Day 81: Taking a Bath....

They day started with another daily review of knowledge. Again, not too much of a problem. We spent a few hours discussing the ins and outs of decontamination. After a short break, we set up a mock decon corridor in the gym. We then took that corridor outside. We split up in to three groups. All three groups did medical monitoring, and then prepared to go outside. Groups 1 and 2 dressed out in their Level A suits, while group three helped them. Group three (the one I was in) was assigned Incident Command positions, and I was assigned incident commander.

Group 1 headed out to the decon corridor, while group 2 (entry team) headed into the hot zone. After group 2 accomplished their task, they headed over to the deon line. One by one, they went through the shower, into the wash, into the rinse tank, and out to the dress down area. We then switch roles. I dress out in my level A suit and rinsed the next group to come through the decon line.

After lunch, we had a guest speaker. He talked to us about Chemical Plants and what to expect. He then took us over to his plant and gave us a quick tour. Very informative and pretty cool. We got to see over the road tankers, containers, and railway cars.

This week has been great. I think I said it earlier, it's like being a kid....dressing up in level a "Spaceman" suits, looking at train cars, playing with expensive monitoring toys...I can't believe I get paid for this and I can't wait to see what next week brings.