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Chemical attack in subway:
What do nerve agents smell like?
Fruit
Taben, sarin, soman
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Chemical attack in subway:
What do blister agents smell like?
Garlic (in the shape of a blister)
Mustard, lewisite
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Chemical attack in subway:
What do blood agents smell like?
Burnt almonds
Hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride
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Chemical attack in subway:
What do choking agents smell like?
Chlorine or grass
Chlorine, ammonia, phosgene
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Chemical attack in subway:
What is the top priority before establishing a command post?
Protection from a secondary device
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Chemical attack in subway:
Where is the safe refuge area located?
The contamination reduction zone
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Chemical attack in subway:
Where is the casualty collection points?
Support zone (along with command post and staging area)
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Chemical attack in subway:
Should we shut off the subway HVAC?
Yes, and cover sidewalk readings with tarps rugs etc.
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Chemical attack in subway:
Can we cover a device that is still dispersing chemical?
No, make no attempt to stop the device. Bunker gear is not satisfactory to protect against an operational device
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Chemical attack in subway:
How far can we operate in the exclusion zone?
No further than the furthest live victim.
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does the first arriving truck team One do?
Who is in it?
Evacuation and hazard assessment
“Evacu-assessment”
Officer and two members
Just like a subway run for smoke. Officer and two guys go to the platform while the remaining guys set up the communications relay
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Chemical attack in subway:
If members come across unresponsive victims, what should they do?
Immediately transmit this info and go to be decontaminated.
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Chemical attack in subway:
Should we wear rubber gloves under our fire fighter gloves?
Yes
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Chemical attack in subway:
How should first truck team one mark route for CPC teams?
Search ropes
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does first truck team two do?
Made up of who?
Who relieves them?
Back up team one and communications relay
Remaining two members
CPC
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does the first truck chauffeur do?
Apparatus placement
Help set up comms relay
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does the second truck team one do?
Evacuation to gross Decon.
“Evacu-gross”
Direct ambulatory victims from SRA to gross Decon.
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Chemical attack in subway:
Can second truck carry non-ambulatory victims?
Yes, they bring stokes for this purpose
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does second truck team to do?
Site access control
Define exclusion zone with red hazmat tape.
Establish contamination reduction zone and contamination reduction Corridor
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does the second truck LCC do?
Put rig out of Hazard area and establish barriers with rig tape and cones
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Chemical attack in subway:
Where does the first engine position the rig?
Near the location of the access/egress points of the first truck
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Chemical attack in subway:
What does the first engine do?
Hook up to a hydrant, and begin gross Decon.
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Chemical attack in subway:
Who estimates the number of victims to the IC?
First engine
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Chemical attack in subway:
Who informs the second truck and IC if victims collapse on the way to Gross decon?
First engine
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Chemical attack in subway:
Where do the second and third engines go?
Remote entrances to ensure Decon at these locations
Can perform CFRD
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Chemical attack in subway:
Who can perform noxious stimulus triage?
CPC or above.
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Chemical attack in subway:
If a person does not respond to painful stimulus than what?
If the person does respond to voice or touch then what?
Leave the victim in place and proceed to the next victim
Remove from area immediately
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HAZMAT:
Transportation papers for:
Trucks
Rail cars
Ships
Airplanes
Bill of lading
Waybill
Cargo manifest
Air bill
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What is the hotline? And how is it marked?
The boundary of the exclusion zone and it is marked with red barrier tape.
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Where does all Decon occur?
The contamination reduction zone.
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Where is the contamination reduction zone and how is it marked?
Between the exclusion zone and the support zone
Yellow tape
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How do you enter the CRZ from the support zone?
Access control point
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Can you exit the CRZ with any contaminant left?
No
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What is the difference between wet and dry Decon?
Wet is the use of hand lines or showers and dry is the removal of outer clothing.
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When does technical Decon occur, and what is it?
After gross Decon, and it is a more thorough decontamination with solutions and equipment.
**Time is not critical
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Where is the safe refuge area?
In the contamination reduction zone
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Where is the command post?
In the support zone
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Do CPC suits provide thermal protection?
No
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Is bunker gear classified as chemical protective clothing at all?
No
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What is level a vs level B vs level C protection?
What level is a APR and PAPR a part of?
A - Highest skin and respiratory protection
B - Highest respiratory but lower skin protection
C - Minimal skin and respiratory protection
Level C
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When can you use an APR?
Only when authorized by IC
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Can you operate alone in an isolated zone?
No
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What is the primary responsibility of SOC support trucks?
Monitoring: air, victims (before and after decon)
Assist with rescues
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What is the primary objective of CPC trucks?
Rescue operations of non-ambulatory victims
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When can CPC enter the exclusion zone?
When techs are monitoring the environment
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When is evacuation considered best?
When there is a danger of a fire or explosion but it has not taken place and there is time to relocate
When the discharge has taken place but people are protected
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When is sheltering in place preferred?
Evacuation can’t be managed properly
- low toxicity
- dissipating
- small quantity
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What should initial rescue actions concentrate on?
Removing able-bodied people, only engaging and complicated rescue if carefully evaluated
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What is the first arriving ladder responsible for?
Hazard assessment
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What does the first truck chauffeur do?
Stay with rig, and to use as a barrier for site access control
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What does the first truck team one do?
Hazard identification
- Also provides a primary search
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What does the first latter team two do?
Information resources:
- Acts as a back up
- Users guide book and DOT guide book as guides
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What is the second arriving truck responsible for?
