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Haz Mat Chapter 3,4,5,7 Flashcards

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Haz mat

What is a co emergency?

A

Mater readings are greater than 9 or people are SYMPTOMATIC

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Haz mat

What is a co incident?

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9ppm or less

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Haz mat. If readings are above 9ppm what should we do?

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Recommend people leave the area and begin ventilation

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Haz mat

What should we do if readings are above 100ppm?

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We must evacuate the area this is legal levels of CO

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Haz mat

What do we do if people have symptoms?

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Evacuate the area

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1038- you need detector activation to give a code 2 or 3
What is a code 1
What is a code 4

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Code1- detector activation but low battery or a defective unit
Code4- no detector present in area or present but did not activate

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Haz mat

T/F co is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-irritating and a non-toxic gas?

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False toxic gas

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Co is virtually undetectable without special instruments, what is the LEL of co and the UEL of co?

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LEL- 12.5%

UEL- 74%

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Is co heavier or lighter than air?

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Co is slightly lighter than air (.968). Since warm air rises co will rise with it. Co will disperse evenly throughout the room.

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What are the symptoms associated with low level of co?

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Headache, fatigue, nausea, dizziness

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What are the symptoms associated with medium level of co?

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Vomiting, drowsiness, loss of consciousness

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What are the symptoms associated with high levels of co?

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Seizure, coma, permanent brain damage or even death

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If people have symptoms of co poisoning what should we do?

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Evacuate, ventilate, and request EMS

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When should we request a utility company when dealing with co?

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If co readings are over 9ppm
If units shut off gas appliance
People exhibiting symptoms of co poisoning
Note: co provides no early warning signs

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If affixing co monitor to ht strap where should we affix it?

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To the chest area, having the co monitor near the HT antenna will cause false activations.

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If the concentration of co in the atmosphere exceeds 35ppm but less than 100 ppm the gas alert extreme co monitor will signal?

A

A slow modulating tone every 1 second
A sallow flashing red light every 1 second
A slow vibration every 1 second
When the co concentration falls below 35ppm the alarm will automatically turn off.

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When using the gas alert extreme co monitor, what is the only button that should be used by field units?

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The green circular button on the left

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What is the minimum staffing levels of cpc ladders?

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Their is no minimum staffing for cpc ladders

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Can soc support ladders do mitigation?

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They can assist , they can not initiate mitigation on their own. Soc support has more training than cpc units but not as much as HMTU. Soc support ladders are tech one
HMTU are tech two
L33 is CPC
L46 is SSL

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What does CPC stand for?

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Chemical protective clothing units

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What can cpc units do?

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They can remove people and responders in contaminated areas.

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What level suits do cpc units wear?

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They wear level A and B cpc suits

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Can cpc units perform decontamination?

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Yes

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Can cpc units perform mitigation?

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No they cannot perform mitigation

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Does the CPC unit officer have to wear a cpc suit all the time?

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He does not have to wear a cpc suit to perform functional supervision.
An example when he would have to wear is suite is when the entry team would not be in lign of sight. A complex entry team operation.

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In areas of limited or no line of sight with the cpc unit officer, what shall the entry team do?

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The entry team shall give a detailed description of the areas they pass through and work in.

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If a fire fighter becomes aware of a possible cause for the release of a hazardous material, who should they notify?

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The CPC unit officer

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If a fire fighter of the entry team goes down for an unknown reason, the other entry team member should do what?

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Leave the area immediately and notify the back up team

28
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Can a cpc unit be used at any incident?

A

Yes they can

29
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The back up team consists of how many members?

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2 cpc trained members

30
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Can cpc units perform NST, ( noxious stimulus triage)

31
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Is NST used for conscious or unconscious victims?

A

Unconscious

32
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Perform NST for how many victims?

A

3 or more. Not a single victim

33
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Does a decon station have to be established prior to cpc personnel entering into the hot zone or warm zone?

A

Yes it must

34
Q

When does black tag get removed?

35
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The primary function of the cpc unit that is performing decon is?

A

To provide immediate decon to cpc entry team members

36
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Who shall establish a written log of the on air times of the entry team?

A

The cpc unit officer

PS confined space a FF does log

37
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A single 2 member entry team can handle how many victims?

38
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T/f at a large scale incident, ambulatory victims should be escorted to the appropriate casualty collection point?

A

False. Directed not escorted

39
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Can medical treatment and decon take place simultaneously?

40
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Removal of a victims clothing will remove up to ____% of contamination?

41
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Note: soc support has more training than cpc but not as much as HMTU

42
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Entry team: if one member must leave what does the other member do

A

He must go too

43
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What is the task of the back up team?

A

Their sole task is the removal of down members

44
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Who recommends to the IC the entry point into the hot zone?

