would be left to controllably burn out when feasible because there ain't #HAZMAT suits rated for such heat exposure and #Nomex won't protect against gaseous exposures and fumes, which is why firefighters sometimes have to undress with the respirator on to not get intoxicated from the fumes in their jackets when facing a regular household fire...

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DJ Comatose

Here's a picture I took today of my main doctor in full Contagion gear. He's seen every Covid patient on the mountain where I live for the past 4 years. He said he only got Covid once and it was from a cruise. The irony is that he's willing to wear this at the office but not on the ship. 🛳️

Virgil Robertson in full Contagion gear on 12.05.2024 giving the thumbs up in his doctors office. I took a Covid test just to humor him but if I knew he dressed like this every day in the main office, I would have gone there sooner. It gave me a good laugh.
#Covid#Contagion#RSV
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