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Midterm Flashcards

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Hazard

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A phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition thatmay cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, propertydamage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economicdisruption, or environmental damage

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Hazard Triggers

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ecological, accident, malfunction, planned outage, intentional attack, negligence

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Sub-Categories of Hazards

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agricultural/food emergency, environmental, extraterrestrial, hazardous materials, health, public safety, structural, supply/distribution, transportation

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Disaster

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A serious disruption to an affected area, involving widespread human, property, environmental and / or economic impacts, that exceed the ability of one or more affected communities to cope using their own resources

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Types of Disaster

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Human-caused and caused by natural forces

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Natural Disaster

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An act of nature of such magnitude as to create a catastrophic situation in which the day-to-day patterns of life are suddenly disrupted and people are plunged into helplessness and suffering, and, as a result, need food, clothing, shelter, medical and nursing care and other necessities of life, and protection against unfavourable environmental factors and conditions

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How can natural hazards turn into natural disasters?

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Rapid onset or progressive onset

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Emergency

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A situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise (Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act)

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Who has the authority to declare an emergency?

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Only the head of council of a municipality (or their designate) andthe Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Premier

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Associated Property

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Items found on the remains, worn by the deceased, or found within other associated items

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Methods of identifying victims

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Open Mass Fatality Event

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The identity and the number ofthe missing and presumed deadis primarily unknown becausethere is no list or manifest

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What can we get from post-mortem data?

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Fingerprints, odontology, DNA profiling, physical indications

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Closed Mass Fatality Event

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The identities of allthe deceased are known, andthe identification processinvolves matching the identitywith the body

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What does CBRNE stand for?

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Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosives

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What is a CBRNE Event?

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Any incident or event involving hazardous materials which pose a threat to human safety

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What do firefighters do at a CBRNE event?

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Fire suppression, hazard identification, hazard mitigation, oxygen/PPE, decontamination, team rescue, chemical reagent detecters

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What does the Explosives Disposal Unit do at a CBRNE event?

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Identification and mitigation of hazards related to explosives, the bomb guys, suspicious package examination in the field

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What does forensic identification do at a CBRNE event?

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Scene documentation, collection of evidence and samples for lab analysis, fingerprints, specialized equipment

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What does CFS do at a CBRNE event?

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Scientists, chemical and biological analysis, identification of samples

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What does Public Health Ontario do at a CBRNE event?

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Analysis and identification of biological threats, a scientific partner

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What does Health Canada do at a CBRNE event?

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Science, federal lab, illegal drug material, certificate of analysis for court, technical assistance in field

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What does Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission do at a CBRNE event?

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Training in detection and mitigation of nuclear and radiological material, technical assistance in field

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What does the Canadian Armed Forces do at a CBRNE event?

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Strong military CBRNE capabilities, Defence Research and Development Canada

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What is the first step at a CBRNE event?

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Assess danger and contain it, establish hot zone based on level and extent of danger, keep it in one spot

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Who is involved in the RECCE team at a CBRNE event?

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Medic, bomb tech, firefighter with detection equipment, forensics guy

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When is forensics done at a CBRNE event?

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Once everything is safe, then proceed as normal, may need additional PPE

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How do forensic identification officers avoid contamination at a CBRNE event?

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Additional PPE, work in teams with a clean and dirty person, disposable cameras/airdrop, presumptive testing, single-use fingerprint brushes, kill bucket for decontamination

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What kins of additional PPE is used at a CBRNE event?

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Cotton gloves to absorb sweat, nitrile gloves, CBRNE gloves, more nitrile gloves, more nitrile gloves, B suit, mask, A suit

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A Suit

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Ugly green one with face shield, 2nd level of protection

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B Suit

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Tyvek-type suit with hood, 1st level of protection

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Basic Sampling Protocol at a CBRNE Event

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Dirty person places sample in primary container, clean person holds secondary container and dirty person drops it in without contact, clean person puts secondary container into tertiary container

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Steps Before a Disaster

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Disaster risk reduction - hazard identification and risk analysis, preparedness, mitigation

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Steps During a Disaster

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Processes and practices - the response as part of the investigative side of the disaster

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Steps After a Disaster

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Recovery process - DVI, community

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Technological Hazards

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Include accidents at hazardous installations and accidents while hazardous substances are in transport

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Terrorism

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Technologies involving nuclear, biological, and chemical agents used to develop weapons of mass destruction and is a deliberate event

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