A

The cpc unit officer

45
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Should the cpc unit officer establish a 2nd HT channel for cpc equipped members?

46
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A cpc entry into a contaminated area requires how many cpc trained members?

A

5 cpc trained
2 entry, 2 back up and 1 decon
Not necessarily from the same unit

47
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Who determines a members order of decontamination?

A

The member determines their own order of decontamination

48
Q

HAzmat 3
Asbestos
When does ASBESTOS become hazardous?

A

When material becomes FRIABLE
AND IS
allowed into the atmosphere and is
INHALED n INGESTED

49
Q

Hazmat 3
Asbestos
Where is ASBESTOS Located?

A

1) Covers on boilers,heat pipe, duct lining
2) CON ED steam pipes,manholes,expansion joints
3) spray ons on structural steel
4) ceiling (white popcorn texture)

50
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Hazmat 3
Asbestos. 4.1.1
What signal would be transmitted at operations involving suspected asbestos contamination?

A

10-80
Specify ASBESTOS RELEASE

USE MASK
WET DOWN to prevent fibers from becoming AIRBORNE

51
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
What is the single most important action associated with effective decontamination?

A

RAPID PHYSICAL REMOVAL of MATERIAL

from VICTIM

52
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
What is key to reducing exposure times and saving lives by rapidly removing contamination?

A

The ABILITY in delivering
LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER
QUICKLY

53
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
What zone is the area of refuge in?

A

WARM ZONE

people removed from AREA OF RELEASE
TO
AREA OF SAFE REFUGE

54
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
What is the purpose of the “Gross Decontamination Corridor”

A

Is to REMOVE the contamination from the VICTIM

Accomplished in TWO STEPS

1) have victim remove OUTER CLOTHING
2) wash VICTIM down w/ WATER (soap if available)

55
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
The removal of victims OUTER CLOTHING removes what percentage of the contamination?

56
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
When is the FACEPIECE taken off the member before sent to the gross DECON?

A

AFTER BUNKER GEAR has been removed
Then
FACEPIECE

Higher than 90% of contamination will be eliminated from FF gloves,bunker gear, SCBA and HOOD

57
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures 2.4.2
What are the factors that will affect what type of decontamination procedures to be used?

A 
# of victims
Type of material
Weather Conditions
Water Sprays
PPE available
58
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
What are the options that we have when setting up for a MASS DECON?

A

1) STRETCH 2 1/2 handline(s) w/ AQUASTREAM NOZZLE
2) Two PUMPERS w/ AQUASTREAM NOZZLE
3) Two pumpers w/ AERIAL ladder w/ AQUASTREAM NOZZLE
OR
TOWER ladder w/ TURBOMASTER FOG NOZZLE
OR
3rd pumper w/ AQUASTREAM nozzle

59
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
When using the 2 1/2 HANDLINE for MASS DECON,what is the recommended OPERATING PRESSURE and if Two HANDLINES are used how far apart should they be?

A

Two 2 1/2 HANDLINES
25’ to 30’ apart

Operating Pressure
50-80 psi

60
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Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
When using the 2 Pumpers for MASS DECON operations, how far apart are they? Operating pressure?

A

25 ft apart
50 to 80 psi
AQUASTREAM fog nozzle on EACH RIG
*PUMP PANEL facing the OUTSIDE

61
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
When using the TL or AL or 3rd Pumper DECON procedure how wide and long of water spray shower will be produced approximately?

A

20 ft wide

30 ft long

62
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
Which apparatus would use a different FOG NOZZLE than the others?

A

TOWER LADDERS use TURBO MASTER FOG NOZZLE

engines and aerials use AQUASTREAM FOG NOZZLE

63
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
If using a 3rd Pumper for DECON what type of fog nozzle would be used and where would it be placed?

A

AQUASTREAM Fog Nozzle
Attached to
MULTIVERSAL (apparatus mounted)

64
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
Can fog nozzles be used for decontamination?

A 
YES
Immediately LIFE THREATENING exposures where EMERGENCY DECON is necessary attach
FOG NOZZLE TO
MULTIVERSAL on ENGINE 
OR
OUTLET on Tower Ladder
65
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures 2.4.11
What is the basic rule of protection from hazardous materials?

A

STD
Shielding
Time
Distance

66
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures
Who carries the WATER containment TUBS and GARDEN HOSE EQUIPMENT?

A

CPC LADDERS
HMTU’s
HMC1

67
Q

Hazmat 7
Decontamination Procedures 3.3
Who carries AIR INFLATABLE TENTS w/ DESIGNED IN SHOWER HOSES and PORTABLE WATER HEATERS?

A

HMTU’s

SOC DECON Support Unit

FDNY (103 decks)

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