ERP Hazmat And Add Flashcards
Hazmat
What zone does all decon happen in?
How is the contamination control line marked and what does it do?
Is FF PPE classified as chemical protective clothing (CPC)?
Decon in decontamination reduction zone
Contamination control line marked with yellow tape and it separates the support zone and contamination reduction zone
FF PPE is not classified as chemical protective clothing
Hazmat
What zone is the safe area of refuge?
Where is the casualty collection point?
When do you evacuate?shelter in place?
Safe area of refuge is in the warm/contamination reduction zone
Casualty collection point is in support/cold zone
Evacuate when time to evacuate and people will be threatened by changing conditions
Shelter in place when safer indoors then outside
Hazmat
At a hazmat incident what is top priority?
Who is responsible for hazard assessment?
1st truck has 2 teams, what do they do?
Top priority is to identify substance and hazards
1st truck is responsible for hazard assessment
1st truck team 1- hazard identification
Team 2- information resources
Hazmat
Which unit is responsible for site access control?
Who advises the IC for police assistance in security?
The 2nd truck has two teams, what do they do?
2nd ladder responsible for site access control
2nd ladder officer advises IC for police assistance in security
2nd truck team 1 - information resources
Team 2- sets up initial exclusion zone (red tape)
Hazmat?
1st engine does what? Can they do Cfr?
2nd engine does what? Can they do Cfr?
3rd engine does what? Can they do Cfr?
1st engine - water supply, may perform CFR duties
2nd engine - site access control , may perform CFR duties or assist 1st engine
3rd engine - CFR-D engine, if 1st and 2nd are doing CFR then water supply, decon, or site control
NFPA Diamond
Where is the blue section?
What does it mean?
What do the numbers 0-4 mean?
Blue is left and means Health hazards 0-normal material 1- slightly hazardous 2- hazardous 3- extreme danger 4- deadly
NFPA diamond
What does the RED section mean and where is it?
What do the numbers 0-4 mean?
RED is top and flammability 0- will not burn 1- flash point above 200degrees 2- flash point above 100degrees but below 200 degrees 3- flash point below 100 degrees 4- flash point below 73 degrees
NFPA diamond
What and where is the yellow section
What do the numbers 0-4 mean?
Reactivity and right 0-stable 1-unstable if heated 2-violent chemical change 3-shock and heat may detonate 4-may detonate
NFPA diamond
What is the white section, where is it?
What does ox, acid, alk, cor, or w with slash thru it mean?
White is bottom and means special hazards Ox- oxidizer Acid- acid Alk- alkali Cor- corrosive W with slash thru - use no water
Hazmat
Are cpc company trained in all levels of CPC?
If a victim is exposed to vapors do you use dry or wet decon?
TorF immediately retreat to gross decon if you come across a dispersal device still in operation, or come across a non responsive victim.
Yes cpc trained in all levels of CPC
Exposed to vapors use dry decon
True
What is the min number of FF’s to start a tour in a HMTU? SOC support ladder? Decon engine? Can the officer be acting?
HMTU - 1 trained officer (not acting) and min 4 FF’s
SOC support ladder - 1 officer or acting and 3 FF’s
Decon engine - 1 officer or acting and 3 FF’s
Chem in subway
1st ladder team 1? Team 2?
2nd ladder team 1? Team 2?
1st engine? 2nd? 3rd?
1st ladder team 1- victim evacuation and initial hazard assessment
Team 2- backup team 1 and establish communications relay
2nd ladder team 1- evacuation to gross decon
Team 2- site access control, define initial exclusion zone, establish contamination reduction corridor and zone
1st engine- place rig where 1st ladder is operating, establish water supply, remain outside subway, PROVIDE ESTIMATE of NUMBER OF VICTIMS, inform 2nd truck and IC if victims collapse
2nd, 3rd…engines operate independently at own entrance
ERP
Do you see the effects of biological incidents immediately? Chemical incidents?
Bio release initial exclusion zone is _#_ft.
Biological are not immediate, chemical are immediate
Initial exclusion zone is 300ft
ERP
If i biological real ease is indoors what should you do and how long until entry?
Before establishing a command post or staging area what must be done?
Seal area and avoid entry for 30-60 min to allow agent to settle
Protection from secondary device is top priority before establishing staging area or command post
ERP
Release of bio agent at what times will have the greatest impact?
Is emergency and gross decon usually necessary for most bio agents?
