Hazmat 6Th Ed Chapter 8

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Implementing the action plan is the ____ step in the APIE-T process, following analysis and planning. A crucial step in implementing the action plan is initiating the incident _____ system.

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Management

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Emergency service organizations in the US use the incident command system component of the national incident management system (Nims) also known as Nims-ICS.

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The ICS is a management framework used to organize emergency incidents. The ___ provides the command structure and management terminologies responders will use at all emergency incidents. The ICS combines command strategy with ____ procedures.

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ICS

ORGANIZATIONAL

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A ____ command structure controls hazmat incident and allows coordinated response across multiple jurisdictions and agencies without overlapping authority and responsibility.

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Unified command

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When working under a unified command structure, several individuals may be working in command, but only __ person will ultimately be in charge of the incident.

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One

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NFPA ____ standard for incident management personnel, professional qualifications and

NFPA_____ standard on emergency services, incident management system, and command safety,

Both include more information on ICS structure and applications .

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NFPA 1026

NFPA 1561

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NFPA 1561 provides ICS position-specific vest ___ codes.

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Color

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Common _____- standardizes terms and definitions for resource, descriptions, organizational functions, and incident facilities across disciplines.

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Common terminology

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Integrated ___ -enables organizations to send, and receive information internally, as well as externally to other disciplines.

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Integrated communications

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___ command structure-

Facilitates multiple disciplines, working through their designated managers to achieve common objectives and strategies, and prevents conflict or duplication of effort.

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Unified command structure

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___ organization-organize his response resources according to their responsibilities. Assets within each functional unit may be expanded or contracted based on the requirements of the event.

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Modular organization

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Manageable ____ of control- structures the response organization, so that each supervisory level overseas in appropriate number of assets (varies based on size and complexity of the event) so it can maintain effective supervision.

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Manageable span of control

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Effective span of control may vary from 3 to 7, and a ratio of ___ supervisor to ___ reporting elements is recommended.

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1 supervisor

5 reporting elements (subordinates)

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_____ incident action plans- enable formal documentation of incident goals, objectives, and strategies defined by the unified incident command.

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Consolidated incident action plans

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Comprehensive ______ management- provides a system to describe, maintain, identify, request, and Track resources.

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Comprehensive resource management

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_____ of recourses- establishes effective accountability at all jurisdictional levels and within individual functional areas during an incident.

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Accountability of resources

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Per NFPA ___ each position with an ICS has a title; these titles don’t necessarily indicate rank. Even operations level responders can be chiefs in command positions.

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NFPA 1561

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____ staff have the delegated authority to direct, order, and control resources.

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Command staff

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The incident commander (IC) is responsible for the overall management of the incidents operational and support activities.

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If the incident is large, and or complex, the IC may delegate command authority to the following command staff positions:

____ officer

____ information officer

_____ officer

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Safety officer

Public information officer

Liaison officer

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Only ____ safety officer will be assigned for each incident, but they may have assistant safety officers as necessary.

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One

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The safety officer must be trained to the level of ___ conducted at the incident…

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Operations

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The ____ officer must ensure that all personnel receive safety briefing’s prior to incident entry.

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Safety officer

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The Public ___ officer (PIO) relays, accurate information between the IC and all stakeholders during and after an incident. Stake holders may include other response sections, the media, or the public.

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Public information officer

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The ____ officer communicate between command staff (IC and others) and supporting agencies at the incident.

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Liaison officer

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The ____ officer monitors operations with an emphasis on potential problems between response agencies.

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Liaison

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___ staff are personnel who represent the major functional sections.

The major functional sections are planning, operations, logistics, and finance/administration.

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General staff

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The ___ section chief reports directly to the IC. The operations section chief manages all incident tactical activities, and insurers tactical priorities, meet the ICs strategic goals.

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Operations section chief

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The operations section chief works closely with the ___ officer, or assistant safety officer to ensure the safety and welfare of personnel, working in the operations section.

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Safety

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The ___ section chief gathers, assimilates, analyzes, and processes the information needed for effective decision making.

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Planning section chief

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Command uses information that the ____ section compiles to develop strategic goals and contingency plans.

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Planning

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The ____ section serves as the ICs clearinghouse for incidents, allowing the ICs staff to provide information instead of having to deal with dozens of information sources.

