Training Bulletins

Question 1

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil) If you find a suspicious device on scene, what method will you use to notify MFC?</p>

Answer 1

<ul> <li>Department cell phone</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>Notify MFCof the suspicious device via the Department cell phone and request LAPD Bomb Squad, a Hazardous Materials Squad and the Joint Hazard Assessment Team(JHAT).</p>

Question 2

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)The extraction device is often a section of \_\_\_\_inch pipe, approximately \_\_\_\_feet long.</p>

Answer 2

<ul> <li>1-3/4 inch pipe</li> <li>1-1/2 feet long</li></ul>

Question 3

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil) Regarding the extraction device, the resincollects at the bottom of the extractor which is usually lined with a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_or some other suitable screen.</p>

Answer 3

<ul> <li>Coffee filter</li></ul>

Question 4

<p>TB #152 - (Honey Butane Oil) Who shall you contact ifyou have any questions regarding theresponses to BHO incidents?</p>

<ol> <li></li> <li></li></ol>

Answer 4

<ul> <li>LAFD Joint Hazard Assessment Team (JHAT)</li> <li>HMTF personnel</li></ul>

Question 5

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)Butane and some other gas/solvents with similar low boiling properties will emulsify the cannabis oil into a solvate, pulling out an \_\_\_\_\_\_colored "honey oil" while leaving vegetative oils, waxes, chlorophyll, etc. behind in the plant matter.</p>

Answer 5

<ul> <li>Amber color</li></ul>

Question 6

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)If a BHO operation is found as a result of a fire or explosion, what additional resource shall be requested from MFC?</p>

Answer 6

<ul> <li>"A" Unit</li></ul>

Question 7

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)The method used for extracting hash oil has its basis in an industrial extraction method known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Extraction.</p>

Answer 7

<ul> <li>Supercritical Fuild Extraction</li></ul>

Question 8

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)Butane is more than \_\_\_\_times heavier than air.</p>

Answer 8

<ul> <li>2 times</li></ul>

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<p>This gas moves to low lying areas on the floor which often are near pilot lights, electrical outlets, discarded cigarette butts, etc.</p>

Question 9

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)The extracted THC can vary from \_\_\_% to \_\_\_% concentration in the prepared hash oil. Other sources claim that concentrations of up to 70% are possible.</p>

Answer 9

<ul> <li>6% to 30%</li></ul>

Question 10

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)The collected resin is removed and heated to evaporate the remaining solvent and to "\_\_\_\_\_\_" the end product.</p>

Answer 10

<ul> <li>"Purify"</li></ul>

Question 11

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)BHO extraction is a crime, and persons will be guilty of a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_under California Health and Safety Code 11379.6(a).</p>

Answer 11

<ul> <li>Felony</li></ul>

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<p>BHO extraction is covered under California Health and Safety Code 11379.6(a) which states in part that, "every person who compounds, converts, produces, derives, processes, or prepares, either directly or indirectly by chemical extraction or independently by means of chemical synthesis, any controlled substance..." is guilty of a felony.</p>

Question 12

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil) Butanehas an explosive range of \_\_\_\_% to \_\_\_\_% in air which means it can reach its lower explosive limit (LEL) in even relatively low concentrations.</p>

Answer 12

<ul> <li>1.8% to 8.4%</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>Butane is a colorless, odorless gas and has a high potential for ignition and explosion when used in the presence of an ignition source in enclosed spaces without adequate ventilation.</p>

Question 13

<p>TB #152 - (Butane Honey Oil)Extraction devices are similar in appearance toa Pipe Bomb.One of the end caps will have a single small hole drilled in the center.The other end will usually have \_\_\_\_or \_\_\_\_holesdrilled and clustered in the center (like a pepper shaker). This is the drainage end of the pipe.</p>

Answer 13

<ul> <li>5 or 6 holes</li></ul>

Question 14

<p>TB #165 -The subject of marijuana grows must be viewed as "\_\_\_\_\_\_\_", and an ever-growing problem that will continue, as both legal and illegal operations will increasingly present new hazards to first responders.</p>

Answer 14

<ul> <li>"Fluid"</li></ul>

Question 15

<p>TB #165 -Operators of illegal marijuana cultivation operations generally have two goals...</p>

<ol> <li></li> <li></li></ol>

Answer 15

<ul> <li>Optimal growing conditions</li> <li>Clandestine operation</li></ul>

Question 16

<p>TB #165 - Thisis a compilation of numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County.Their primary focus is to investigate major crimes, with an emphasis on dismantling midto majorlevel drug trafficking organizations. What is this task force called?</p>

Answer 16

<ul> <li>LA IMPACT (The Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force)</li></ul>

Question 17

<p>TB #165 - Marijuana growing operations can use up to \_\_\_\_times the power of an average residence.</p>

Answer 17

<ul> <li>10 times</li></ul>

Question 18

<p>TB #165 -Carbon dioxide and \_\_\_\_\_\_are both used in grow rooms to enhance growing conditions, which can displace oxygen to below safe levels.</p>

