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Volume 11-2-1 HazMat Incidents Flashcards

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Entry and exit checkpoints established at the periphery of a zone to regulate the flow of personnel and equipment into and out of the zone and to verify that the procedures established to enter and exit are followed.

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Access control points

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Outermost part of the site, considered a non-contaminated or cleaning area.

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Support zone

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_________ are appropriate within the support zone.

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Normal work clothes

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Potentially contaminated personnel clothing, equipment, and samples are not permitted in this zone.

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Support zone

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Located between exclusion zone and support zone, this zone provides transition between contaminated and clean zones.

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Contamination reduction zone

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This zone provides additional assurance that the physical transfer of contaminated substances on people, equipment, or in the air, is limited through a combination of decontamination, distance between the exclusion zone and support zone, air dilution, zone restrictions, and work functions.

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Contamination reduction zone

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Innermost of three areas on hazmat.

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Exclusion zone

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Zone where contamination does or could occur.

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Exclusion zone

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All personnel entering this zone must wear prescribed level of protection.

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Exclusion zone

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The plan, developed by IC, that guides tactical operations.

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IAP- Incident Action Plan

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In early command, the IAP is a ______ plan.

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Verbal

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A “BASIC PLAN” is not complete unless it includes:

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TOO (for HazMat)

Notice difference from GOTS

A clear definition of OBJECTIVES
TIME LIMITS
An ORDERED SEQUENCE of events

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Steps taken by IC to take control of incident, establishing operational area, and deny entry by unauthorized personnel

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Isolation

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A procedure which moves people out of potentially threatened, but currently non-contaminated area to a safe location which does not require PPE to accomplish.

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Evacuation

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All civilian and/or emergency response personnel whose presence at scene is NOT REQUIRED in order to accomplish the goals of the IAP.

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Non-essential personnel

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Area determined by incident commander necessary for management and support of incident operations.

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Operational area

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This area encompasses all the functions and activities, every zone, and all specialized areas required to command an incident, and the emergency and restore order.

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Operational area

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Person who has delegated or legal responsibility for the property involved and who has authority to expend monies for cleanup operations.

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Person responsible

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Hazardous waste hauler licensed by State Department of health services to conduct hazardous waste cleanup operations and whose vehicles are certified by CHP.

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Private cleanup company

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Rescue requires full use of _____ to allow safe entry.

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PPE

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Location within the exclusion zone which is relatively non-contaminated and which can be used by rescue team personnel and victims to provide rescue team personnel and victims with a reasonably safe holding area for initial treatment and triage.

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Safe refuge

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This area may be used for staging prior to entry into contamination reduction zone.

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Safe refuge

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This coordinating function does not include how the specialized functions provided by various responding agencies are performed.

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Scene management

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Preliminary evaluation of a site’s characteristics prior to entry to aid in the selection of appropriate employee protection methods.

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Site characterization

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In a hazmat the department’s main responsibility center on:

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AN I’M PEP

> ASSESSING the hazard
NOTIFICATION of proper agencies
INTERIM MEASURES to minimize effects on PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, PROPERTY

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LA County hazardous materials response contingency plan has an MOU for hazmat operations between ______, ______, & ______.

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LACo Sheriff’s dept
LACoFD
Dept of Health Services

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In a hazmat the first arriving company is responsible for:

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SCA

Providing initial SIZE-UP
Initiating Incident COMMAND
Taking necessary ACTION

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IC is responsible for overall coordination of ____________with command reps from other agencies until __________ & ___________.

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FD Operations

Emergency ended

Order restored

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Hazmat squads are responsible for _____________, providing the IC with ___________, and conducting and/or coordinating measures to minimize effect of hazard on people, environment, and property.

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Complete assessment of the immediate hazard

Technical assistance

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________ is responsible for identifying and evaluating hazards, providing direction with respect to the safety of operations and notifying IC of any actions taken to correct hazards at emergency.

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Safety officer

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The safety officer has authority to _____, _____, or ______any activity which may be unsafe.

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Alter, suspend, or terminate

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HazMat STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (exact order of importance)

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LEPe

Protection of LIFE
protection of the ENVIRONMENT
Protection of PROPERTY & eQUIPMENT

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In no instance shall anyone travel from exclusion zone to the support sound of a hazmat incident unless first passing through and being decontaminated within a separate and distinct _____________.

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Contamination reduction zone

33
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Hazmat squad is responsible for _________ of actual or threatened hazardous substances released.

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Containment

34
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First responders should only intervene if the material is ________ and threatening ________ and/or ___________.

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moving

public safety

environment

35
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All unknown substances considered _______ unless proven otherwise.

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lethal

36
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First responders do not enter the exclusion zone unless a ______________.

