SOG Section 24 HAZMAT Flashcards
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
Upon recognition of signs of a hazmat incident what shall personnel do?(3)
- leave the immediate area
- initiate a hazmat response
- conduct a hazard/risk analysis
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What should be considered when apparatus approach and place themselves? (5)
- up wind, up hill
- apparatus should be beyond evacuation distance
- shall be off the property in such a manner as to restrict the access of vehicles onto the property
- fire control shall direct company reps to bring any necessary info and meet first in apparatus
- all responding outside agencies will be directed to the warm zone
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What are the responsibilities of first responding apparatus?(12)
- determine the hot, warm and cold zone
- personnel should make reasonable attempto to have civilians removed form the area
- control entry/exit of hot and warm zone
- gather information
- utilize the expertise of on-scene personnel
- protect on-scene personnel and civilians by isolating and evacuating
- Assess the situation to determine possible rescue situations
- if hazmat team is not on scene establish a decontamination area using a charged 45 and personnel in full PPE
- request assistance beyond usual scope if required
- first arriving officer shall undertake the responsibilities of the hazmat sector officer
- relay pertinent information
- assist hazmat team after their arrival
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What factors shall be considered by the hazmat sector officer when determining hazards and risks?
- The hazardous nature of the materials, includign toxiity, flammability and reactivity
- The quantity of the hazmat
- The containment system and type of stress applied to the container
- Level of available resources
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What considerations must be made when doing a hazard/risk analysis to determine possible rescues?(3)
- how great the risk
- how long will the rescue take
- what are the patients chances of survival
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
When first responding units are gathering information what questions should be asked?(3)
- what hazmat is involved
- casualties or injured persons
- actions that have already been taken
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
When assistance beyond usual scope is required who may be called? (4)
- company representatives
- region of peel spill
- ontario spills action centre
- CANUTEC
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What are the responsibilities of the information sector?
- Conduction any research required
- Coordinate with 3rd party’s (Canutech, etc)
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What are the responsibilities of the IC?(10)
- designate an HSO
- Designate an entry officer, a deacon officer and a safety officer. Use hazmat personnel for these positions if possible
- confer with HSO regarding needs and requirements
- Reference the ERG for evacuations distances
- consult with police on evacuation plan
- set up isolation procedures if required and use police where possible
- decide to what extent fire personnel will assist in the clean up
- transfer responsibility to competent agency prior to leaving
- ensure all waste products are disposed of
- Ensure anyone having received a direct unprotected exposure receives medical attention
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
When leaving the scene who might be considered a competent agency?(3)
- Peel spill control
- Ontario spills action centre
- clean up company/company repersentative
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What are the responsibilities of the Hazmat Sector Officer?(10)
- consult with the IC to determine the actions required to remove nonessential personnel from the area of danger
- Appoint personnel as research and information sector
- advise the IC if protect in place should be considered
- adjust hot, warm and cold zones if needed
- determine the actions required to stabilize the hazardous material
- determine hazards and risks
- Direct action to ID all o fth einvolved hazardous materials as well as any other hazardous conditions that might exist
- Designate an entry team with appropriate back up
- frequently advise the IC of conditions and operations in the hot zone
- ensure proper operation of the decontamination area
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
Prior to hazmat personnel entering the hot zone the hazmat sector officer shall ensure that? (4)
- The entry officer is prepared
- The deon officer is prepared
- Safety officer has been briefed and consulted
- Medical sector has been established and Paramedics are on scene
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
What is the entry officer responsible for?
- All aspects of entry into the hot zone
- Ensuring proper PPE is chosen
- Ensure proper donning of PPE
- Ensuring entry and back-up teams are established with a minimum of 2 personnel
- Ensuring back up teams are in place prior to entry
- A plan is in place and has been communicated to the entry and backup team
- Direct communications with the entry team
- Relays communication from entry team to HSO and IC
- Reports to the HSO
- Briefed but HSO as to assignment of entry teams
- Organizes and assigns all persons in entry sector
- Over sees the recon team, entry team back up team and RIT
- Responsible for the overall tasks of those assigned to enter the hot zone
- Recommends actions to be taken by the entry team to mitigate the situation
- Maintain communications with the safety, Decon and HSO
- Track time on air
- Maintain a log for all personnel assigned to the entry sector
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
Wha are the responsibilities of the DECON officer?
- Reports to the HSO
- Briefed by the HSO as to assignment of entry teams
- Organizes and assigns all persons designated to the decon sector
- Selection of DECON level
- The decontamination area is properly prepared
- Ensuring DECON is properly performed
- Ensuring proper doffing of PPE
- Ensuring proper handling of contaminated equipment and clothing
- Maintain Comms with safety, entry and HSO
24-02 HAZMAT INCIDENTS
Ware is the Safety officer responsible for?
- Reports to HSO
- Ensure sones are established and communicated to on scene personnel
- Ensure zones are marked and guarded
- Briefed by HSO as to assignments of all sectors
- Ensure ID and analysis of products involved has been completed and communicated to the HSO
- Ensures hazard/risk analysis has been done
- Maintains Comms with entry, decon, and HSO
- Overall scene safety
24-04 DECONTAMINATION
What is emergency/gross decontamination?
the rapid removal of potentially harmful substance from responders or civilians
24-04 DECONTAMINATION
what is mass decontamination
the process of decontaminating large populations that have been potentially exposed to harmful substances
24-04 DECONTAMINATION
what is technical decontamination
means of thoroughly decontaminating firefighters and members of allied agencies at a hazardous materials incident
24-04 DECONTAMINATION
What should be done during emergency/gross decon?
- method of decon should be established before removal of PPE
- scba shall remain on until process is complete
24-04 DECONTAMINATION
In the event of substantial soiling of bunker gear during any emergency incident what should be set up for decon?
45mm line on low pressure and wide fog pattern. can be done on a grassy area if possible to avoid runoff into storm sewers
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
Particular information for first responding personnel to gather shall include?
- hazmat involved
- chemical names
- quantities
- containment systems
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
What must be done before the fire is put out?
all extinguishing agent must be assessed for their compatibility with the hazmat
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
What should initial attacks be made with
dry chemical and/or CO2 extinguishers
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
What shall the hazmat team do upon arrival?(9)
- evaluate the hazmat involved and conduct hazard risk assesment
- evaluate and re-establish zones if needed
- elvauate and make recommendations regarding PPE
- Assess perosnnel and vibilians to determine decontamination and medical treatment required
- set up and perform decon
- Evaluate, make recommendations and assist with the control of run-off
- provide additional personnel for firefighting
- evaluate persons exposed to contaminants for symptoms particular to the chemicals involved
- conduct monitoring as required
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
Before entering a hot zone a hazard risk assessment shall be performed. Questions in their phase may include:
- Will the hazardous material react explosively?
- Are there materials that may spontaneously polymerize?
- Is there potential that containment systems may explode (BLEVE)
- Is there potential that personnel may contact hazardous materials that are toxic or corrosive?
- are there hazardous material present that react engergetically with water, air, or other contaminants
- If so are they involved in the fire or likely to beocme involed with the fire?
24-05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRES
If initial extinguishment efforts are unsuccessful, what may be done and who makes the decision?
Cease extinguishment efforts allowing the hazardous material to burn freely.
A joint decision made by
- The IC
- Industry representative
- Region of peel spills control and/or ministry of the environment
