DOT HazMat Inspection Priorities: What PHMSA’s New Focus Means for Hazardous Materials Transport 

New DOT hazmat inspection priorities are shifting focus toward high-risk materials, data-driven enforcement, and stricter oversight. Learn how FAST-ACT® dry decontamination supports preparedness, reduces risk, and strengthens response capabilities across hazardous materials transport operations.

Fentanyl Decontamination and Responder Safety: Why Federal Designation Matters for First Responders 

Federal designation of fentanyl as a WMD highlights its risks as a hazardous material for first responders. Learn how FAST-ACT® dry decontamination supports safer handling, reduces exposure risk, and strengthens response protocols.

FAST-ACT November Event Highlights: Advancing CBRN Readiness Across the Nation

November event highlights showcase FAST-ACT®’s role in advancing CBRN readiness through nationwide training, demonstrations, and collaboration. These engagements strengthen coordination, improve operational preparedness, and support more effective response across emergency and defense sectors.

Safe Hazardous Package Handling: Lithium, Opioids, and Chemical Spill Response

Hazardous package handling incidents involving lithium batteries, opioids, and chemical spills can occur unexpectedly across transport environments. Effective safety depends on proper protocols, hazard awareness, and rapid response measures to reduce exposure risks.

Eyes on the Zone: Securing FIFA 2026 Fan Areas Against Emerging CBRN Threats

Securing FIFA 2026 requires coordinated planning to address complex CBRN and large-scale event risks. Effective strategies focus on multi-agency collaboration, rapid response capabilities, and scalable solutions to protect fans, infrastructure, and host cities.

Securing 2026 Mega-Event Dry Decontamination Procedures: Why Chemical Decontamination Must Be Part of the Playbook

This blog will explain the scale and stakes of these events, highlight why chemical decontamination and decontamination methods are essential to safety, and reaffirm how FAST-ACT’s solutions merge with personal protective equipment (PPE) and multiagency workflow to deliver readiness, efficiency, and confidence. 

Understanding Cyclosarin: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Chemical Properties and Effects

This guide breaks down cyclosarin’s chemical properties, health effects, and environmental behavior, while also showing how FAST-ACT decontamination solutions protect communities against these toxic chemicals. 

Hospital Decontamination Without Compromise: Protecting Patients, Staff, and Equipment

This post concludes our hospital decontamination blog series, following Part 1: Rethinking Hospital Decontamination and Part 2: Inside the Protocol: A Hospital SOP for Dry Chemical Decontamination.  

FAST-ACT August Event Highlights: Supporting First Responders Nationwide

This August, the FAST-ACT team was on the road providing hands-on training and support to first responders facing today’s most urgent chemical and hazardous material threats.

Inside the Protocol: A Hospital SOP for Dry Chemical Decontamination 

In the face of chemical incidents, hospitals are often the first point of contact—before any decontamination protocols have been applied. For regional emergency department staff, this poses immediate risks: volatile chemicals, systemic toxicity, and potential secondary contamination that could impact both patients and staff. A fast, reliable, and adaptable protocol becomes essential.