In an ordinary Hamilton County suburb in Indiana, just north of Indianapolis, a 46 year-old man shot and killed his estranged wife and then turned the gun on himself. Once the hot shot detectives, paramedics and assorted law enforcement personnel had left the scene, taking the bodies with them, the two children of the now-deceased couple had a grisly mess to contend with. It was just another routine day in the life of the team from crime scene cleanup Carmel IN.
Statistics on the level of crime in Carmel, IN compared to other towns show that Carmel is safer than eight out of ten other cities all over the country. In addition to violent crime scenes, crime and trauma scene decontamination specialists also deal with places where people have been hoarding animals, unattended deaths, abandoned drug manufacturing labs (meth), and assorted other accidents involving hazardous substances.
Back in the old millennium, there were few CTS decon crews to deal with the aftermath of a violent death. The bereaved families were left to manage on their own, mopping up blood and brains through their tears. Today, with the associated dangers of bio-terrorist attacks, the Ebola virus and just trying to live together without killing each other, it's hard to imagine a time when they weren't around. According to an old British saying, "where there's muck there's brass." This means that the people who are willing to pick up what the rest of us can't face, stand a good chance of earning a decent living.
You need a special type of personality to handle this line of work. Ultra-sensitive people need not bother applying. While society does have a use for these people, trying to clear up blood while lending a kind shoulder to a relative does not mix. Not only is there the distraction from the work they are purposed to do, the drain on their own emotions would rapidly get out of hand.
Of course, it is possible to go too far the other way and not have any sympathy. A bit of diplomacy and detachment are what is required here. Perhaps even more important is the ability to tolerate really strong, nasty smells without projectile vomiting. While the evidence will have all been collected by the time the decon team show up, nobody needs more bodily fluids to clean up.
Training in HAZWOPER is a must. HAZWOPER stands for hazardous waste operations and emergency response. According to federal regulations, all bodily fluids are considered biohazards and therefore a potential source of infection.
The CTS decon team also need specialist training and associated permits to be allowed to do this kind of work. They have to have the smarts to understand the chemistry behind anything from the entire spectrum of blood borne pathogens to nerve gas, and how the ingredients in their cleaning solutions are going to react. Goof it up and another, more qualified decon team will be mopping up their remains the next day.
One thing you don't need as a CTS decon operative is an attitude. While natural selection automatically weeds out those types who will do anything on a dare (they get blown up or develop a horrible disease, hopefully before they have had a chance to reproduce), it takes a patient, deliberate approach. Not someone who shoots and asks questions later. What they are looking for is something like a bomb disposal expert with a heart of gold.
Statistics on the level of crime in Carmel, IN compared to other towns show that Carmel is safer than eight out of ten other cities all over the country. In addition to violent crime scenes, crime and trauma scene decontamination specialists also deal with places where people have been hoarding animals, unattended deaths, abandoned drug manufacturing labs (meth), and assorted other accidents involving hazardous substances.
Back in the old millennium, there were few CTS decon crews to deal with the aftermath of a violent death. The bereaved families were left to manage on their own, mopping up blood and brains through their tears. Today, with the associated dangers of bio-terrorist attacks, the Ebola virus and just trying to live together without killing each other, it's hard to imagine a time when they weren't around. According to an old British saying, "where there's muck there's brass." This means that the people who are willing to pick up what the rest of us can't face, stand a good chance of earning a decent living.
You need a special type of personality to handle this line of work. Ultra-sensitive people need not bother applying. While society does have a use for these people, trying to clear up blood while lending a kind shoulder to a relative does not mix. Not only is there the distraction from the work they are purposed to do, the drain on their own emotions would rapidly get out of hand.
Of course, it is possible to go too far the other way and not have any sympathy. A bit of diplomacy and detachment are what is required here. Perhaps even more important is the ability to tolerate really strong, nasty smells without projectile vomiting. While the evidence will have all been collected by the time the decon team show up, nobody needs more bodily fluids to clean up.
Training in HAZWOPER is a must. HAZWOPER stands for hazardous waste operations and emergency response. According to federal regulations, all bodily fluids are considered biohazards and therefore a potential source of infection.
The CTS decon team also need specialist training and associated permits to be allowed to do this kind of work. They have to have the smarts to understand the chemistry behind anything from the entire spectrum of blood borne pathogens to nerve gas, and how the ingredients in their cleaning solutions are going to react. Goof it up and another, more qualified decon team will be mopping up their remains the next day.
One thing you don't need as a CTS decon operative is an attitude. While natural selection automatically weeds out those types who will do anything on a dare (they get blown up or develop a horrible disease, hopefully before they have had a chance to reproduce), it takes a patient, deliberate approach. Not someone who shoots and asks questions later. What they are looking for is something like a bomb disposal expert with a heart of gold.
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