532 Hazardous Materials Incidents

Question 1

What is the primary responsibility of the first officer responding to any actual or potential Hazardous Material Incident?

Answer 1

to assess the situation and report it to the Communications Center for dissemination to appropriate agencies

Question 2

The first officers responding to any Hazardous Materials Incident should notify who?

Answer 2

their immediate supervisor

Question 3

Officers should remain upwind and never approach the immediate proximity of a Hazardous Materials Incident until the material is positively identified. This includes any rescue attempt of injured person at the scene. Depending upon the size and type of spill or incident, an initial safe distance range is what?

Answer 3

between 50 and 1200 feet

Question 4

At the request of a Division inspector, the Sheriff is authorized to stop and detain for up to how many hours a motor vehicle and attached mobile containment vessel that is contrary to the laws of the United States or the State, the rules of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or State Department of Environmental Regulation or F.S.S. 364.111?

Answer 4

72 hours