Book 37: CHAPTER 8 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TASK FORCE - TERRORISM

Question 1

The Department has access to pre-incident information through the

Answer 1

Terrorism early warning group

Question 2

Pre-Incident Information

• _____ analysis
• _____ and significant events
• Potential ____

Answer 2

Threat analysis

Trends

Targets

Question 3

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Responds to the incident and begins _____ and _____ assessment.
• Requests additional resources through _____ _____.
• Recognizes the potential for a _____ _____.

Answer 3

Health and risk assessment

Incident commander

Secondary device

Question 4

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Establishes contact with _____\______ on scene.
• Obtains initial reports of ______ and _____, unusual conditions, and relays to Hazardous Materials Task Force assigned to communications/research.

Answer 4

Personnel / responders

Signs and symptoms

Question 5

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Determines appropriate ______________.
• Determines appropriate __________ measures.
• Ensures on-scene personnel take appropriate ________ _______ measures – secondary device awareness.

Answer 5

Level of protection

Decontamination

Self-protection

Question 6

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• ______ ______ for suspicious vehicles; vapor clouds, smoke; liquid on the ground, running liquids in the street, gutter, and parking lots; low lying areas or depressions.
• Considers the need to ______ ______personnel from operational area(s).

Answer 6

Evaluates scene

Rapidly evacuate

Question 7

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Continuously evaluates _____patterns.
• Confirms placement of resources _____, _____.

Answer 7

Weather

Uphill, upwind

Question 8

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Assesses impact of large structures.

1. Local ____ ____
2. Large ______
3. As _____ from secondary devices

Answer 8

Wind patterns

Large populations

Shelter

Question 9

First-In Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Determines appropriate _____ and _____ location to set-up Hazardous Materials Task Force operations.

Answer 9

Space and safe location

Question 10

Responds to the incident (if needed) and supports the First Hazardous Materials Task Force with technical operations.

Answer 10

Second Hazardous Materials Task Force

Question 11

Third Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Communicates with personnel on the scene to obtain _____ and ______.
• Completes the____ ______ ______(identifies the deployed agent through signs and symptoms of the victims).

Answer 11

Signs and symptoms

NBC indicator matrix

Question 12

Third Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Conducts _____ on deployed agent.
• Provides additional _____ _____ to on scene resources, as needed, e.g., suggested meters and monitoring equipment, levels of protection, etc.

Answer 12

Research

Technical support

Question 13

Third Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Faxes preliminary agent identification and information to on-scene resources and _____ _____ ____.
• Utilizes fire station ________ ______, e.g., phones, fax machine.

Answer 13

Medical alert center

Communication equipment

Question 14

Third Hazardous Materials Task Force

• Notifies _____ agencies, as requested by Incident Commander. On-Scene Actions

Answer 14

Allied agencies

Question 15

On-Scene Actions

1. Verify _______ _______

Answer 15

Product identification

Question 16

On-Scene Actions

1. Establish/confirm ______ (Exclusion Zone, Contamination Reduction Zone).

Answer 16

Perimeters

Question 17

On-Scene Actions

3. Establish

Answer 17

Technical decon

Question 18

On-Scene Actions

4. Assign Haz Mat Technicians to monitor

Answer 18

Secondary decontamination

Question 19

On-Scene Actions

5. Confirm_______ sweep of operational areas for secondary devices.

Answer 19

law enforcement

Question 20

On-Scene Actions

6. Provide advice to ____ ____ Group on appropriate decontamination measures.

Answer 20

Mass decon group

Question 21

On-Scene Actions

7. Initial entry by Hazardous Materials Task Force members into______ ______

Answer 21

Exclusion Zone

Question 22

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

Each Squad carries two______ detectors. This monitor automatically detects and identifies chemical warfare agents or irritants such as mace and pepper spray, and provides a warning that agents or irritants are present in the atmosphere.

Answer 22

APD 2000

Question 23

The APD 2000 detects and identifies agents based on a technology called

Answer 23

ion mobility spectrometry (IMS).

Question 24

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a pocket-sized instrument that detects trace levels of chemical warfare agents such as nerve agents and blister agents.

Answer 24

The SAW MINICAD MKII

Question 25

The SAW MINICAD uses a pair of solid-state ______ ______ _____ (SAW) microsensors that are extremely sensitive to small changes in the mass of surface coatings that act as “sponges” for chemical warfare agent vapors.

Answer 25

Surface acoustic wave

Question 26

The SAW MINICAD performs a new analysis every

Answer 26

60 sec

Question 27

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a multi-air sample test set that is used to test for the presence of five different agents or compounds.

Answer 27

The Draeger CDS Kit

Question 28

Dreager CDS Kit Capabilities and Limitations:

• There is a + or – of __% reading for a false positive for Phosgene from Chlorine gas.

Answer 28

25%

Question 29

Dreager CDS Kit Capabilities and Limitations:

• Operating Temperature – from __° F (5° C) to __° F (30°C). Be careful of the reagent at higher temperatures.

Answer 29

41-86

Question 30

Dreager CDS Kit Capabilities and Limitations:

Shelf Life – _____years from date stamped on the box of tubes.

Answer 30

2 years

Question 31

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

It will detect alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. This kit is for detection only

Answer 31

Ludlum Response Kit

Question 32

Capabilities and Limitations:

• The linearity reading of the Ludlum is within plus or minus __% of true value with a detector connected.

Answer 32

10%

Question 33

The Ludlum will detect_____ and ______ radiation .

Answer 33

beta and gamma radiation

Question 34

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a small self-contained device that detects gamma rays.

Answer 34

The Radiation Pager

Question 35

The Radiation Pager operates with 2 __ ______ batteries continuously for _year.

Answer 35

AA alkaline batteries

1 year

Question 36

The Radiation Pager

• If batteries are inserted incorrectly, power protection circuitry will _____ _____ after several hours.
• Low battery condition.
• Both LED’s flash together and “chirp” every __ seconds.

Answer 36

Discharge batteries

15 sec

Question 37

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a portable, bio-aerosol collection and detection system that captures airborne pathogens and spores 0.5 µ and larger into a small volume of liquid and deposits the liquid onto Tetracore’s hand-held assays - the BTA™.

Answer 37

The BioCapture™ BT-550

Question 38

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a biological agent detection and identification device.

Answer 38

BTA Test Strip

Question 39

Hazardous Materials Task Force Terrorism Equipment

is a portable biological agent identification and documentation screening system. It is intended for use in the field to perform rapid analysis on environmental samples that may contain potential biological threats. It is NOT intended for confirmatory analysis, diagnostic or clinical use.

Answer 39

Guardian BTA Test Strip Reader