Site access control
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What does the second truck establish?
The initial exclusion zone
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What does the second truck chauffeur do?
Stays with rig and establishes physical barriers using rig, tape etc.
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What does second truck team one do?
Information resources:
- Assists first truck with assessment, back up or information
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What does second truck team two do?
Establishes the initial exclusion zone (using read hazmat tape)
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Where does second truck team two remain?
Outside the exclusion zone to deny access
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What does the first engine do?
Water supply:
Stretch a line and wait orders by the IC
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Can the first engine be split?
No unless ordered to
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Can the first engine performance CFRD?
Yes
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What does the second engine do?
Site access control
** Coordinate with second truck and site access control
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What does the third engine do?
CFRD
**All three engines can perform CFRD, and all should operate together as units
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Is the N 95 and goggles sufficient for chemical vapor is?
No
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What does a black tag indicate?
Dead: no ventilation’s present after one attempt
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How many breaths per minute for a red tag?
Radial pulse?
Simple commands?
Greater than 30
No
No
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What does a yellow tag indicate?
Radial?
Simple commands?
Less than 30 breaths per minute
Yes
Yes
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What does a green tag indicate?
Walking wounded
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Do all expose patients have to be transported to a Health care facility?
Yes could have delayed symptoms
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What must be established before the hazmat tech unit makes entry?
A Decon team
**Can be in the engine in full PPE and SCBA
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Hazmat tech unit:
What two teams are there?
Entry and back up
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If the first unit at a large scale incident is a CPC or SOC truck what should they do?
Not perform hazmat duties until additional companies arrive to control ambulatory victims
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Can hazmat transport samples of materials?
No
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Are we responsible for cleanup?
No
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NFPA diamond?
Health (blue) - flammability (red) - reactivity (yellow)
Special
White
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NFPA diamond
Low number to high number indicates?
0 = normal or stable
5= deadly, explosive,
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Explosive incidents:
Hard target?
Soft target?
Secured and staffed by personnel or officials (government sites military sites)
Buildings with limited security (shopping malls hospital schools churches)
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Explosive incidents:
Can you move a firearm?
No, shall not move firearm device, anything.
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Explosive incidents:
HT and cell phones can’t be used within of suspected device?
Apparatus, post, marine radios?
150’
300’
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Explosive incidents:
FD personnel is under the control of who?
The FDNY IC at all times
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Explosive incidents:
Primary mission at explosions?
Save lives
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Explosive incidents:
Should you don your face piece at explosive incidents?
No unless there are indications of respiratory danger.
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Explosive incidents:
After read that nation who conduct all searches?
Request NYPD to conduct all searches. Members are to survey the staging area but shall not conduct a search for devices.
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Explosive incidents:
Post detonation: priority removal for what color tag?
Red
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Explosive incidents:
What color tags are left in place?
Black
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Explosive incidents:
What is the SOP for incipient fires?
Ignore them if they are not a threat to victims and first responders
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Explosive incidents:
First engine, what hose line should be stretched?
2 1/2 inch as a precaution.
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Explosive incidents:
If truck is not on scene, first engine should enter the POI and what victims should be tagged?
Only black tag (deceased)
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Explosive incidents:
Where does the second engine report to?
Triage transfer point
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Explosive incidents:
Where does the second arriving engine officer go?
Remains at triage transfer point until relieved by a BC
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Explosive incidents:
If the distance to the triage transfer points too long then what should the first truck do?
Establish a patient relay point to transfer victims to the second truck.
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Explosive incidents:
Where can you leave victims alone?
Patients must not be left alone at any location
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Explosive incidents:
Who is responsible for setting up the core relay if it is in a subway system?
The first truck. The second truck is now responsible for reconnaissance of the POI
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
Can you enter a premises where a threat exists?
No, if there is any doubt notified dispatcher and await PD
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
When transmitting specific information regarding ongoing operations, how should you transmit sensitive information? Mixer off, mixer on, cell phone, etc.?
Should be transmitted via cell phone, secure frequencies, or MDT
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
If you wanna cancer aggressive deadly behavior before and why PD, what should you do?
Immediately withdraw.
Seek hardcover or concealment
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
Can we enter the hot zone?
No. No personnel operate in hot zones
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
Can we operate in the warm zone?
What is the warm zone?
For life safety only and one escorted by NYPD
Search by law-enforcement with no identifiable threats but is not declared a cold zone
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
What should the first unit on scene do?
Contact NYPD
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
Who has to request our presence in the warm zone?
Who has to approve it?
Can we enter without approval?
NYPD
Deputy chief
Yes, Only if NYPD incident commander requests for immediate life-saving intervention.
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
Is an active shooter incident a single command or unified command?
Single, unless fire and smoke is being used as a weapon. Then it would be a unified command.
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
What items should the rescue task force not bring into the warm zone?
Oxygen, defibrillators.
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
What type of formation will the rescue task force enter?
T formation
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
What tag patients should the rescue task force focus on removal of?
Red
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Aggressive Deadly Behavior:
If a rescue task force member suffers and incapacitating injury during operations, what should the rescue task force do?
Leave immediately with that member
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Alternate fuels:
How far away should people not engaged in operations be kept from the front and sides of a tank involved in fire?
1000 feet from the front
500 feet from the sides
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Alternate fuels:
Where does tank failure usually occur?
The vapor area
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Alternate fuels:
Can compressed natural gas BLEVE?
No, it does not contain liquid