Answer 18

<ul> <li>Ozone</li></ul>

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<p>An atmosphere containing less than 19.5% oxygen is considered oxygen deficient, creating an asphyxiation hazard.</p>

Question 19

<p>TB #165 - The ballasts used to run high intensity marijuanagrow lightscan maintain a charge for up to \_\_\_\_minute(s) after being disconnected.</p>

Answer 19

<ul> <li>15 minutes</li></ul>

Question 20

<p>TB #165 - Carbon dioxide and ozone are both used in marijuana grow rooms and can bring down oxygen levels.An atmosphere containing less than \_\_\_% oxygen is considered oxygen deficient, creating an asphyxiation hazard.</p>

Answer 20

<ul> <li>19.5% oxygen</li></ul>

Question 21

<p>TB #165 - Marijuana growing operations have been found in all manner of spaces including confined spaces.Refer to Training Bulletin #\_\_\_\_-Urban Search and Rescue.</p>

Answer 21

<ul> <li>TB#104 - Urban Search and Rescue</li></ul>

Question 22

<p>TB #165 -Responders must always be vigilant for APD's,Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and a myriad of other "booby traps" atillegal/clandestine drug operations. What is a "APD?"</p>

Answer 22

<ul> <li>Anti-personnel devices (APD)</li></ul>

Question 23

<p>TB #165 -At the federal level, the United States Department of Justice currently classifies marijuana as a Schedule \_\_\_substance under the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Act. </p>

Answer 23

<ul> <li>Schedule I</li> <li>Controlled Substances Act (CSA)</li></ul>

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<p>This means the federal government considers marijuana to have a high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in the US, and that there is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug even under medical supervision. Therefore, the distribution of marijuana is still a federal crime.</p>

Question 24

<p>TB #165 -Always treat illegal marijuana growing operations as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_incident and a \_\_\_\_\_\_scene.</p>

Answer 24

<ul> <li>Haz/Mat incident</li> <li>Crime scene</li></ul>

Question 25

<p>TB #165 -In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 21 (the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) which legalized the medical use of marijuana. Since then, \_\_\_\_state(s), the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted similar laws.</p>

Answer 25

<ul> <li>22 states</li></ul>

Question 26

<p>TB #165 -In 19\_\_\_, California voters passed Proposition \_\_\_\_which legalized the medical use of marijuana.</p>

Answer 26

<ul> <li>1996</li> <li>Propsition 21</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 21 (the Compassionate Use Act of 1996) which legalized the medical use of marijuana. Since then, 22 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted similar laws. Some only allow medical marijuana use, some decriminalize marijuana and others legalize marijuana outright. More specifically, California legislation allows certain non-profit collectives, also referred to as cooperatives or dispensaries, to provide marijuana to patients, primary caregivers, and/or to be sold "at cost". </p>

Question 27

<p>TB #165 -It isestimated that there areover \_\_\_\_\_marijuana dispensaries/cooperativesjust in the City of Los Angeles.</p>

Answer 27

<ul> <li>1,000</li></ul>

Question 28

<p>TB #165 -Despite the liberalization of marijuana laws in California, illegal cultivation operations continue to persist, according to a 2009 \_\_\_\_\_\_Institute study.</p>

Answer 28

<ul> <li>2009 RAND Institute study</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>This is thought to be due primarily to producers and distributors seeking the tremendous profits available on the black market. It is this potential for high profit margins that make it likely that illegal marijuana growing operations will persist.</p>

Question 29

<p>TB #165 -All members within \_\_\_\_feet of a structure used for illegal marijuana cultivation shall wear full PPE's and SCBA.</p>

Answer 29

<ul> <li>30 feet</li></ul>

Question 30

<p>TB #165 - If a marijuana grow operation is discovered at an incident, communicate "\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_" via radio as soon as it becomes known.</p>

Answer 30

<ul> <li>"Illegal marijuana operation"</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>On an EMS incident, communicate "illegal marijuana operation" to MFC and all resources on scene without using incident address, if possible. For example, use incident name or incident number for identification purposes.</p>

Question 31

<p>TB #165 - The distribution of marijuana is still a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_crime.</p>

Answer 31

<ul> <li>Federal crime</li></ul>

<p></p>

<p>At the federal level, the United States Department of Justice currently classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This means the federal government considers marijuana to have a high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in the US, and that there is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug even under medical supervision.</p>

Question 32

<p>TB #165 -For all non-emergency contact incidents, and all stabilized emergency incidents involving illegal marijuana growing operations, consider decontaminatingclothing and PPE's according to procedures determined by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.</p>

Answer 32

<ul> <li>Haz/Mat Group Supervisor</li></ul>

Question 33

<p>TB #165 -Humidity in marijuana growing rooms can reach \_\_\_\_%, which can produce large amounts of condensation on the inside of windows. </p>

Answer 33

<ul> <li>100%</li></ul>