SOP #38: BDS Incident Action Plan Flashcards
Where is the Biological Detection System (BDS) located?
U.S Postal Facility on Corliss Street (Box 5418)
Who developed the incident action plan?
PFD in conjunction with US postal service + RI Dept. of Health
What master box is the BDS connected to?
Master Box 5418
What is the BDS installed to detect?
Presence of Anthrax in the mail
How frequently does the BDS sample the air?
Every ninety (90) minutes over a pinch point in the mail handling machinery
What are the Hours of operation for the BDS?
1800-0100 daily, increased during holidays
Which mail that has passed through the machine can be contaminated?
Previous ninety (90) minutes
Where is the BDS located in the US postal building?
Side 1, to the right of the main entrance
approx. 50 feet inside the building
How many different agents can the BDS detect?
seven (7) different agents, at the time only samples Anthrax
What is considered the hot zone if BDS goes into alarm?
Inside postal facility
How long can Anthrax take to develop symptoms?
two (2) to five (5) days
T or F: Any personnel can enter the postal office if the BDS goes into alarm?
F: Only Haz-mat response team
What is the strategic goal at a BDS response?
Recognize the potential for Haz-mat situation, execute most appropriate tactics by:
Evaluating, evacuating, extinguishing, extricating, eradication
What are the PVD Haz-Mat 5 E’s initial guide?
Evaluate
Evacuation
Extinguish
Extricate
Eradicate
Which has been proven to save the greatest amount of lives of the Haz-mat 5E’s?
Evacuation
Eliminates the most dangerous threat to life safety and aides in stabilizing (controlling) an incident?
Extinguish fire
Of the five (5) E’s, which one provides for greatest chance of survival?
Extricating conscious patients
Which of the Haz-mat 5E’s helps contain the Haz-mat incident to area of origin?
Eradication
What is Haz-mat 5E’s initial actions guide for Evaluate?
Dispatch Info
Location + Occupancy
Placards , labels, biological indicator + use 5E’s
What is Haz-mat 5E’s initial actions guide for Evacuation?
Establish hot + cold zone
330’ Gases
150’ Liquid
75’ Solids
What is Haz-mat 5E’s initial actions guide for Extinguish?
Fire most dangerous threat to life safety
Defensive operations
run off is hazardous waste
What is Haz-mat 5E’s initial actions guide for Extricate?
Remove conscious victims,
no risk for bodies,
decon
What is Haz-mat 5E’s initial actions guide for Eradicate?
Emergency Gross Decon.
Mass Decon.
Notify Hospital
At what point can fire department personnel enter the postal facility when master box 5418 is recieved?
No FD personnel is to enter until Postal Facility notifies BOC that alarm is not BDS
