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1
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___________________ is designed to enhance coordination and interoperability between different levels of government to emergency responses.

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National Response Plan (NRP)

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Directed the creation of a single, comprehensive national incident system (NIMS).

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HSPD5

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To enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents.

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National Incident Management System

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An integrated Air Force program to coordinate and organize efforts to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the direct and indirect consequences of an emergency or an attack.

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The Air Force Emergency Management (EM) Program

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Air Force Emergency Management (EM) Program Planning Regualation

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AFI 10-2501

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What is the primary mission of the Air Force EM Program?

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  1. Save Lives
  2. Minimize Loss of Resources
  3. Continue, Sustain, Mission
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Was designed to incorporate the requirements of HSPD-5, NIMS, NRF, and OSD.

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AFIMS

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Provides the Air Force with with an incident Management System that is consistent with a single, comprehensive approach to domestic incident Management.

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AFIMS

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***Establishes responsibilities, procedures, and standards for Air Force mitigation and emergency response to physical threats resulting from major accidents, natural disasters, conventional attacks, and terrors its use of CBRN. **

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AFIMS

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TQ Provides a nationwide template that enables federal, state, local, tribal governments, private sector, and non-government organizations (NGO) to work together effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of cause, size, or complexity.

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National incident Management System (NIMS)

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Used for a broad spectrum of emergencies, from small to complex incidents to include acts of catastrophic terrorism. Organized into 5 major functional areas: IC, Finance, Logistics, Operations, & Planning

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Incident Command System

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The Air Force Emergency Management Program is broken down into two main elements at each command level. What are these two?

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  1. Strategic Planning

2. Tactical Response

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_______________________ is the structure for response operations at that the installation level. This unit will only discuss the DRFs that BE works with during emergency response.

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Tactical Element- Disaster Response Force (DRF)

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Provides mission support to the Incident Commander as directed by the Emergency Operations Center and to eh IC as directed by the ICC.

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Unit Control Center (UCC)

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Provide a focal point within an organization to maintain unit command and communications (C2), relay information to and from personnel, expertise to EOC or incident commander, and leverage unit resources. The medical groups form of this is called the Medical Control Center (MCC).

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Unit Control Center

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Command function, who is true person in charge at the incident and who must be fully qualified to manage the response. Be may assume this position for recovery operations where health risk assessments are the main concern.

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Incident Commanders

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The command and communications (C2) support element that directs, monitors, and supports the installation’s actions before, during, and after an incident. Activated and recalled by Installation Commander.

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Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

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BE may augment:

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Emergency Management
Public Health and Medical Services
Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

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5 phases of Incident Management

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Prevention
Preparedness
Response
Recovery 
Mitigation
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Intelligence Collection, analysis, active defense, proliferation prevention, disease prevention, and contamination prevention.

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Prevention

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Emergency Response Planning, Air Force EM training, and the Air Force Em exercise and evaluation. Identifying augmentation manpower needs or reviewing Expeditionary Support Plans.

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Preparedness

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Deploying the DRF, executing the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan 10-2, and notification and warning.

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RESPONSE

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Implementing casualty treatment, UXO staffing, Contaminated Control Area (CCA) processing, airfield damage repair and facility restoration. Ensures sustainment of crucial missions and restoration of normal operations.

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Recovery

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Lessons learned. Measures designed to reduce or eliminate risks to persons, property or to lessen the actual potential effects or consequences of an incident. An ongoing process and is considered, to some degree, “a part of every phase of incident management.”

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Mitigation

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Ionization Potential
Chemical Formula
IDLH
Exposure Limits
Molecular Weight
Boiling Point
LEL
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NIOSH POCKET GUIDE

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TQ A guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident. Also provides BE with info on emergency response operations.

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Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

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Blue Book. Biological Caualties

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Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook

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Reference for uncontrolled exposure to ionizing radiation

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Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook

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Concise, pocket-sized reference source for chemical casualties.

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Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook

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A DOD, command, or unit-level evaluation to determine vulnerabilities to terrorist attacks. BE does the water portion.

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Vulnerability Assessment

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Lessons learned during past deployments

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Previous After Action Reports (AAR)

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Specific information for industrial bases that may be near deployed force locations, to include types of industry and hazard assessments.

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USAPHC

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Has compiled information regarding major industries and the typical chemicals used, materials produces as waste, and most common emissions.

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EPA

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Responsive all radiological materials across the United States

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DOE

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Counter proliferation facilities. Provides chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear-related current and emerging threat information and regional politics.

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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

36
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These survey reports can provide orientation to the site location and help identify areas of concern, geographic features, hazards, and other pertinent information.

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Airfield Surveys

37
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When does initial notification begin?

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When the Incident Commander determines there is a need for BE at the scene.

38
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Within ______________ minutes of the phone call, a MAJORITY of BE personnel should be accounted for.

