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Chapter 8 Flashcards

Infinite command systems and action plan implementation

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Emergency service organizations in the US use what system ?

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Incident command system, also known as NIM-ICS P. 297

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What command structure controls hazmat incident and allows coordinated responses across multiple jurisdictions and agencies with overlapping authority and responsibility

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Unified command structures

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Incident command systems provides the following core concepts

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Common terminology
Integrated communications
Unified command structure
Module organization
Manageable spin of control
Consolidating into action plans
Comprehensive resource management
Accountability resources

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What enables organizations to send and receive information internally, as well as externally to other disciplines

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Integrated communications

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what Facilitates multiple disciplines working through their designated managers to achieve common objectives and strategies, and prevent conflict or duplication of effort

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Unified command structures

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What organizes response resources according to their responsibilities assets, but then each functional unit may be expanded or contracted based on requirement of the event?

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Modular organization

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Effective span of control varies from

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3 to 7 and a ratio of 1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements is recommended

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What enables formal documentation of incident, goals, objectives, and strategies divine by unified incident command

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Consolidating incident action plans

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What provides system to describe, maintain, identify, and track resources

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Comprehensive resource management

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What establishes effective accountability jurisdiction levels within individual functionalities areas during incident

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Accountability of resources

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ICS position titles are
Incident commander-
Command
General staff section-
Branch
Division/group
unit/team

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Commander
Officer
Chief
Director
Supervise
Leader

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Only infinite command is called ‘’ and there’s only 1 per incident

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Commander p. 299

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What staff have the delagated authority to direct order and control resources?

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Command staff p. 300

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Who is responsible for the overall management of an incident operation and supporting activities? This includes developing and implementing strategic decisions, approve falling, request for resources and releasing them.

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Incident commander p. 301

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If the incident is large or complex, incident commander may delegate command authority to the following command staff

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Safety officer
Public information officer
Liaison officer

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Safety officers responsible for what?

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Identifying monitoring, hazardous and unsafe conditions

Ensuring operational and personal safety

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The safety officer must be trained to the level of incident and is required to perform the following duties:
Obtained ‘’ from IC
Review’‘for safety issues
Identify s’’ at scene
Participate in ‘’ and ‘‘of incidents
Maintaining ‘’ with IC
x3 ‘’ any unsafe activity
Conduct safety briefings

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Operations level:

Obtained briefing from IC
Review IAP for safety issues
Identify safety issues at incense
Participate in prepping and monitoring of incidents
Maintaining communication with IC
Altering, suspend, or terminate any unsaved activity
Conduct safety briefings

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Safety briefings include:

Identifying ‘’
‘’ of the site
Task to be’’
Anticipated ‘’ of task
‘’ requirement
‘’’ Requirement
Notification of ‘’
Additional ‘’ information

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Identifying hazards
Description of the site
Task to be performed
Anticipated duration of task
PPE requirement
Monitoring Require
Notification of identified risks
Additional pertaining information p. 302

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Public information officers relay what information between IC / stakeholders during an after incidence

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Accurate information

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Additional PIO DUTIES ?

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Advising incident come in on information and media relations
Obtaining and providing information to the planning section, community and media

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Liaison officer communicates between who

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Incident command and supporting agencies at the incident

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The functional section are

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Operations
Logistics
Finance/administration

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23
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The operation sections reports directly to who

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IC P. 303

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Who gathers, assimilates, analyzes and processes information needed for effective decision-making

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The planning section Cheif

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Who is also responsible for specific units such as a resources, demobilization, and technical specialists

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planning chief

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Who provides facilities, power, service, and materials and support of the incident?

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Logistics section Cheif

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What branch includes medical, communications and food services

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Service branch

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What brand includes supplies, facilities, and ground support

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Supporting branch

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29
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What section implements the incident action plan

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operations section p. 304

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30
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Who is responsible for implementing the phase of the incident action plan dealing with the hazardous material?

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Hazardous material officer

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The Hazardous material safety officer is also known as

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Assistance, safety officers. 305

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32
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Who manages the tactical operations carried out in the hot zone

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The functional position team leader

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who Report directly to the hazardous material officer and in responsible for all personal assigned to entry operations?

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Entry team leader

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Who does all such as detection, product control, victim, rescue, and recovery within the hot zone

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entry team leader

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Who is responsible for the back up team?

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Entry team leader

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Entry team and back up teams report directly to the entry team leader both teams require a minimum of how many responders

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2

37
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Decontamination team leader reports to who and works closely with who

A

Hazardous Material officer
Safe refuge area manager

38
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Who is responsible for all Decon operations and personnel inside the warm zone?

A

Decontamination team leader

39
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Who report directly to the hazardous material officer and works closely with the decontamination team leader, safe refuge, area, manager, and hazardous material safety officer, and is responsible for medical evaluation of personnel

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Hazmat medical team leader p. 306

40
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Incident commanders must have ICS training and be trained at a minimum to what

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Hazardous material operational level p. 307

41
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defines an area surrounding the incident in which persons may be exposed to life-threatening concentrations of material

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Initial isolation zone

42
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The protective action distance defines an area’’ from an incident in which persons may become incapacitated and unable to take proactive actions..

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downwind

43
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What are the three control zones?

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Hot
Warm
Cold p. 310

44
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Control zones provide scene control required at hazmat incidents which are x 4

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Minimize contamination
Preventing parents
Regularly press, responders, move movement
Ensure Accountability

45
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Hot zone is also called what

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Inclusion zone or isolation zone

46
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The warm zone is also called what

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Contamination or reduction zone/corridor

47
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What do you do in the warm zone?

