ABSTRACT
Chemicals in Toxic Industrial Agents include agricultural and industrial chemicals that are readily available and possess appropriate chemical and toxicological properties to create a mass impact if deliberately released. Traditional isolation and protective action distances for most of these materials can be found in the Department of Transportation 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook. Structural firefighters' protective clothing is recommended for fire situations only; it is not effective in spill situations or release events. Common symptoms of acute exposure may include: dizziness, loss of coordination, disorientation, problems breathing, chest pains, heart palpitations, problems seeing, heavy sweating, headache, ringing in the ears, nose or skin irritation, coughing, nausea, vomiting, convulsions and loss of consciousness.