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39
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Role assignments should be accomplished within

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10-15 minutes of the initial notification

40
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IN-charge of the entire response

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Be Commander

41
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Leaves before rest of the office to ensure timely on-scene presence with eh IC and to gather more information.

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ADVON

42
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Makes initial entry, start determining hazards and site picture.

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RECON

43
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Enter after recon team and provide more in depth sampling and identification capabilities

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Sampling Teams

44
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Equipment

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Loading all response equipment, ops checking equipment when on-scene

45
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This team normally remains at the office and provides research support and maintain chronological log

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BE BASE

46
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BEs Responsibilities

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Evaluate OEH risks
Collect info on OEH hazards
Respond to incident sites
Capture OEH hazards for LERs

47
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Be is trying to figure out more information while on the scene. Conducting this while BE team is setting up equipment and PPE.

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initial site assessment

48
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Contains general tactics to use to achieve goals and objectives.

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Incident Action Plan

49
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This process starts with initial entry of the RECON team

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Hazard Identification

50
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An industrial chemical that is toxic at certain concentrations and is produced in quantities exceeding 30 TONS PER YEAR at one production facility.

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TIMS

51
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Indicates a widely produced, stored, or transported TIM that has high enough toxicity and is easily vaporized.

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High Hazard

52
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Indicates a TIM high in some categories, but lower in others

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Medium Hazard

53
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TIM that is NOT LIKELY to be a hazard unless specific factors indicate otherwise.

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Low Hazard

54
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Weight of a given volume of pure vapor or gas compared to an equal volume of dry air at the same temp and pressure

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Vapor Density

55
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Attack the nervous system and muscle control. Disrupt normal transmission of messages between nerves and their receiving organs.

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Nerve Agents

56
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Disrupts oxygen-carrying properties of the blood.

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Blood agents

57
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Destroy cell tissue

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Blister agents

58
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Attack lung tissue, bronchial tubes, etc

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Pulmonary Agents

59
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The Department of Transportation categorizes radioactive materials as class _________.

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60
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Less than or equal to .5mrem/hr

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Radioactive White-I

61
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Less than .5, but less than or equal to 50 mRem/hr

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Radioactive Yellow-II

62
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Greater than 50 rem, but less than or equal to 200mRem/hr

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Radioactive Yellow-III

63
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Exceeding 5 millirem, or a dose exceeding 100 mRem in 5 days

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Radiation Area

64
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Where a major portion of the body could receive in one hour a does that is in excess of 100 millirem.

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High Radiation Area

65
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  • A powerful gamma-emitting radiation source that can be placed in a high-profile location.
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Radiological Emitting Device (RED)

66
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Any device specifically designed to EMPLOY RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL to cause destruction by means of radiation.

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Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)

67
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Lifesaving or protection of large populations can warrant an exposure of up to ________ R.E.M.’s.

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68
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The time between exposure and symptoms during which microorganisms are passed to other people.

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Incubation Period

69
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Contact with Infected Droplets

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Being sneezed on

70
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STDs,kissing, touching. Normally don’t survive outside human body.

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Direct Contact

71
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Diseases are generally able to survive on exposed surfaces for extended periods.

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Indirect Contact

72
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Infected fecal matter

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Ingestion of Contaminated Food and Water

73
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Insects and animals

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Vectors

74
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A type of antimicrobial agent made from a mold or bacterium that kills or slows down the growth of other microbes, especially bacteria.

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Antibiotics

75
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This will be produced after every emergency response and be presented to the incident commander.

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Health Risk Assessment

76
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Shelters that house control centers and other work centers that must remain operational during hostilities because they provide essential functions.

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Emergency operations shelters

77
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Know page thirty

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Know page thirty

78
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What is the most important and difficult part of planning shelters?

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Determining the expected threat

79
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  • Medical Service Shelter Responsibilities
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Plan for medical treatment during shelter operations.

Specify first aid requirements for shelters

80
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***BEs supporting roles in shelter management Operations

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  • **ASSISTING in shelter selection, planing and design

* **ASSISTING in training shelter management teams

81
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HAPSITE 
INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION METER
ADM-300
SAM-940
RADeCO Sampler
Quick Silver Kit
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Electronic Personal Dosimeter
Drager CDS Kit
HHA
Hazmat ID

82
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Within 30 minutes of burst. Where physical damage is sustained.

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Immediate Fallout

83
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Between half an hour and twenty hours

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Medium Range

84
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The slow removal of very small particles for years possibly.

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Long-range

85
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*Are used to document dosimeter readings from dosimeters placed around the shelter in different areas.

Time
Intensity
Dosimeter Readings

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Shelter Radiological Logs

86
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Used to determine actual decay rate and to plan future operations

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Shelter Radiological Log Information

87
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Ensures he/she does not exceed their own wartime or commander directed doses.

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Individual Radiological Dose Record

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