365 - Hazardous Devices (3 of 3) Flashcards
The JFRD HAZMAT Team & Hazardous Devices Unit will notify _____ when the suspected chemical, biological, or radiological release has been mitigated and/or when it is safe to enter the perimeter.
Unified Command
Depending upon the type of agent released and the potential for further contamination, _____ may impose a quarantine or isolation order for persons or areas.
Florida Department of Health
White Powder: If a suspicious substance or package containing a suspicious substance is brought to a Sheriff’s Office facility by a citizen, he or she will be instructed _____
not to bring it inside of the facility.
White Powder: Unless other circumstances exists that require
_____, there is no need for the officer to enter the area of the envelope, package or substance.
immediate police intervention
White Powder: Advise complainant that when they exit the room and the facility, that they leave the doors _____ and _____ for the Hazardous Devices Unit and JFRD HAZMAT teams.
closed and unlocked
White Powder: Request the complainant to have the HVAC system _____.
shut down
White Powder: If contact with the package is unavoidable, at a minimum, a _____ and _____ should be worn.
High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) mask and disposable latex or nitrile gloves
White Powder: All parties that may be contaminated need to be placed in a secure location for further
analysis by the _____ and if needed _____
JFRD HAZMAT team
the Department of Health.
White Powder: If any substance was inhaled, blow their nose and _____;
save the tissue in a plastic bag
White Powder: _____ and _____ will coordinate all efforts with local, state and federal agencies that will need to be notified or respond to assist in the investigation.
The Hazardous Devices Unit and JFRD HAZMAT
_____ may conduct a field chemical/biological test of the substance; however, it is to be treated as potentially hazardous until a definitive analysis is conducted by the
_____
JFRD HAZMAT
Department of Health State Lab.
A _____ shall be completed if a substance was present or if the officer feels he or she has been exposed to a suspect substance.
Sheriff’s Office electronic Exposure Report Form
Officers responding to locations with suspected or reported chemical suicide incidents should exercise_____
extreme caution.
Chemical suicides are committed by creating highly toxic gases from a combination of _____
household chemicals.
Chemical Suicides: A _____ foot perimeter should be established around the scene of the chemical suicide
incident and persons inside should be _____.
1000
evacuated
The _____ and _____will be notified to respond to all suspected chemical suicide calls.
Hazardous Devices Unit and JFRD HAZMAT Team
By implementing proper controls at the scene of an incident involving radioactive material, radiation exposure to first responders can be kept to a minimum by:
a. Minimizing the _____ in a field of radiation;
b. Maximizing the _____from the source of radiation;
c. Maximizing the _____ between the responder and the source of radiation.
time
distance
amount of shielding
Officers will ensure the PRD is energized in a _____ and is _____ before use.
natural background radiation area (i.e., home, substation) functioning properly
PRD: If the alarm remains undetermined, from an unknown source or from an identified threat after location and investigation, a perimeter should be established and the scene should be contained as per the procedures outlined in Article VII. of this
Order. _____will be able to provide isotope identification upon arrival.
The Hazardous Devices Unit
The perimeter for possible radiological sources is determined by the locate process and measure of the alarm as indicated by the PRD. Any perimeter will be established by the _____ and _____
JSO Hazardous Devices Unit and JFRD HAZMAT.
PRD: Do not measure the alarm if there is a suspected _____ or for_____, _____ or _____ materials.
explosive device
loose, spilled, or leaking
Some Clandestine Labs may produce both drugs and _____.
homemade explosives
All explosives are sensitive to _____, _____, _____ and _____; sensitivity will vary based on the type of explosive.
heat, shock, friction and electrostatic discharge
If officers believe that they may have encountered a potential Homemade Explosives lab, DO NOT _____, _____ or _____
HANDLE any of the products, touch anything or turn off anything.
If officers believe that they may have encountered a potential Homemade Explosives lab, DO NOT HANDLE any of the products, touch anything or turn off anything. Notify a _____ to respond to the scene.
supervisor
When commercial fireworks are recovered or seized by officers from the Sheriff’s Office the
following guidelines shall be followed:
a. Contact the on call _____
b. The responding _____will take custody of the fireworks;
c. They shall be properly logged as evidence or recovered property by the _____.
Hazardous Devices Unit Supervisor;
Hazardous Devices Unit Technicians
investigating officer
The fireworks will be destroyed at an appropriate disposal site, upon approval of the _____, if evidentiary value exists.
Assistant State Attorney (ASA)
Disposal of Commercial and Consumer Fireworks: In the event the evidence is retained, it will be _____ or _____ at the time of destruction.
photographed or videotaped
_____ is responsible for declaring public health emergencies and issuing public health advisories.
The State Health Officer
_____ means any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural or man-made, which results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the public health from infectious disease, chemical agents, nuclear agents, biological toxins, or situations involving mass casualties or natural disasters
“Public health emergency”
The declaration of a public health emergency shall continue until _____ finds that the threat or danger has been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no longer exist and he or she terminates the declaration.
the State Health Officer
The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. such as:
Ordering an individual to be _____, _____, _____, _____ or _____ for communicable diseases that have significant morbidity or mortality and present a severe danger to public health.
examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, or quarantined
Individuals who are unable or unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or treated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be subjected to _____.
quarantine
If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to _____. If there is no practical method to do this, the State Health Officer may use _____ to vaccinate or treat the individual.
quarantine
any means necessary
Any order of the State Health Officer given to effectuate this paragraph shall be immediately _____
enforceable by a law enforcement officer
It shall be the duty of every _____, _____, _____ and other appropriate city and county officials upon request to assist the department or any of its agents in enforcing the state health laws and the rules adopted under this chapter.
state and county attorney, sheriff, police officer,
