Chapter 4

Question 1

The 8 step process is to help responders prioritize and organize a response. The8 steps are …

Answer 1

1. Sight management and control
2. Identify the problem
3. Hazard assessment and risk evaluation
4. Select personal protective equipment
5. Information management and resource coordination
6. implement response objectives
7. Decon and clean up operations
8. Terminating the incident

Question 2

Step 1 is __________.

It entails managing and securing the physical layout of the incident.

Answer 2

Site management and control.

A critical benchmark of overall success in the response and the foundations n on which all subsequent response Functions, strategies, and tactics are built.

Question 3

The goal of step one is to establish the playing field for all subsequent operations can be implemented safely and effectively.

Some check points to this are :

Answer 3

• avoid commuting personnel or equipment to a hazardous position
• establish IC
• establish staging
• isolate and isolation perimeter
• establish Hot Zone, communicate zone to all parties involved
• do not enter the affected areas without proper PPE.

Question 4

Step 2 is _________.

This means that you must identify the scope and nature of the problem

Answer 4

Identify the problem

To do this you must

• recognize, identify, and verify the hazardous material involved
• type of container
• exposures

Question 5

What is defensive recon ?

Answer 5

Objective is to obtain info on site layout, containers, physical hazards, access from beyond the inner perimeter

Question 6

What is Offensive recon

Answer 6

Objective is too obtain intel and incident info by physically entering the inner perimeter. This may be a joint entry by both Hazmat and law enforcement.

Question 7

Step three is ________

The most crucial function that public safety personnel preform. The primary objective is to determine if an intervention is possible and what strategic objectives and tactical operations should be presumed to control the problem.

Answer 7

Hazard and Risk assessment

• asses health hazards posed by the material
• collect information on the problem from all references
• understand the relationship between the container and the Hazmat
• based on the risk develop an IAP

Question 8

Step 4 is ____________

This is done based on the results of the Hazard and risk assessment.

Answer 8

Select personal protective equipment.

Two primary types of personal protective equipment are commonly used

1) structural fire fighting equipment
2) chemical protective equipment

Question 9

Step 5 : _____________

The goal of step 5 should be the timely effective management, coordination, and dissemination of all that is pertinent.

Answer 9

Information Management and resource coordination

Question 10

Step 6 : ____________

Generally the most important part of a response.

Answer 10

Implementation of the Resource objectives.

Common strategies of this are : rescue, public protective action, spill control, leak control, fire control, and recovery.

Question 11

Step 7 _____________

The process of making personnel, equipment, and supplies safe.

Answer 11

Decon and clean up operations

The goal is to ensure safety of both emergency responders and the public by reducing the level of contamination on scene and minimizing secondary contamination.

Question 12

The final step. Step 8 is ________

The most important aspect is to transfer command to the agency that is responsible for the post emergency activities.

Answer 12

Terminate the Incident

Goal is to transfer command to the responsible party.