Haz Mat Flashcards
At a haz-mat incident, Where should the access control point for the exclusion zone be established?
At the periphery of the exclusion zone and contamination reduction zone to control the flow of personnel into the exclusion zone
At a haz-mat incident, Red barrier tape is used to identify which zone?
The exclusion zone
At a haz-mat incident, In what zone does all decontamination occur?
Contamination reduction zone
At a haz-mat incident, Where is the contamination control line?
It is the boundary between the contamination reduction zone and the support zone
At a haz-mat incident, What color barrier tape is used to identify the contamination zone?
Yellow
T or F… Emergency personnel have separate decontamination areas than civilians?
True. Members may be operating on a limited supply of air
Who can authorize the use of the APRs?
They can only be used after?
The IC.
The air contaminant has been identified.
The oxygen level is between 19.5% and 23.5%
The concentration has been measured
The filter cartridge is specific for the material
Air monitoring is on-going
At a haz-mat incident, who is responsible for initial hazard assessment?
First due ladder
Team one
At a haz-mat incident, who is responsible for controlling access to the site and for establishing the initial exclusion zone?
Second due ladder team two
In conjunction with second arriving engine
At a haz-mat incident, The first arriving ladder company team one is responsible for?
Entering the exclusion zone and trying to identify the product
At a haz-mat incident, The first due ladder team two is responsible for?
Back up for team one. Use ERG to identify product and hazards
At a haz-mat incident, 2nd ladder team one is responsible for ?
assisting first ladder with site assessment, back up or information resources
At a haz-mat incident, The second ladder team two is responsible for?
Establishing the initial exclusion zone using red barrier tape, utility rope, traffic cones, etc
Remain outside exclusion zone
Work with second engine
At a haz-mat incident, The responsibility of the first due engine?
Water supply, stretch a fog line
Don’t put into operation until ordered by IC after initial assessment
At a haz-mat incident, Can the first due engine perform CFRD duties?
Yes, if necessary
Responsibility of the second due engine at a haz-mat incident ?
Coordinates with second ladder to control access to the site
At a haz-mat incident, Responsibility of the third due engine ?
CFRD duties
Using START patients are triaged into one of four categories, a black tag (deceased) would mean?
Patients have no ventilations present after one attempt to reposition the airway
Using START patients are triaged into one of four categories, a red tag (immediate) would mean?
Patients have ventilations present after repositioning airway, have respiratory rate greater than 30 breaths per min, have absent radial pulse or are unable to follow simple commands
Using START patients are triaged into one of four categories, a yellow tag (delayed) would mean?
Patients have a respiratory rate less than 30 breaths per minute, radial pulse is present, is able to follow simple commands, but has injury that does not fit into either the immediate or minor categories.
Using START patients are triaged into one of four categories, a green tag (minor) would mean?
Patients are walking wounded
At a haz-mat incident, Where is the safe refuge area located?
In the contamination reduction zone for safe refuge of people from the hot zone prior to being decontaminated
At a haz-mat incident, Where is the casualty collection point located?
In the support zone for the medical branch to triage and treat decontaminated victims
In the NFPA 704 diamond, it is split up into 4 diamond shapes, the blue diamond represents what kind of hazard?
Health hazard- blue section 4 deadly 3 extreme danger 2 hazardous 1 slightly hazardous 0 normal material
