Action Options and Response Objectives Flashcards
True or false, Predetermined procedures are only useful if the real incident is very similar to the one in the predetermined scenario.
False, many of the procedures within the plan are applicable to a wide variety of incident types. Following preocedures leads to decreases chances of error and injury.
What actions can be taken at a dangerous goods incident, even before an IC is established?
Protective actions like, notifying, isolating and scene control.
In Canada, what agency acts as the emergency response centre form dangerous goods incidents?
CANUTEC Canadian Transport Emergency Centre
When calling CANUTEC for advice of a dangerous goods incident, what information must you collect and share with them?
-your name, callback number
-Location and type of problem
-Name and id number of materials involved
-Shipper
-Carrier name, trailer/tank/rail car number
-container type
-Quantity of material spilled
etc
Onve the protective actions have been completed and the IC has been established, what is the next step?
SIze-up
What is the importance of a size up?
Determines the response objectives and the tactics.
What is the diffrence between hazard and risk?
Hazards are things that can harm you like traffic hazards or fire hazards, and risk is the likelyhood that they will harm you. So, if you are at a car accident on a busy highway at night, their is a higher likelyhood of you getting struck by a vehicle due to the high speeds and low visibility, so there is a high risk.
Which of the following are pieces of information that you should gather on the way to the scene, and which are pieces of information that you should gather at the scene? -Wind Direction -Number and type of injuries -Available response personnel -Occupancy Type -Land Use -Type of incident - Product and container information -Presence of victims -Location of incident -Equipment access -Equipment and resources responding -Time of day -Topography -Weather
-Wind Direction -Number and type of injuries -Available response personnel -Occupancy Type -Land Use -Type of incident - Product and container information -Presence of victims -Location of incident -Equipment access -Equipment and resources responding -Time of day -Topography -Weather
What six hazards should you look out for while surveying the surroundings of a dangerous goods spill?
- Downed Power lines
- Oncoming traffic
- Potential victims and exposures
- Weather and time of day
- Topography
- Information about the building and contents if inside
True or false, turning on a flashlight can ignite flammable atmospheres.
True, anything that has an electric componant can theoretically ignite a flammable atmosphere.
How does the time of day influence the spread of gases?
Winds are typically stronger during the day which accelerates spread. Although, if an incident occurs at night it can be more difficult to contain it in the dark, so gases may spread farther.
True or false, topography does not affect the spread of gases
False, while wind direction is more important to the spread direction of gases, gravity and topography play a role. If a gas is lighter than air it will spred uphill and if it is lighter than air it will spread downhill.
What are the four requirements for maintaining continuous situational awareness at an incident?
- Size-up
- Interpreting signs
- Assessing what is happening over the course fo the incident
- Predicting outcomes based on the plan of action
What are the three levels of situational awareness?
- Perception - Perceive the situation.
- Cpmprehension - Apply knowledge and experience to our perception.
- Application - Predict what will happen and what actions are required.
List the eight factors that can be detrimental to proper situational awareness.
- Ambiguity
- Distraction
- Fixation
- Overload
- Complacency
- Improper procedure
- Unresolved discrepancy
- Lack of comprehensive hazard surveillance
True or false, incident level 1 is more serious than a level 2 or level three incident.
False. level 3 is the most severe, then level 2 and then level 1.
Give and example of what a dangerous goods incident level 1 might be.
Small gasoline spill
What incident level is a pipeline burst?
At least Incident level 2, but if it becomes large enough it could become an incident level 3.
What are the three kinds of operational strategies?
- Nonintervention
- Defensive
- Offensive
What is the most important factor to concider when choosing an operational strategy?
The safety of first responders.
True or false, you can use more than one operational strategy at once on the same incident.
True
Give an example of an incident where a nonintervention strategy is the prefered operational strategy.
A pressurized vessel that is in danger of BLEVE due to a fire burning underneath it.
During an inicial responce, what are the four stages of the problem solving process?
- Information gathering stage
- A processing or planning stage
- Implementation or output stage
- A review or evaluation stage
When should first responders use a risk based response plan?
When the dangerous good is unable to be identified, it is smart to only focus on the things that you know and plan according to that information. Use monitoring equipment. Don’t make a plan based on what you suspect the dangerous good to be.
What are the stages of developing an incident action plan?
- Identify response objectives
- Select action options
- Determine how actions will be carried out.
- Assess results of actions
What criteria must every response objective include?
- It must be achievable
- it must prevent further injuries
- It must cause as little damage as possible to the environment and property
True or false, firefighters at dangerous goods incidents are allowed to perform actions that risk their safety if there is a possibility of saving a victim’s life.
True.
