Hazmat Flashcards
The first few minutes after arrival of first responders to an incident involving hazmat are deemed the ___?
“Critical stage”
At incidents of Level II or Level III, the incident Commander shall appoint an on-site safety officer, trained and qualified to perform hazmat ops at what level?
Technician Level
Before other than defensive operations begin, a_____ shall be completed by the Hazmat Director on scene.
Incident Site Safety Plan
The incident site safety plan should be delivered to the Incident Commander within ____ of Hazmat Units arrival on scene.
30 minutes
At minimum the site safety plan will include but not be limited to:
Weather
Atmosphere
Special training
Atmospheric monitoring requirements
- Specify any special training required
- Procedures for weather
Lead personnel from organizations will ___ the plan to signify they agree with it and will follow its provisions
Sign
What information sources for planning in Hazmat are used?
-Tier I and Tire II forms, annually turned in by holders of haz material and forwarded to st. 5
-info acquired through pre-fire planning process.
-Oklahoma County Local Emergency Planning Committee
(LEPC)
-Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Committee (OHMERC)
Site specific plans shall be prepared for any facility holding what?
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)
OKC fire shall deliver First Responder Awareness and Operations level training to personnel within ___ of employment and prior to deployment to emergency ops
Within 90 days
First Responders at the awareness level shall have sufficient training, how many hours?
8 hours
___ are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part o the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property,or the environment from the effects of hazardous release. Their function is to contain the release, keep it from spreading.
First Responder Operations Level
First responders at the operational level shall have received at least ___ hours of training.
40 hours
OCFD shall certify each employer as competent how often!
Annually
___are individuals who respond to releases for the purpose of stopping the release. Approach point of release.
Hazmat Technicians
Hazmat Technicians shall have at least ___ hours of training equal to First Responder Operations Level and shall be provided training from OCFD in an ___hour hazmat technician course.
40 hours
80 hours
In addition to a Hazmat Technician certification, OCFD will have a cert for ______ or a ______.
Cert for Chemistry of Hazardous Material
Passing Grade for College Chemistry Course
Incident Commanders shall receive at least___ hrs of training
40 hours
There should be at least ___ feet and ____ feet with larger complex incidents between the Command Post and Hazmat Team.
100 ft
200 ft
What is the alternate name for the Cold Zone
Support Zone
What is the alternate name for the Warm Zone?
Contamination Reduction Zone
What is the alternate name for the Hot Zone?
Exclusion Zone
Designed to reduce the possibility of contaminating a “clean” area by transferring hazardous substances from the Hot Zone to Support Zone?
Contamination Reduction Zone (Warm Zone)
Dispatchers shall be trained to ______ Level for Hazmat response.
First Responder Operations Level
How is a control line set up to isolate the area?
2 cones spread 30 ft apart and 80 to 100 ft from the tailboard of first arriving engine.
OCFD is responsible for incidents involving hazmat during what 2 stages?
Critical (stabilizing)
Containment
The OCFD operations level first Responders and hazmat response team shall provide:
Technical Expertise
Assistance
Equipment at incident to perform duties as directed by IC.
Who can stabilized Hazmat Incidents be turned over to?
Responsible Party
ODEQ
Oklahoma City Risk Management
The OCFD Hazmat Unit shall assume a _____ role in the Incident Command System.
Logistics
OCFD’s role in ICS shall be worked out between who prior to emergency response?
Mayor
Emergency Management
Fire Department
First few minutes after arrival of first responders to an incident involving hazmat are deemed _________
Critical stage
Before other than defensive operations are begun, an_____ shall be completed by the Hazmat Director on scene.
Incident Site Safety Plan
At incidents of Level ____or Level ____, the Incident Commander shall appoint an on site safety officer, trained and qualified I perform hazmat ops at Tech Level
Level II or Level III
The purpose of the _____ is to establish requirements for protecting the health and safety of responders during all activities conducted at an emergency.
Incident Site Safety Plan
The major distinction between standard and unexpected incident safety planning is the ability to ____,______, and _______ routine activities
Predict, monitor, evaluate
The Incident Site Safety Plan will be written to avoid ____,_____,and______ that can result from verbal orders
Misinterpretation
Ambiguity
Mistakes
At a minimum the site safety plan will include but not be limited to:
Weather
Atmosphere
Special Training
- Atmospheric monitoring requirements
- Specify any special training required
- Procedures for weather related problems
Once an incident involving hazmat has been stabilized, efforts must then be directed toward_____ the discharge or release of hazmat.
Terminating
Stabilization of the incident is most readily achieved by:
Terminating the discharge
The establishment of a “safe” perimeter is done by using what?
North American Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG)
Operation level personnel are trained in a _____ fashion, without actually trying to stop the release.
Defensive
What termination ops may be performed by other agencies?
Up righting and Off-loading
The command post, medical station, and equipment storage are all located in?
Cold Zone (Support Zone)
WHat are three ways to keep civilians an firefighters out of the contaminated area?
Barrier Tape
Rope
Natural Barriers
Establish an _____ for personnel or victims who are contaminated.
Area of Refuge
A_____ shall be established , consisting of appropriately trained individuals who have been adequately trained in the use of OCFD hazmat unit equip.,hazmat practices, and OCFD Hazmat Imit Procedures.
Hazmat Resource Pool
The HaMat team shall not be permitted to drop below ____ persons, minimum of ____ haz mat personnel at Station 5.
4
7
Who will specify whether a hazardous materials response will be made in emergency mode or non-emergency mode?
On scene Incident Commander
____ incident is the least serious and is typically the easiest to handle.
Level I
Only requires evacuation of specific building involved and does not pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Level I
Level I Incident is defined as a release of less than ___ gallons of a liquid or less than ____ lbs of a solid known hazardous material
10 gal
20 lbs
At a minimum, a control zone and a District Officer shall be established?
Level I
For Level I incidents a ____ and _____ shall be dispatched.
Engine, District Officer
A district officer will not be required on a Level I incident involving what?
Motor fuel
Hazmat unit will not normally be dispatched on a ____ incident.
Level I
Localized Evacuation is frequently necessary, since it does pose a threat to public and/or environment?
Level II incident
A level II incident is defined as a release of ____ or more gallons of a liquid or ______ or more of a solid of known hazardous material. Or any quantity of unknown
10 gallon
20 lbs
_____ must be established and maintained during a level II incident
Incident Zones
For level II and level III incidents, a ___ and ____ shall be designated in the Cold Zone.
Command Post
Staging Area
Dispatch for Level II incidents shall include:
A residential alarm, along with hazmat unit or Hazmat Task Force.
What type on incident is a civilian plane crash?
Level II
What type of incident includes a fire that is posing a possible BLEVE threat?
Level II
Any quantity of an unknown liquid, solid, or gaseous material should be considered what type o incident?
Level II
A local disaster is what kind of incident?
Level III
A district officer and ______ will be dispatched immediately on Level III
Deputy
Before entry and after leaving the Hot (Exclusion) and Warm Zones, an ___________ shall be completed by Ems Personnel.
EMS Hazmat Worksheet
Personnel shall be compelled to work no longer than ____ minutes in chemical protective suits, without a rest.
20 min
If temperature is above___ a mandatory heat stress evaluation and pre-entry medical evaluation will be performed.
70 degrees
What is initial pulse for pre-entry medical evaluation:
110 bpm
Pre entry Blood Pressure
140/90
Pre entry Respirations
22
Pre entry Initial Temperature
99 degrees