ABSTRACT

Safety of personnel is the primary concern, and personal protective equipment and respiratory protection is covered extensively in Chapter 4. Every incident response will be guided by the incident commander and the safety o¬cer. Determinations of operation continuance will remain the responsibility of the command sta«. ¨e Crime Scene Investigation Unit (CSIU)

response begins a´er the public safety sampling team has completed the initial entries, and the CSIU conducts the crime scene investigation employing the additional equipment necessary to work safely in the exclusion zone.