By Shawne Maile and Jerry Knapp
一个县有害物质团队responded to a police station for a white powder call and was asked to identify the unknown powder. On arrival, the team was surprised to see the station surrounded by yellow barrier tape. Team members were directed to enter through a back door, where they received a situation report from the desk sergeant.
A mother and her nine-year-old son were in the lobby. A small lunch bag containing the white powder was on the shelf in front of the police desk window. Although fear permeated the air as the woman described this mysterious powder her son brought home, team leaders entered the lobby to interview her. They did not wear any personal protective equipment (PPE). Team leaders first asked if any of the police officers, the mother, or her son had any ill effects. They did not. She did not know where her son had gotten the powder. The young boy was wide-eyed and silent at his mother’s side. The desk sergeant asked if he needed to move his public safety answering point and dispatcher to an alternate site. All Mom knew was white powder came out of a small toy, and she was very afraid.
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