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Fort Knox safety brief: treat clothing for ticks, know heat‑exhaustion signs and tick drop‑off sites
Summary
Jared Jones advised permethrin treatment of clothing (0.5% suggested), EPA‑registered repellents for personal protection, and listed three Fort Knox drop‑off locations for tick testing; he also reviewed heat‑exhaustion and heat‑stroke signs and first steps for treatment.
Jared Jones, occupational health and safety specialist, told the audience that Fort Knox’s wooded terrain and humid summers make tick exposure a year‑round concern and recommended treating clothing with 0.5% permethrin and using EPA‑registered repellents containing DEET. He noted three on‑post locations where ticks can be submitted for testing: Ireland Army Health Clinic, Margettis, and the Environmental Health Safety Building.
Jones also reviewed heat‑exhaustion and heat‑stroke symptoms — including pale or moist skin, muscle cramps, dizziness and, for heat stroke, body temperature above 103°F with altered mental status — and urged calling 911 and immediate cooling for suspected heat stroke.
