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FEMA 453 Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms

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Figure 1-1<br />

nrP-cis emergency decontamination corridor system (edcs)<br />

source: nrP-cis<br />

Emergency Decontamination Corridor<br />

System (EDCS)<br />

advantages<br />

m Privacy <strong>for</strong> victims<br />

m separate male/female corridors<br />

m shower area can be heated using<br />

portable heaters<br />

disadvantages<br />

m slower setup time than Lds<br />

m casualty processing slower<br />

m requires more manpower to set up<br />

composed of:<br />

m 2 engines<br />

m salvage covers<br />

setup:<br />

m 2 engines placed approximately<br />

20 feet apart<br />

m 3 ladders placed <strong>and</strong> secured to<br />

top of engines<br />

m 4th ladder centered atop the other<br />

three ladders <strong>and</strong> secured<br />

m 2 nozzles secured to the 4th<br />

ladder hanging down into the<br />

shower area<br />

m salvage covers draped over<br />

ladders to create corridors<br />

1- 4 design considerations

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