411 Hazardous Materials Flashcards

1
Q

Authority at a HazMat incident is derived from the _____ , which defines the general responsibilities of responding agencies within the City of Jacksonville, including the four urban service districts ( ie: Jacksonville Beach and Baldwin)

A

Interagency Hazardous Materials Response SOG

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2
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The first arriving agency will take Command until?

A

a more appropriate Coordinator/ Incident Commander Arrives

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3
Q

The degree of agency involvement will dictate who the on-scene ______ will be.

A

Coordinator / Incident Commander

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4
Q

Establishing Incident Command is ______ and is not an option.

A

required by federal law

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5
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A ____ must be designated to monitor operations. This is required by federal law and is not an option.

A

Safety Officer

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6
Q

A primary consideration in the size-up of any HazMat incident is the____ involved and the hazards presented.

A

identification of the materials

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7
Q

Zoning will be divided into three distinct areas, determined by?

A

The Hazmat Team

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8
Q

The Hot Zone represents ?

A

a danger to life and health

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9
Q

The Warm Zone will be restricted to ?

A

essential personnel and equipment only.

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10
Q

This is a safe area where all supporting personnel , assisting agencies, staging equipment and the IC are located.

A

The Cold Zone

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11
Q

The Decontamination Zone is located?

A

In The Warm Zone

extends from the Hot Zone to the Cold Zone

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12
Q

JFRD personnel or civilians requiring medical treatment must ______ before boarding any JFRD apparatus.

A

undergo decon

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13
Q

Class - 1

A

Explosives

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14
Q

Initial isolation distance for explosives is

A

2,000 feet

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15
Q

Class - 2

A

Compressed Gases

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16
Q

Flammable range of propane

A
  1. 1 - 9.5%

1. 5 times heavier than air

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17
Q

Flammable range of Methane?

A

5 - 15%

lighter than air

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18
Q

Buried residential natural gas line sizes?

A

1/2 inch - 3/4 inch poly or plastic lines

  • low pressure, low volume
  • directionally fed
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19
Q

Commercial natural gas lines sizes

A

1 -2 inch poly or plastic lines

  • Feed into metal transitional risers
  • Directionally or loop fed
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20
Q

Primary Feeders sizes?

A

2 - 24inch poly or metal lines

  • high pressure, high volume
  • Directionally or loop fed
21
Q

Actions taken by first-arriving units shall depend on the size of the line encountered

Residential?

A

The OIC may try to stop the leak or may elect to wait for the Hazmat Team.

22
Q

Actions taken by first-arriving units shall depend on the size of the line encountered.

Commercial?

A

Clamping or fixing the rupture is done by the gas company or Hazmat Team ONLY.

23
Q

Actions taken by first-arriving units shall depend on the size of the line encountered.

Primary Feeders?

A

Clamping or fixing the rupture is done by the gas company or Hazmat Team ONLY.

24
Q

Actions taken by first-arriving units shall depend on the size of the line encountered

Relief Valves or Regulators?

A

Consult gas company or Hazmat Team before taking offensive control actions.

25
Q

Class 3

A

flammable liquids

26
Q

Reportable Quantities

Environmental Resource Management Department (BIO)

A

10 gallons or more spilled

27
Q

Reportable Quantities

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

A

25 gallons or more

28
Q

United States Coast Guard (USCG)

A
  • spills create sheen on the water, no specific amount
29
Q

Any quantity of a petroleum product which reaches or those which potentially could reach a navigable waterway will require notification of?

A

ERMD

State Warning Point

United State Coast Guard

30
Q

Class 4

A

Flammable Solids

31
Q

Class 5

A

Oxidizers

32
Q

Class 6

A

Toxic

33
Q

Class 7

A

Radioactive

Hot Zone shall be any area with exposure of 2mR/hr or greater.

34
Q

All personnel in the Hot Zone should use?

A

dosimeters

35
Q

Digilert 50 alsrms should be set at

A

0.1 mR/hr or 100 cpm

36
Q

Class 8

A

Corrisives

37
Q

Class 9

A

Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials

38
Q

Blister Agents

A

Mustard gas, Lewisite

39
Q

Blood Agents

A

Cyanide groups

40
Q

Choking Agents

A

Chlorine , Phosgene

41
Q

Irritants

A

riot and tear gases

42
Q

Nerve Agents

A

Tabun

Sarin

Soman

VX

43
Q

DuoDote kits are used for?

A

Nerve Agent and organophosphate exposure

44
Q

Biological agents are ____ more lethal than chemical agents and are invisible to the senses.

A

1,000 times

45
Q

Rapid rescues can be made for counts as high as 25 R/hr when?

A

wearing full PPE with SCBA

46
Q

_____ are the most common CBRNE weapon used by terrorists.

A

Explosives

47
Q

Previous events has shown that first responders are often the target of ____ and ____.

A

secondary devices and tertiary devices

48
Q

FIRE- If no fire is showing , secure water supply and stage with a charged 1-3/4 inch hoseline?

A

wait for instructions from the riding chief or Hazmat Team