HazMat

Question 1

FIRST STEP IN THE 8 STEP PROCESS- ESTABLISH CONTROL OF THE INCIDENT BY ASSUMING COMMAND OF THE INCIDENT AND ISOLATING PEOPLE FROM THE PROBLEM BY ESTABLISHING ISOLATION PERIMETER AND HAZARD CONTR

Answer 1

SITE MANAGEMENT:

Question 2

FIRST ARRIVING UNIT RESPONDS TO THE SCENE, WHILE ALL OTHER UNITS ARE ORDERED TO STAGE AT A SAFE LOCATION CLOSE TO, BUT AWAY FROM THE SCENE, FROM WHERE THEY CAN DEPLOY IN A SAFE AND TIMELY MANNER. (OLD LEVEL 1 STAGING)

Answer 2

INITIAL RESPONSE OPERATIONS

Question 3

AS AN INCIDENT GROWS OR ESCALATES, THE IC DESIGNATES A FIXED LOCATION, WHERE RESOURCES RESPONDING BEYOND THE INITIAL RESPONSE CAN BE PLACED UNTIL GIVEN TACTICAL ASSIGNMENT. USUALLY DEPLOYED DURING LARGE, COMPLEX, LENGTHY HAZMAT OPERATIONS.

Answer 3

SUSTAINED RESPONSE OPERATIONS-

Question 4

DESIGNATED CROWD CONTROL LINE SURROUNDING THE HAZARD CONTROL ZONE. LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY REFER TO THIS AS THE “OUTSIDE PERIMETER”

Answer 4

ISOLATION PERIMITER

Question 5

DESIGNATION AREAS AT A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT BASED ON SAFETY AND THE DEGREE OF HAZARD. THESE ZONES ARE DEFINED AT HOT, WARM, AND COLD ZONES AND ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE ISOLATION PERIMETER.

Answer 5

HAZARD CONTROL ZONE:

Question 6

CONTROL ZONE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT THAT EXTENDS FAR ENOUGH TO PREVENT ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASES TO PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE ZONE

Answer 6

HOT ZONE

Question 7

CONTROL ZONE AT A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT WHERE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT DECON AND HOT ZONE SUPPORT.

Answer 7

WARM ZONE