4. House fires don’t always kill bed bugs.

5. Spraying water on bunker gear at a fire scene does not kill bed bugs!

6. “ THE BEST DEFENSE” KNOW THE ENEMY

7. Chief Sheets decides to be proactive , and mandates a new policy requiring all employees to receive bed bug training.

10. “ Firefighter Indifference”

11. Training may also help prevent….

12. Reactive Measures

14. Training Aids

17. Fabric, wood, cardboard or any other material is prohibited on the floor.

18. Any items not in plastic tubs will be removed and taken to the bay to be reclaimed, or discarded.

19. “ Specially Designed Mattress Protectors Impermeable to Bed Bugs”

20. Every Monday, bunkrooms shall be thoroughly cleaned, swept, and dusted, including under beds, and baseboards.

21. If bed bugs should be found, all bunkroom drapes shall be taken down and washed and dried thoroughly.

22. Disposable shoe covers shall be worn by all EMS/Fire personnel at known locations of infestations. These shoe covers will be removed, placed in sealed plastic bags, before entering another facility.

23. Dryer racks have been added to the station dryers.

24. EMS crews shall alert hospital staff if the patient is coming from an infested location.

27. Tammy Sheaks CFSI, FPI Jackson Township Fire Department Grove City, Ohio [email_address] (614) 875-5588