Absolutely. There are many ways of dealing economically with contaminated gear. It depends on what it is exactly and the level that needs to be reached, depending on the exposure of the workers, or firemen in this case.
I would be cautious about textiles because it's not as easy to decontaminate those. Probably those should go to safe, secure landfills or be incinerated. However, for much of the other gear, it's totally doable and possible to do so.