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Planning

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The _____ section, chief provides facilities, services, and materials in support of the incident. The logistic Chief also directs unit such as the ____ branch and support branch.

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Logistics

Service branch

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The Service branch and support branch or within the ____ section.

The ____ branch includes medical, communications, and food services. The ____ branch includes supplies, facilities, and ground support (vehicle services).

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Logistics

Service branch

Support branch

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When responding to incidents with financial service needs, the IC establishes a ____ section in assigns a finance section chief.

Not all incidence require the establishment of the finance section. In some instances, such as cost analysis, that function could be established as a role of a Technical Specialist in the ____ section.

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Finance section

Planning

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The ___ section implements, the incident action plan. The personnel supporting the operations section, conduct the tactical activities to meet the ICs strategic goals.

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Operations section

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The IC or operations section chief may designate a multi-___ structure and assign the divisions or groups within those branches to maintain the span of control.

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Branch

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Hazmat technicians me establish a hazardous materials ___/group to manage technical activities within the control zones.

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Branch/Group

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The hazardous materials officer (identified in names as the hazardous materials branch, Director or supervisor) reports to the _____ chief. The hazardous materials officer is responsible for implementing the phases of the incident action plan dealing with hazardous materials.

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Operations chief

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Based on the complexity of the incident, there may be multiple ____ officers assigned to oversee different tasks. The hazardous materials, safety officer (also known as the assistant safety officer-hazardous materials) ensures the protection of all hazardous materials, branch personnel from physical and environmental hazards or exposures.

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Safety

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The hazardous materials, safety officer reports to the incident, safety officer, and works in conjunction with the hazardous materials officer and the ____ team leader.

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Entry

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The ___ team leader reports directly to the hazardous materials officer, and is responsible for all personnel assigned to entry operations. Primary duties of the entry team, leader, or to ensure proper use of personal protective equipment, function, and detection/monitoring of devices, and preposition any tools or equipment.

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Entry team leader

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The ___ team leader directs all operations (such as detection, product, control, victim, rescue, and Recovery) within the hot zone. The entry team leader must work closely and communicate with the decontamination leader, technical specialist, and the safe refuge area manager, if these functions have been activated. The entry team leader is also responsible for the ___ team.

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Entry team leader

Back up team

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The entry and back up teams report directly to the ___ team leader. Both teams require a minimum of __ responders, but our tailorable with available resources. The entry team perform his duties in the hot zone (product control, detection and sampling, victim, rescue/recovery). There may be more than one entry or entry team. The ___ teams only responsibility is to remove stricken entry team members from the hot zone.

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Entry team leader

Two

Backup

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The ____ access control leader reports directly to the hazardous materials officer, and works closely with the entry and decontamination team leaders. The ___ access control leader controls, all movement through the various routes and Corey doors of the hazmat incident site to prevent the spread of contamination. This person helps establish control zones, including safe areas of refuge.

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Site access control leader

Site

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Be safe refuge area manager reports directly to the ____ access control leader, and works closely with the entry and decontamination team leaders along with the hazmat medical team leader to prevent victims from spreading contamination.

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Site

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The ___ refuge area manager is also responsible for determining the priority of victims for treatment and collecting information from victims.

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Safe refuge

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The _____ team leader reports directly to the hazardous materials officer, and works closely with the safe refuge, area manager, the medical officer, and the entry team leader. The decontamination team leader is responsible for all Decon operations and personnel inside the ____ zone.

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Decontamination

Warm zone

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The Hazmat ___ team leader reports directly to the hazardous materials officer, and works closely with the decontamination team, leader, safe, refuge, area, manager, and hazardous materials, safety officer.

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Hazmat Medical Team Leader

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The ____ specialist-hazardous materials reference reports directly to the hazardous materials officer, and works in conjunction with the planning section chief, and the incident safety officer. The technical specialist hazardous materials reference provides technical information assistance to the hazmat branch using a variety of reference sources.

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Technical specialist-hazardous materials reference

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When the IC suspects an incident involves criminal activities or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) the IC must establish an ____ and information section,

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Intelligence

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Under ICS the ____ person on the scene-or the ranking individual of the first company on the scene- assumes command of the incident.

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First

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The IC must have ICS training and be trained, had a minimum, to the hazardous materials ____ level.

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Operations level

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The IC must have ICS training and be trained, had a minimum, to the hazardous materials ____ level.

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Operations level

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Command can be transferred, face-to-face or over the radio to another __-scene responder.

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On-scene

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The person relinquishing command must provide the person assuming Amend with a clear picture of the situation in a briefing or a situation ____ report.

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Status

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____ are operational tasks the hazardous materials officer selects to accomplish the response strategies. _____ should be measurable in both time and performance. The hazardous materials officer, evaluates tactics to ensure they will achieve the response strategies.

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Tactics

Tactics

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In the US, first responder **** implement the local emergency response plan (LERP) if they need to request ____ assistance.

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Outside

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The initial ______ zone defines an area surrounding the incident in which persons may be exposed to life, threatening concentrations of material.

The _____ action distance defines an area, downwind from the incident, in which persons may become incapacitated and unable to take the protective action, and or incur serious or irreversible health effects.

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Initial isolation zone

Protective action zone

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____ zones divide the incidents level of hazard and access. OSHA/EPA refer to these zones as ___ work zones. They are sometimes called hazard control, zones, or scene control zones.

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Control zones

Site work zones

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____ zones divide the incidents level of hazard and access. OSHA/EPA refer to these zones as ___ work zones. They are sometimes called hazard control, zones, or scene control zones.

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Control zones

Site work zones

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There are ___ control zones:

Hot zone

Warm zone

Cold zone

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Three

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The ___ zone, encompasses the control zones, and it may be expanded or reduced in size as needed.

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Isolation

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While typically represented as concentric _____, control zone, shapes may vary.

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Circles

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The ___ zone, (also called the exclusion zone or isolation zone) is the potentially dangerous area surrounding an incident. In hazmat incidents, the hot zone likely presents a threat in the form of a hazardous material or the effects of a catastrophic container failure.

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Hot zone

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The ___ zone, ( also called a contamination reduction zone/corridor) is an area at joining the hot zone and extending to the cold zone. Do you warm zone serves as a buffer between the hot and cold zones and includes control points to the _____ corridor for contaminated people, animals or items (tools, equipment, or evidence) exiting the hot zone.

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Warm zone

Decontamination corridor

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Monitoring and detection may be conducted around the perimeter of the ___ zone to determine the extent of the hazards and monitor any changes.

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Warm

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The ____ zone (also called the support zone) surrounds the warm zone and is used to carry out all logistical support functions of the incident. Personnel in the cold zone are not required to wear PPE because the zone is considered safe.

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Cold zone

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The cold zone may include a PPE donning area and the ____ team. The responder rehabilitation (rehab) Station is located in this area. (Cold zone)

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Backup team

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The ___ post (CP) (also called the incident command post) should be established a safe location (uphill, upwind, and upstream from the incident if possible). A CP can be a predetermined location at a facility, a conveniently located building, or a radio equipped ____ located in a safe area.

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Command post

Vehicle

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The ____ section establishes and maintains the staging area.

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Operations section

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Unassigned personnel and equipment await assignment in the ____ area at hostile events or terrorism incidents. The staging area needs to be located in an isolated spot in a safe area where occupants cannot interfere with ongoing operations.

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Staging area

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Ideally, emergency responders and equipment will be staged at multiple locations in case of an attack on a primary staging area.

Some departments use ____ staging (also known as quarter staging).

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Corner staging

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Some departments use a cornering/ ____ staging procedure to spread their resources between multiple points.

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Quartering

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In the US, the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) will establish a search perimeter at ___ times the distance of the farthest known piece of evidence.

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1.5 times

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In the US, the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) will establish a search perimeter at ___ times the distance of the farthest known piece of evidence.

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1.5 times

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To preserve evidence in a bombing incident, law-enforcement may require that the __ zone extend to the debris field perimeter.

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Hot zone

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Using time distance, and __ can protect first responders at hazmat incidents.

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Shielding

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To limit the ___ of hazard exposure, restrict hot zone, work times, and rotate work group personnel-frequently.

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Time

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Maximizing distance from potential hazards, often prevents or reduce is harm.

The IC controls distance by implementing ___ zones.

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Control

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_____ places a physical barrier between a responder and a hazard.

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Shielding

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When selecting PPE and setting work time duration, consider thermal (hot or cold) exposure and ___ stress.

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Heat stress

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There are three main categories of protective clothing:

Structural, firefighting, protective clothing

High temperature, protective clothing

Chemical protective clothing (CPC) -liquid ___ protective clothing

-___ -protective clothing

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Liquid splash, protective clothing

Vapor protective clothing

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____ has more training and monitoring requirements than thermal protection PPE.

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CPC

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First responders, may also wear ____ protective clothing, which reduces harm from projectiles, it does not provide protection from hazardous materials.

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Ballistic

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First responders, may also wear ____ protective clothing, which reduces harm from projectiles, it does not provide protection from hazardous materials.

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Ballistic

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Upon determining that PPE provides an adequate protection, needed to achieve response objectives, and perform tactics, the IC must revise the ___.

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IAP

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To help ensure accountability and safety, NFD and OSHA/ETA require both the buddy system and back up personnel at hazmat incidents. This is a two in/2 out policy for __ zone entry.

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Hot zone

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To help ensure accountability and safety, NFD and OSHA/ETA require both the buddy system and back up personnel at hazmat incidents. This is a two in/2 out policy for __ zone entry.

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Hot zone

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In general, there must be at least ___ fully equipped and trained responders at the scene of an emergency before an entry team of two may begin hot zone operations.

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Four

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At a minimum, ___ appropriate, trained and equipped responders, are required to perform tasks in the hot zone- to working in the area it’s self and two standing by as back up.

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Four

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The ___ system is primary benefit is to provide rapid help in an emergency.

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Buddy system

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The ___ system is primary benefit is to provide rapid help in an emergency.

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Buddy system

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If an injury team members unable to safely, exit the hot zone or has an event they cannot be resolved within ___ seconds, they should declare “ MAYDAY”.

A “mayday” it’s called when emergency responders or incident personnel are faced with life-threatening emergencies.

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30 seconds

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The primary assignment of the back up team is the emergency removal of entry team members from the __ zone.

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Hot zone

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Back up personnel must be dressed in the ____ level of personal protective clothing as the entry team. The back of team is not a rapid intervention team/ crew (RIT/RIC), due to the requirement to wear CPC to enter the hot zone.

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Same

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All personnel and equipment assigned to the incident must be tracked via an _____ system.

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Accountability

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All personnel and equipment assigned to the incident must be tracked via an _____ system.

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Accountability

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All personnel assigned it to the incident, must check in and out via the established ____ system.

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Accountability

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In ____ command, the IC is responsible for all responders accountability, not just their own agency.

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Unified command

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NFPA ___ and ____ address accountability system requirements.

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NFPA 1500 and 1561

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If communication, equipment, fails, responders can use ___ signals to communicate with the entry team leader, or hazmat safety officer.

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Hand signals

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Victims who are able to extricate themselves from the hot zone, and the walking wounded can ___ rescue

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Self rescue

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To ___ means to move all people from a threatened area to a safer place.

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Evacuate

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The ___, pre-incident, service, and other resources can assist the incident commander with determining evacuation distances.

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ERG

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____ must be able to provide food, water, medicine, bathroom and shower, facilities, and places to sleep (for evacuations of long-duration).

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Shelters

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Individuals who have been exposed, or potentially exposed to chemical, biological, or radiological agents must be ______.

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Decontaminated

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Evacuate contaminated, or potentially contaminated individuals to an area of safe refuge (or a triage treatment area as appropriate) within the isolation perimeter to await ______.

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Decontamination

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____ in-place direct people to quickly go inside or to remain inside a room or a building until the danger passes.

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Sheltering in place

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When vapors and gases are heavier than air, it may be safest for people, trapped in high-rise or multilevel structures to ___ in place.

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Shelter

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Protecting/defending in place is an active (_____) roll or aggressive posture to physically protect individuals in harms way. When appropriate and safe to do so, defending in place, eliminates the need for unnecessary evacuations.

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Offensive

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Protecting/defending in place is an active (_____) roll or aggressive posture to physically protect individuals in harms way. When appropriate and safe to do so, defending in place, eliminates the need for unnecessary evacuations.

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Offensive

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____ in place may use aggressive tactics to physically protect individuals in harms way.

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Defending

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Expose your protection, is a _____ control tactic.

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Defensive

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