Hazmat Material 1st Responder Flashcards
1st arriving officer shall evaluate effects of wind…
Topography and location of situation
Three levels of HAZMAT
One-on scene company can handle, two-additional resources needed including HAZMAT team, three-HAZMAT team will upgrade and this may include team from TVFR or Gresham
Acronym RAIN
Recognize, avoid, isolate, and notify
For unknown products, utilize 3 gas monitor and a minimum ___ SCBA
Full
Hazardous material emergency response plan binder is what color
Red
A HAZMAT team phone consult should be done in cases of
Unknown chemical releases and any HAZMAT products that have entered an outflow or drain, any patient injury that is result of chemical exposure
Create the warm zone with traffic cones and
Yellow barrier tape
Tactical priorities
Safety of fire, safety of citizens, evacuation, control perimeter, stability of hazardous material, disposal of material, protection of environment and property
Make sure to inform responding companies of
Direction of approach
The decision to evacuate or shelter in place needs to be considered
Early in the incident
When HM7 is consulted for an incident they will access modeling tools to estimate the area needed for
Protection and isolation zones
Once decision is made to evacuate shelter in place this must be done immediately with assistance from
Police and BOEC and consider notifying community emergency notification system (contact affected citizens in EVAC zone)
What is the purpose of decontamination?
Assure that any potentially harmful or dangerous residues on persons, EQT, or apparatus is confined to warm zone
Level of decon: initial hose stream from the cold zone to the hot zone
Emergency
Level of decon: controlled spray and wash corridor in warm zone
Gross
