16- HazMat- Illicit Laboratory Incidents

Question 1

A successful response to an illicit laboratory incident requires establishment of ________ and developing an IAP accounting for potential hazards and jurisdictional responsibilities.

Answer 1

Unified Command

Question 2

According to the DEA and the ATF, the most common locations for illicit (or clandestine) labs include:

*7 answers

Answer 2

-Private residences
-Motel and hotel rooms
-Campers/RV’s
-Vehicles
-Rental storage facilities
-Commercial establishments
-Rural outbuildings, barns, and other structures that may appear uninhabitable

Question 3

According to the DEA and the ATF, the most common laboratory waste dumpsites are:

*5 answers

Answer 3

-Campgrounds
-Vacant lots
-Creek beds
-Dumpsters
-Residential parks

Question 4

Responders may encounter booby traps at illicit labs. They can be inside or outside of the lab, and they may include any of the following:

*6 answers

Answer 4

-Explosives
-Weapons tied to doors
-Bottles that will break, mixing their chemical contents to create toxic fumes
-Holes in floors (trap doors)
-Exposed wiring, electrified door handles
-Motion triggered devices

Question 5

____ labs represent the most common type of clandestine lab.

Answer 5

Drug

Question 6

“NPS” stand for:

The most common varieties of NPS available and abused in the US are:
*3 answers

Answer 6

NPS=New Psychoactive Substances

Most common varieties:
-Synthetic cannabinoids (Spice, K2)
-Synthetic cathinones (bath salts)
-Hallucinogens (LSD, ecstasy, MDMA)

Question 7

Illicitly produced fentanyl gets synthesized in clandestine laboratories and typically distributed in a ____ ____ form, to be mixed into heroin, or pressed into counterfeit opioid pills.

Answer 7

White powder

Question 8

Cannabinoids, including THC, are extracted from marijuana plant material in a variety of ways. One of the most common and dangerous methods of extraction involves the use of ____ ____ that dissolve the cannabinoids, allowing them to separate from the other plant material.

Answer 8

Flammable solvents

Question 9

The rise in the designer drug ______ (BHO) has led to explosions and structure fires. The production of BHO, a potent form of concentrated cannabis, presents hazards because it uses butane gas.

Answer 9

Butane Hash Oil (BHO)

Question 10

The “Red P” method of cooking meth produces a byproduct, ______ gas, a highly toxic flammable gas. Some other byproducts include oxidizers.

Answer 10

Phosphine

Question 11

____ is perhaps the most serious hazard associated with meth labs.

Answer 11

Flammability

Question 12

CWA’s produce incapacitation, serious injury, and death. What does CWA stand for?

Answer 12

Chemical Warfare Agent

Question 13

Illicit biological agent manufacture falls under THREE categories:

Answer 13

-Bacteria
-Viruses
-Biological Toxins

Question 14

_____ labs will have equipment that may include microscopes, petri dishes, growth media, autoclaves, gloveboxes, incubators, and refrigerators.

Answer 14

Biological

Question 15

After drug labs, _____ labs are the second most common type of lab encountered. They are often mistaken for meth labs since common household chemicals appear in both.

Answer 15

Explosives

Question 16

Recipes for explosives are easily available online and tend to use chemicals readily available at drugstores and hardware stores. Basic ingredients include a ___ and a ____, making these products very unstable.

Answer 16

A fuel and an oxidizer

Question 17

All explosives are sensitive to _____ charge, friction, heat, pressure, and ____; therefore, bomb makers sometimes manufacture the more sensitive ones in a cold environment, such as an ice bath, to prevent explosion.

Answer 17

Electrostatic charge, friction, heat, pressure, and shock

Question 18

Manufacturers can use common chemicals to make HME’s. What does HME stand for?

Answer 18

Homemade Explosives

Question 19

Radiological labs may not look like a traditional lab. They may resemble explosives labs with additional radiological hazards. Manufacturers may use radiological materials to create _____(RDD), _____(RED), or _____(IND).

Answer 19

RDD=Radiological Dispersal Devices
RED=Radiological Exposure Devices
IND=Improvised Nuclear Devices

Question 20

Specially trained personnel and equipment mitigate and detect the hazards in radiological laboratories. This equipment must include a ____ ____ meter and a ____ ____ meter.

Answer 20

Dose Rate Meter and a Contamination Survey Meter

Question 21

The ________ having jurisdiction will direct all on-site activities at an illicit laboratory.

Answer 21

Law Enforcement Agency

Question 22

As part of the site risk-assessment process at illicit labs, responders will need to assess atmospheric hazards. Monitoring and detection equipment may include:

*6 answers

Answer 22

-LEL sensor
-Multigas meter
-PID
-TIC or temperature gun
-Reagent papers
-Radiological monitoring equipment that can detect alpha, beta, and gamma radiation

Question 23

Agencies should write a ________ after each incident, with input from all involved, and a copy furnished to all participating agencies/departments.

Answer 23

After Action Report (AAR)