hazmat team
Toxic cleanup crew
A hazmat team is a group of specialists trained to handle hazardous materials—chemical spills, biological agents, radioactive substances, or other dangerous contaminants.
Short for "hazardous materials team," they respond to industrial accidents, suspicious packages, and environmental emergencies, equipped with protective suits and decontamination gear: The hazmat team sealed off the building after the chemical leak.
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- spillAccidental liquid release
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
chemical spill · radiation · containment · emergency · respirator · gas mask · protective · suits · cleanup · evacuation · quarantine · exposure · contamination · first responders · first on scene · yellow tape · exclusion zone · hot zone
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- Emergency Safety911, 911 center, fire station, police station, ambulance
- hazmat responsedecontamination, chemical leak, radiation leak, hot zone, cold zone
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT