HAZMAT, MCI, and Incident Management

SIN correct answer: Safety Isolation (deny entry) Notify UUU correct answer: Up-wind Up-hill Up-river Safe Assessment correct answer: Don't get too close, slow down and shut off units, observe areas. !!Position vehicles away from event!! What is Hazmat correct answer: Toxic, Radioactive, Asphyxiate, Explosions, Flammable and Corrosive What are the 3 ways to ensure safety? correct answer: Safe approach Safe assessment Key safety guides Safety Data Sheet correct answer: Inc...

MC-306/DOT 406 flammable liquid tanker correct answer: Carries food grade products, gasoline, or other flammable and combustible liquids. It is oval shaped and can carry between 6K and 10K of product. Non pressurized, working pressure is between 2.65 psi and 4 psi. Aluminum/stainless steel, full rollover protection and remote shut off valve. MC-307/DOT 407 chemical hauler correct answer: It has a round (uninsulated) or horse shoe (insulated) shaped tank and can hold 6K to 7K. Transports fla...

Incident Priorities correct answer: Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property & Resource Conservation Tactical Objectives: Rescue correct answer: Line of Site rescue Accountability for occupants Provide for EMS Emergency Decon Ambulatory pt's to safe refuge Tactical Objectives: Exposures correct answer: Where is the Hazard Moving Establish initial hot zone Evacuate/Shelter in place Formal Decontamination Tactical Objectives: Confinement correct answer: Indirect tactics o...

What is the FRO Role? correct answer: To safely and competently respond with in appropriate level, resources and capabilities Can a substance meet more than one hazard class? correct answer: Yes What is the most common product that FRO comes in contact with? correct answer: Petroleum products What is the most common FRO exposure type? correct answer: Inhalation What are the 4 bodies of anagrams? correct answer: SIN CIA PCP DDD Describe SIN correct answer: Safety Isolate ...

More than ______ hazardous materials shipments occur every day - 365 days a year correct answer: 800,000 First Responders at the Awareness Level are expected to do the following upon arriving the scene of a Hazmat incident EXCEPT: correct answer: Initiate the clean-up For large releases of flammable, explosive or toxic gases, the First responder must alert inhabitants of the surrounding area. correct answer: True An __________ is a set of procedures for controlling and managing opera...

LPG is __ times heavier than air correct answer: 1.5x's (150% of air) which material is most likely to be involved in hazmat incidents & accidents correct answer: corrosives what type of container is used for radioactive materials that have very limited radioactivity & that present no risk to public or environment correct answer: Excepted what is included in UN Class 8 correct answer: corrosive substances DOT placards are __shaped? correct answer: diamond NFPA 704 placards r...

Class 1 (Hazard Class) correct answer: -EXPLOSIVES- Any substance, article or device designed to function by explosion (extremely rapid release of gas and heat). Class 2 (Hazard Class) correct answer: -GASES (FLAMMABLE or POISONOUS)- Flammable Gas: Ignitable at low concentrations (<13%) Compressed Gas: Shipped at > 41psia Poisonous Gas: Toxic to humans of hazardous to health (or LC50 of not more than 5000 ml/m3 for laboratory animals). (i.e. toxic in low concentrations) Class 3...

Hazardous material correct answer: any materials that can cause injury or death to a living organism as well as damage the surrounding environment hazardous waste correct answer: a material or process that can cause harm to living or environment. Hazardous waste is encompassed by Hazardous material but not all HazMat is considered HazWaste TRIC correct answer: Toxicity, Reactivity, Ignitability, Corrosivity. All HazMat or HazWaste have one or more of the these characteristics Resour...

Which of the following is a primary responsibility of the Awareness-Level first responder? A. Implementing a plan of action B. Beginning offensive actions at the incident C. Analyzing an incident to determine the extent of potential harm D. Recognizing the presence or potential presence of a hazardous material correct answer: Recognizing the presence or potential presence of a hazardous material Which NFPA standard specifies competencies Awareness-Level first responders must meet? A. NF...

Hazardous Materials correct answer: also known as hazmats, are solids, liquids, and gases that pose a threat to personal safety and the environment if not properly controlled. Hazardous substances include: correct answer: 1) Explosives 2) Poisonous gases 3) Flammable liquids and solids 4) Infectious substances 5) Radioactive materials 6) Corrosive materials The term hazardous materials refers to which of the following? correct answer: Solids, liquids, and gases that pose a threat t...