Are any Army CBRN devices used by civilian HAZMAT teams?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:57:52 -0400

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 28 at 2016 4:05 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:05:20 -0400

If you mean JCADs, AN/VDR-2, AN/UDR-14, or pretty much anything painted in CARC, not that I've seen. If you've seen the Identifinder or MultiRae at the IRTD or on mission, civilian teams use those. Also I've seen them use HazmatID and the Ahura First Defenders depending on what their mission was.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Jul 28 at 2016 4:38 PM

SSG Carlos Madden — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:38:37 -0400

I think it's actually a better question if you think of it the opposite way: "what Civilian devices are being used by Army HAZMAT teams." After 9/11 and the stand up the the CST's, the DoD pushed to make our HAZMAT teams more compatible with our civilian counterparts so that in the event of an MCI, for example, we could be fully integrated into their units and incident command systems.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 28 at 2016 6:26 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:26:52 -0400

The devices were designed for both civilian and military uses. The civilian market is where the manufacturers make their money since the military is a finite market. If you want specifics send me an email via my webmail account. Some information regarding the public sector's capabilities does not need to be shared due to OPSEC.