Release at dusk, dawn, night will have greater impact
Emergency or gross decon not usually necessary for most bio agents because they cannot penetrate skin
ERP subway
What are the 4 types of chemical agents? Smell? And example of each
Blister- garlic - mustard gas, lewsite
Choking - chlorine or grass - chlorine, ammonia, phosgene
Blood - burnt almonds hydrogen cyanide
Nerve - fruity - tobum, sarin, soman
ERP subway
Do we enter a subway were visible persons are unresponsive?
Where do self evacuating passengers get directed?
Members in bunker gear do not proceed past what?
What are the 2 immediate actions?
Do NOT enter subway were visible persons are unresponsive
Self evacuating passengers get directed to safe area of refuge
Members in bunker gear do not proceed past farthest live victim
2 immediate actions are monitor radiation levels and check for secondary devices
ERP subway
Who provides the IC with an estimate of the number of victims?
Who brings stokes/sled to drag victims to gross decon?
What is the only chemical agent that is lighter than air?
Secondary device usually explodes __min or less after primary explosion.
1st engine provides estimate of the number of victims to IC
2nd ladder brings stokes/sled to assist in removal
Hydrogen cyanide is the only chem agent lighter than air, others are heavier
Secondary device usually 20min or less after primary
ERP subway
Who informs the second ladder if victims collapse on way to gross decon?
Casualty collection point is in what zone?
What do we do with sidewalk gratings?
Who performs noxious stimulus triage?
1st engine will inform 2nd ladder if victims collapse on way to gross decon
Casualty collection point is in cold/support zone
Cover sidewalk gratings
CPC trained members or above perform noxious stimulus triage
ERP explosives
TorF
FDNY objectives at explosions are to extinguish fire impacting life (can pass nuisance fires), mitigate hazards, ensure safety, rapid evacuation, decon
True
ERP explosives
When discovery of clandestine lab who do you immediately notify?
Fire units should respond to the POI and triage transfer point with what?
HT and cell phones not to be used with _#_ft of suspected device, # for apparatus, post, and marine radios.
Clandestine lab immediately notify: BC, DC,BFI, PD, Hazmat
Respond to POI and triage transfer point with: SKEDs, tourniquets, meters, triage tags, and CFR equipment
HT and Cell phones 150ft
Apparatus, post, and marine radios 300ft
ERP explosives
can shock waves travel around corners?
When do we establish a patient relay point?
TorF always don the SCBA until area is proven safe.
Shock waves can travel around corners
Establish a patient relay point when distance or complexity of removal is determined to be beyond capabilities of a single unit
Do NOT don scba face piece unless there are indications of respiratory danger
ERP explosives
What are the mandatory evacuation distances:
pipe bomb, suicide bombers, suitcase, car, van/suv, small delivery truck, container/water truck, semi trailer.
Pipe bomb - 70ft Suicide bomber 110ft Suitcase 150ft Car 320ft Van/suv 400ft Small delivery truck 640ft Container/water truck 860ft Semi trailer 1570ft
ERP explosive PSI injuries (how much) Personnel knocked down Possible eardrum rupture 50% chance of eardrum rupture Possible lung injury 50% chance of lung injury Lethal threshold Nearly 100% lethal
Personnel knocked down- 1psi Possible eardrum rupture- 5psi 50% chance of eardrum rupture-15psi Possible lung injury-30psi 50% chance of lung injury-75psi Lethal threshold-100psi Nearly 100% lethal-200-250psi
ERP explosive
What do the following patient tags mean?
Black, red, orange, yellow, green
Black - dead Red- immediate transport/ critical Orange- life threatening/ urgent Yellow - non ambulatory/ delayed Green - walking wounded/ minor
ERP explosive
Medical care takes place where?
How many times should you reposition the head to asses respirations?
Victims moved to triage transfer point via what corridor?
Red tags moves to transportation sector via what corridor?
Medical care takes place at the triage transfer point (formerly the casualty collection point)
Reposition the head once to asses respiration’s
Victims to triage transfer point via rescue corridor
Red tags to transportation sector via patient removal corridor
ERP explosives
MCI incidents what is the acronym THREATS stand for?
Threat suppression’s Hemorrhage/ Airway control Rapid Extrication of critical patients Assessment and triage by medical providers Transport Site management
ERP explosives
What does the 1st engine do? 2nd engine?
