Erp Add 2 Flashcards
Nerve agents are also known as? And have what type of smell? Signs of exposure are?
Organophosphates – tabun, sarin, soman, and vx
Odor of fruit
SLUDGEM
Blister agents also known as? Orders?
VESICANTS
Mustard, Lewisite
Mustard – garlic
Lewisite- Geraniums
Signs and symptoms of exposure to mustard do not appear for several hours – skin blistering
Signs and symptoms of Lewis it appear immediately-severe irritation to eyes, skin and airways
Blood agents also known as? Give off what orders?
Pulmonary- hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride
Odor of burn almonds. Immediate symptoms- gasping for air, convulsions
Choking agents are?
Chlorine, ammonia, phosgene Odors: Ammonia – bleach Chlorine – chlorine Phosgene– musky hey, grass
All chemical agents except what are heavier than air?
Hydrogen cyanide
Exposure to chemical agents will result in immediate symptoms seconds to minutes with the exception of?
Mustard’s and phosgene, which will have delayed affects (hours)
MP (military police) protect chemicals
Verification of a chemical released at a subway shall cause the transmission of signal
10-80 With appropriate code
Members are not to enter a subway where?
Visible persons are unresponsive
Members operating in bunker gear should not proceed into the exclusion zone any further than? When performing hazard assessment or rescue of ambulatory victims
Should not proceed in the exclusion zone any further than the farthest live victim
If a dispersal device is still operational, first alarm units shall do what?
Make no attempt to stop the device. Responders shall immediately retreat and proceed directly to gross Decon
T/F First arriving units should check for secondary devices and monitor radiation levels. Alarm activation and radiation levels shall be immediately reported to the incident commander
True
Who must monitor on air times of members in order to ensure Decon is completed before the air supply is depleted?
The officer
Duties of the first arriving ladder company suspected chemical attack in an underground transit system. First arriving ladder company does what?
EHAB
Team 1:Evacuation and hazard assessment
Team 2: Back up
Suspectedchemicalattack in underground transit system second arrivingladder company does what?
EGD SAC
Team 1: evacuation to gross Decon
Team 2: site access control
Team one will consist of who?
Two firefighters supervised by the officer for victim evacuation and initial hazard assessment
Members are not to enter a subway when?
Visible persons are unresponsive. If members come across an area with no response of victims, indicating an immediate threat to responders, they should transmit this info. To the incident commander and retreat immediately to be decontaminated
Who shall mark the route for CPC entry/rescue teams with search ropes?
First arriving ladder company team one
What additional BSI is needed for chemical attack in an underground transit system?
Don examination gloves under fire fighting gloves
First arriving ladder company team two is used for what?
In addition to directing evacuation, two of the remaining members will be designated the back up team for the first arriving ladder team won. They will also establish a communications related to the incident commander until relieved by the first arriving CPC equipped unit
The first arriving LCC will do what?
Will coordinate with other responding units to ensure a site controlled access to the site, and will assist in the establishment of the communications relay
Second arriving ladder company does what?
EGD SAC
Team 1: evacuation to gross Decon
Team 2: site access control
Who directs ambulatory victims from the safe refuge area to the gross Decon area, if necessary. Also who assist non-ambulatory victims to the gross Decon area using stokes stretcher, if necessary
Second arriving ladder team one.
Does second arriving ladder team one enter the exclusion zone?
No they coordinate and limit site access, remaining outside the exclusions zone
Second arriving ladder team 2 does what?
SAC
Site access control
Define initial exclusion zone with red hazmat barrier tape. Establish contamination reduction zone with yellow barrier tape or UTILITY rope. Establish contamination reduction Corredor
Can the first arriving engine enter the subway system?
Remain outside subway system and less ordered by the incident commander
Where should the first arriving engine position the apparatus?
Near the location of the access/egress points of the first arriving ladder performing assessment. Position up wind and away from sources of contamination (e.g. subway entrances and sidewalk ratings) But near enough to perform gross Decon. Connect to a hydrant
Who provides an estimate of the number of victims to the ic?
First arriving engine
Who informs the second letter company an incident commander if victims collapse on the way from subway exit to Gross Decon area?
First arriving engine
Who performs Cfr – D duties as needed?
Second and third arriving engines shall be prepared to perform Cfr D duties as needed
Where to the second, third, and fourth arriving engines operate?
May operate remotely, each at their own entrance, to ensure that Decon facilities are available quickly at these locations
