Decontamination drill held at Colfax hospital

Nathan Kubej, recent WSU graduate and PT intern at WHMC, is hosed off in the decontamination tent Tuesday by Bruce Haley, who heads security at the hospital and organized the decontamination drill.

At top: Colfax firefighter Randy Miller hooks up a fire hose to the hydrant in the WHMC parking lot while firefighter David Buckley looks on Tuesday afternoon. Above: Hoses hang from the inside of the decontamination tent, which is supplied water via hoses hooked up to either a garden hose or fire hose on a fire hydrant.

Whitman Hospital and Medical Center employees are now a little more prepared if...