1st Engine - establish water supply, stretch precautionary 2 1/2” to knock down fires threatening victims. If truck not on scene-officer enters POI to determine # of victims
2nd engine- establish water supply, take meters, skeds, CFR equipment to triage transfer point, assume control of triage transfer point until relieved by BC
ERP explosive
What does the 1st ladder do? 2nd ladder?
1st ladder - confirm location of POI on dept radio, officer enters POI to determine # of victims, initial location of ICP and triage transfer point, establish patient relay point if needed.
2nd ladder - report to triage transfer point, assist or provide relief as needed
ERP explosive
If many victims need removal 1st truck can request help from who?
Can we leave patients alone at the triage transfer point?
Do all patients get tagged at the POI?
If 1st truck needs help removing victims contact 2nd truck or 1st engine
Do NOT leave patients alone at triage transfer point
Only BLACK tags tagged at POI
ERP aggressive/deadly behavior
Can we operate in hot zones?
At active shooter FD is responsible for what?
When do we enter the warm zone?
We do NOT operate in hot zones
FD responsible for prehospital medical care at active shooters
Only enter warm zone when requested by PD and approved by DEPUTY CHIEF
ERP aggressive/deadly behavior
For an active shooter is it unified or single command? What if it involves fire and smoke?
Single command, if fire or smoke then unified
ERP aggressive/deadly behavior
Does the rescue task force bring oxygen? Defibrillators?
Where is the FD officer of the rescue task force positioned of the “rolling T”?
Do not bring oxygen or defibrillators
Officer positioned at the rear of the rolling T
ERP radiological ops
What is radiation exposure?
What are the 4 types of entry for radiation?
Radiation exposure is when radiation enters the body
4 types are inhalation, ingestion, absorption, penetration/injection
ERP radiological ops
What are the 4 types of radiation, the hazard, range, and shielding?
Alpha - inhalation - 1-2 inches - intact skin, inches or air, sheet of paper
Beta - inhalation/penetration/can penetrate skin 1/4” thick - up to 10ft - 1’ of plastic/aluminum/glass
Gamma - whole body - several hundred feet - several inches of lead/concrete/steel or 1ft of water/dirt
Neutron - whole body - several hundred feet- 3ft of water/1ft of concrete/10”of plastic
ERP radiological ops
What is an acute dose?
What is a chronic dose?
What is normal background radiation
Acute dose is a large dose reviewed in a short period of time
Chronic dose is small amount of radiation over long period of time
Normal background radiation is .02-.05mr/hr
ERP radiological
What does the Rad50 alarm at?
The average person receive about how much radiation each day?
What is the difference between a radiological incident and emergency?
Rad50 alarms at 1mr/hr
Average person receives about 1mr per day
Radiological incident - above background readings from a legitimate source but NOT released from container
Radiological emergency - a radiation source that is out of its container, accidentally or intentionally
*both must be confirmed by a second meter
ERP radiological ops
What is the decision dose for the following events:
1-General operations at radiological emergencies
2-protection of major property
3-life saving or protection of large populations
4-life saving for a catastrophic event
5 REM for general operations at radiological emergencies
10 REM protection of major property
25 REM for life saving or protection of large populations
50 REM for life saving for a catastrophic event
ERP radiological
Radiation from a nuclear device does not occur for about how long?
Members receiving absorbed does should be rotated at dose levels of __REM or when ______.
15 min
rotate at 5 REM or when 1 SCBA tank is depleted
ERP radiological
When you double the distance how much does the rate drop by?
TorF Full bunker gear and respiratory protection is suitable protection for most radiological emergencies
Double distance quarters the rate. ex 100mr/hr at 1ft is 25mr/hr at 2 feet.
True full bunker gear and respiratory protection is suitable protection for most radiological emergencies
ERP radiological
What is the action level of the Rad50?
TorF
Doses up to 10 REM for firefighting, 25/50 REM for rescue
Action level is 1 mr/hr
TRUE
ERP radiological
The TIC can pick up heat that some radiological elements emit?
Rad50 takes up to __min(s) for a change on the LCD screen
TRUE TIC can pick up heat from some radiological elements
Rad50 up to 1min for a change on LCD screen
ERP radiological
At what rate is the hot zone established? Cold zone? Warm zone?
Hotline established at 2 mr/hr
Less than 2 mr/hr is the cold zone
Warm zone does not encircle source of radiation, it is a small defines location used for decon and safe area of refuge
ERP radiological
Decon is considered successful if levels on a person or equipment do not exceed ____
What is the preferred method of decon for radiological events?
Successful if levels are less than 2x background levels
Dry decon is the preferred method