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Decon, staging back up personnel, isolated contaminated tools, and equipment after exiting the hot zone p. 311

48
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The cold zone is also known as

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Support zone

49
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What do you do in the cold zone?

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Carry out all logistics support functions of an incident. Considered safe no PPE required.

50
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Cold zone area includes

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Commands
Staging areas

51
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Other support teams located in the cold zone include

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Criminal investigation
Logistics support
Research team p. 312

52
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A command post needs to be readily identifiable common identifiers include

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Visible distinct command vehicle
Marked building or tent
Flag or sign
Marking lights

53
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Corner staging is also known as

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Quarter staging p. 313

54
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How far away are the furthest piece of equipment be from an incident?

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1.5 times from the farthest known piece of evidence p. 314

55
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Three main categories of protective clothing

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Structural firefighting, protective clothing

High temperature protective clothing

Chemical protective clothing
- liquid splash protective clothing
- vapor protective clothing

56
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Structural firefighting clothing is not what type it does not prevent all gases or vapors from reaching the skin

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Vapor tight p. 316

57
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What is the body system rule to enter the hot zone?

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2 in / 2 out

58
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In general, there must be at least’’ equipped and train responder that has seen emergency before and entry team of ‘’ maybe hard zone operations

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4 - 2

59
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If an entry member team is unable to safely exit the hot zone or has had an event that cannot be resolved within’’ they should declare what

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30 seconds / mayday p. 317

60
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At hazmat incident responded should use a signaling system that will advise personnel inside the danger area when to evacuate. Communication methods include.

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Intrinsically safety portable radios
Voice signals
Hand signals
Other predetermined signals p. 318

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Reforming evacuation responders needed enough time to

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Warn
Prepare people to leave
Designated safe road to leave the area(uphill up wind upstream)

62
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Do not permit evacuees to congregate at the scene instead, direct them to what

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Designated place along specific roots (area of safe refuge)

63
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The IC must address the following factors for large scale evacuations x4

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Notifications
Transportations
Relocation facilities and temp shelters
Re-entry p. 320

64
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Decision to shelter in place may guide by the following factors x 4

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Population cannot evacuate because of healthcare, detention or educational occupies

Materials spreading to rapid

Material to toxic to risk and

Heavier than vapors may trap people in high rises p. 321

65
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When protecting people inside a struct, close all what ‘’ x 4

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Doors
Wind
Ventilation
AC systems

66
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Evacuation may be better option than shelter and place one what is involved for two reasons which are

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Gas is involved

  1. Explosion vapors gases may take a long time to dissipate
  2. Vapors or gases may permeate( spread) to any building that cannot be sealed from the outside
67
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Defending in place may include the following actions x3

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Using hose streams to diffuse a plume
Searching a neighborhood
Turning off heat and air conditioning systems p. 322

68
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Releasing materials can cause serious environmental damage to

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Air
Water surface
Wildlife
Water table
Land surrounding p. 323

69
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Defense control options include x 4

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Damming
Diking
Diverting
Retention

70
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Action to prevent or limit the flow of a liquid or sludge pass a certain area

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damming

71
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Action using raised embankments or other barriers to prevent movement of a liquid or sludge to another area

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diking

72
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Action to direct and control movement of a liquid or sludge to an area that will produce less harm

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Diverting

73
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Action to contain liquid or sludge in an area where it can be absorbed, neutral or removed. Often use a long term solution.

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Retention

74
Q

The main operational tactics used with flammable liquids are x3

A

Fire extinguishment
Vapor suppression
Ignition prevention

75
Q

If only fuel is burning because of a leaking gas, the best method for extinguishment would be too

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Shut off the fuel supply p. 324

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Process of removing life-threatening contents from victim as quickly as possible

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Emergency decontamination

77
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Process of removing life-threatening contaminants from a large number of people in the fast as possible

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Mass decontamination

78
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Process of using chemical or physical methods to thoroughly remove contaminants from responders( primarily entry team personnel)

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Technical decontamination

79
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At a minimum responders should establish what at all hazmat incident

A

Emergency decon p. 325

80
Q

CAN stands for what?

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Condition status
- improving
-static
-deteriorating

Action
- in progress
- complete
-planned
Needs
-meet at this time
-additional resources required p. 326

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most responding organizations use full sentences known as’’ rather than ‘’

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Clear text, codes

82
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Many organizations implement the preestablish evacuation, signal which is ?

A

Three blast seven airhorn for 15 seconds/low siren

83
Q

Some indicators to withdrawing include

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Sudden change in temp
Sound of a pressure relief device activating
Sudden change and pressure
Sudden increase in flames p. 327

84
Q

Last strategic Cole at a hazardous material incident is to what x 2

A

Recover and terminate effort

85
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Major recovery phase goals include

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Returning the operation area to save condition
Debriefing personnel before they leave the scene
Returning the equipment and personnel of all involved agencies to pre - incident conditions p. 329

86
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The termination phase involves three procedure actions which are

A

On scene debriefing brie
Post incident analysis
Incident critique

87
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What is the process of gathering information, completing reports, determining financial responsibility and assembling information for the incident critique that is conducted once the analyst is complete

A

Post incident analysis

88
Q

Recommendations during the PIA include

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Operational weaknesses
Training gap analysis
Necessary procedure change
Required additional resources
Necessary updates p. 330

89
Q

What is a more formal means of evaluating all the events that took place during the incident. Not an opportunity to assign blame or criticism occurs after the incident analysis.

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Incident critique p. 331

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