Fumigation emergency procedures p111-112

Question 1

What information should be located at one of the four corners of the property during fumigation?
a) Grocery store opening hours
b) Name of the exterminating company, type of fumigant, and initial time of fumigation
c) Local weather forecast

Answer 1

b) Name of the exterminating company, type of fumigant, and initial time of fumigation

Question 2

In case the integrity of the tent or seal has been violated, what action should be taken?❌
a) Continue normal operations
b) Evacuate buildings downwind
c) Wait for the exterminating company to assess

Answer 2

Answer: b) Evacuate buildings downwind

Question 3

What should be done to fumigation cylinders found on the exterior of a building?❌
a) Ignore them and proceed with other tasks
b) Control them by shutting off and/or protecting with fire streams
c) Wait for the fumigation company to handle them

Answer 3

Answer: b) Control them by shutting off and/or protecting with fire streams

Question 4

What should be done in case of an EMS alarm before the arrival of HAZ-MAT Team?❌
a) Enter the building immediately
b) Advise responding Rescue of the situation particulars
c) Conduct a search for victims

Answer 4

Answer: b) Advise responding Rescue of the situation particulars

Question 5

There has been a fumigation emergency incident involving a dangerous gas. Firefighter
Jones locates a victim who has eye burns from the fumigation gas Fire Captain Smith should tell Firefighter Jones to wash the victim’s burns with running water for a
MINIMUM of _ minute(s)

A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15

Answer 5

5

Question 6

How should contaminated skin be treated if a victim is found in a fumigation-related incident?
a) Ignored
b) Washed with a stream of fresh water for 15 minutes or until Rescue arrives
c) Covered with a bandage

Answer 6

Answer: b) Washed with a stream of fresh water for 15 minutes or until Rescue arrives