A604 Radiological Incidents

Question 1

AFD response, approach, and operations at suspected or known radiological incidents shall be consistent with _____ and _____.

Answer 1

AFD Hazardous Material Site Operation Manual

CAPCOG RESET CBRNE Regional Response Guidebook

Question 2

Response to a known or suspected accidental release of radiation will be a _____ or _____ as deemed appropriate by _____.

Answer 2

HMTF or HM Alarm

Dispatch

Question 3

____ will notify ____ asap in the event of any known or suspected release of rad mats.

Answer 3

IC

Texas Bureau of Radiation Control

Question 4

On approach to known or suspected rad emergencies, Company officers will ______.

Answer 4

retrieve RAD pager
write down current total accumulated dose reading
carry RAD pager for duration of incident

Question 5

Approach from ____ if possible, wearing _____. Protecting your body from _____ is of the utmost importance.

Answer 5

uphill and upwind
full PPE and SCBA on air
internal contamination

Question 6

What will guide the initial actions of first-in companies?

Answer 6

rad monitor readings

Question 7

The immediate “Turn Back Dose RATE” during victim rescue is _____.

Answer 7

200 REM per hour

Question 8

The ____ zone will be established at any point where ____ readings are found.

Answer 8

initial exclusion

200 millirem per hour

Question 9

The ___ zone at an explosion will never be set closer than ____.

Answer 9

initial exclusion

the debris/rubble line

Question 10

In the absence of a RAD pager, what should company officers do in order to accurately estimate the Total Absorbed Dose received by their personnel during rescue ops?

Answer 10

record time spent in the exclusion zone

Question 11

The ____ rule remains in place at all time regardless of_____.

Answer 11

monitor readings for possible “dirty bomb elements”

Question 12

Spec-Ops units will always screen for ____ upon arrival at reported explosions

Answer 12

chemical, biological, and radiological hazaards

Question 13

Effective management of incidents involving explosions with significant numbers of injured persons is dependent on ______.

Answer 13

rapid evac of injured persons from the blast/danger area

Question 14

What may be the most appropriate initial tactic at in explosion with large number of injured persons?

Answer 14

expedient rescue by FFs in full structural firefighting protective ensemble, including scba

Question 15

_____ should guide rescue efforts and operations?

Answer 15

the axiom of time, distance, and shielding

Question 16

Initial actions should follow standard HazMat site practices of ____.

Answer 16

isolating and denying entry

Question 17

establish a ____ with the arrival of the Special Operations Teams

Answer 17

Special Operations Group

Question 18

Who should be responsible for establishing a formal Hot Zone?

Answer 18

Special Operations Group

Question 19

A decon corridor must be set up inside the _____ adjacent to the entrance/exit corridor to _____.

Answer 19

Warm Zone

Hot Zone

Question 20

what type of decon must be performed on contaminated personnel and equipment exiting the Hot zone?

Answer 20

technical

Question 21

Who is responsible for establishing radiological technical decon?

Answer 21

Spec Ops Group

Question 22

____ and ___ of non-ambulatory patients requiring medical treatment must be performed as they exit the ___.

Answer 22

survey and necessary decon

Hot Zone

Question 23

where should the expedient patient decon area be established?

Answer 23

just outside HZ perimeter and

removed from, or screened from view of, the ambulatory patient decon corridor

Question 24

operational focus should be on ____ and _____.

Answer 24

minimizing time personnel are exposed to radiation in the HZ and,
limiting exposure dosage

Question 25

maximum dose limits for each responder should be ____ per incident. Except for during life-saving ops, then use ______.

Answer 25

5 rem (expected once in a lifetime exposure)
25 rem

Question 26

What are the tactical considerations at a radiological incident with fire?

Answer 26

a. initiate normal tactical FFing ops
b. full ppe
c. use monitoring instrumentation
d. approach from upwind
e. do not ventilate
f. minimize water usage
g. control run-off
h. utilize Time, Distance, and Shielding

Question 27

What are the tactical considerations for radiological rescue/medical incidents?

Answer 27

a. full ppe
b. use monitoring instrumentation
c. remove patients quickly
d. provide treatment
e. alert hospitals to possible contaminated patients
f. decon patients prior to transport. don’t delay, but at a minimum do a hasty gross decon

Question 28

How should radiological weapons incidents be handled?

Answer 28

similar to other radioactive material incidents

Question 29

The hazard of rad weapon increases when…

Answer 29

it has broken apart into pieces

Question 30

If fire is involved at a rad weapon incident, immediately evac the area for ____.

Answer 30

2000 feet in all directions