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life-threatening situation dictates the decision to effect a rescue

37
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All personnel operating at suspected hazmat wear ________.

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Full PPE

38
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All apparatus on scene of the suspected hazmat incident position for ___________ & ____________.

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immediate egress

maximum personnel safety

39
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Whenever possible, all companies responding to a suspected hazmat incident approach from __________.

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uphill & upwind

40
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Organizational structure for a hazmat incident is consistent with __________.

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ICS principles

41
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All hazmat incidents managed to using _________.

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Unified command

42
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The minimum participants in unified command system for hazmat will be representatives from:

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LACoFD
County Health
Local Law Enforcement

43
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the hazmat incident command post location will be _______from incident and large enough to accommodate the resources necessary for __________.

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uphill/upwind

unified command

44
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All companies not immediately assigned to duty at scene of a suspected hazmat incident will be _____________________.

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Staged at remote location uphill/upwind from incident

45
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Fire department IC assumes all duties and responsibilities of scene manager on all ________.

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Off – highway incidents

46
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______________ responsible duties of scene manager @ all on-highway incidents.

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Law enforcement agency with primary traffic investigative authority

47
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_________ supervises cleanup of all hazmat incidents.

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Department of Health Services

48
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All personnel and equipment involved in a hazmat incident are check for contamination by ________or designee before ___________.

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health officer

being released from scene

49
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First alarm response for hazmat incident

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2E HMTF S EST

BC

50
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Second Alarm response for hazmat incident

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3E T HMTF USARTF MALU

BC/AC

51
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Third alarm response for hazmat incident

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3E T

BC/AC/DC

52
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To meet strategic priorities adopted by the department, all hazmat incidents are managed using a __________________.

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Standardized tactical approach

53
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Size-Up for hazmat incident

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> Location of incident by address or intersection
type of occupancy or carrier transporting hazmat
type of material involved if known, is incident moving or static
is incident with or without fire

54
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______ & ___________ requested on all hazmat incidents. Other outside agencies and resources should be requested early in the incident according to needs.

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Health department and

local law enforcement agency

55
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For all incidents involving hazardous substances notify:

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> County fire hazmat section, disclosure control unit
Health services, environmental protection div.
local law enforcement agency

56
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For all incidents requiring evacuation, notify:

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> Local law enforcement agency

>Sheriffs-Emergency Ops Bureau (EOB)

57
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If hazmat release effects State Highway notify:

A

CHP &

CAL-TRANS

58
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If pesticides are released notify:

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County agriculture Commissioner

59
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If clandestine labs (PCP labs) have a release notify:

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Local law agency

60
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If radioactive materials are released notify:

A

County health – radiation management division

61
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If biomedical materials are released notify:

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County health – environmental protection division

62
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If decision is made by first arriving company to attempt rescue, command is passed to a __________ on assisting company or transferred to a ______________ in accordance with 10-1-1.

A

Specific officer

Higher ranking officer

63
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Whenever practical, a _______will be formulated & the rescue teams will be briefed on this plan ___________.

A

Rescue plan

Prior to entry

64
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The minimum rescue plan should identify: (4)

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> Boundaries of EXCLUSION ZONE
Location of SRA’s within EZ
Location of CRZ OUTSIDE EZ
Location of ACCESS CONTROL POINT between these zones

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Rescue team leaders are responsible for providing IC with ___________.

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Ongoing status reports (SPN)

66
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Egress from exclusion zone for all victims and rescue team personnel through _________ into __________.

A

Access control points

Contamination reduction zone

EZ——>ACP——>CRZ

67
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If victim must be moved prior to the establishment of CRZ, move to predetermined location of ________within ______ where they can remain until CRZ established.

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Safe refuge

EZ

68
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If initial rescue effort results in serious injury or death to first in rescue companies, and if in judgment of IC that the hazardous nature of materials is the cause of injuries or death, then _________________.

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No further rescue operations attempted until arrival of hazmat squads

69
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First arriving company responsible for: (2)

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> Controlling activities at scene to ensure proper management incident

> prevent any unnecessary contamination

70
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The IC should establish a basic operational area which includes a/an:

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EXCLUSION ZONE
SUPPORT ZONE
Designated ACCESS CONTROL POINTS between each zone

71
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The size of the exclusion zone is based on an estimate of the hazard involved; but in no case __________from leading edge of the material.

A

Less than 300’

72
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The supports zone should be large enough to accommodate resources necessary for ___________.

A

Unified command

73
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A separate and distinct ________ is established between Exclusion Zone and Support Zone whenever decontamination procedures are anticipated.

A

Contamination reduction zone

74
Q

Whenever practical, delineate zones using _________ or _______.

A

Fire line or hazmat tape

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