

Addressing the Chemical Weapons Threat with the FM53
As if law enforcement hasn't had enough to worry about, the threat of chemical weapons is reintroducing many challenges for responders. For those of us old enough to remember, the post 911 anthrax scares had police departments across the country scrambling to procure WMD suits and masks to better protect their personnel. In the event of an incident involving chemical, biological, radiologic, and nuclear agents (CBRN), agencies needed to have appropriate PPE to conduct the mis