Gasoline Tanker Collision With Fire Scenario

Question 1

What is the response matrix for this incident?

Answer 1

3-Engines
1-Truck/Quint
1-PM Squad
1-HMTF
1-Foam
1-EST
1-BC

Question 2

What does your size up include?

Answer 2

Location of fire by address or location
Type of carrier/container 
Type of material involved
Static versus dynamic-with direction
Fire or non--fire
Injuries, exposures, wind direction

Question 3

What are your priorities?

Answer 3

Protection of life
Protection of the environment
Protection of property and equipment

Question 4

What are your strategic priorities? SCARIEPM

Answer 4

Size-up
Command/follow-up
Request assistance
Rescue
Isolation of material
Evacuation
Person responsible
Material identification

Question 5

What are your safety considerations? UCCHEAPP

Answer 5

Uphill/upwind approach
Contamination reduction
Consider worst case
Hazardous substance containment
Entry into exclusion zone
Avoid product contact
Protective clothing
Prepare for the immediate egress

Question 6

What are the components of command?

Answer 6

Unified command
I C P Location
Staging uphill/upwind
Seen management-law enforcement
Clean-up
Enforcement
Final clearance

Question 7

What are your tactical priorities? RCCP

Answer 7

Rescue/triage/treat injured victims
Confine/extinguish fire
Control spill/leak
Evacuate

Question 8

What is your initial action upon arrival?

Answer 8

Size-Up
Initiate rescue/EMS
Pass/transfer command
Follow-up report

Question 9

What is your follow-up report?

Answer 9

Name the incident
Identify IC and ICP LOCATION
request additional resources
Identify staging and/or check-in location
Special instructions Travel routes, wind direction

Question 10

What is contained in your transfer of command?

Answer 10

Standard answer

Question 11

What other components of your organization will you need to establish?

Answer 11

Safety
PIO
RIC
Back-Up Protector line

Question 12

Will your requested resources be able to fill all the tasks needed?

Answer 12

No, one engine and squad will be committed to EMS

Question 13

How would you initially divide this incident?

Answer 13

Medical group
Suppression/attack group
Exposure group
Hazmat Squad group
RIC

Question 14

In route considerations

Answer 14

Water supply
Monitor radio traffic
Smoke showing, (volume, pressure, color)
Evacuation
Additional resources

Question 15

Tactical Priorities:

Answer 15

Rescue/triage/treat injured victims
Confine/extinguish fire
Control spill/leak
Evacuate

Question 16

Initial action:

Answer 16

Size up
Initiate rescue/EMS
Pass/transfer command
Follow up report