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Group

Functional

Division

Geographical area

Command staff includes what three positions under the incident commander?

Public information officer, safety officer, liaison officer

What sections are included in the incident command structure?

Incident commander, operations, planning, logistics, finance

Sides of a structure are broken up into what alphabetical divisions? Where do you start?

A,B,C,D


Starts on the address side (or where the chief parks and designates) goes in clockwise form

Task force

Group of unlike resources (engine,ladder, rescue) that form to accomplish a goal

Strike team

Group of like resources (tanker strike team) that organize to accomplish a goal

Unified command


Multiple agencies share scene management responsibility

The natural breakdown of the contaminants as they age

Chemical degradation

The process by which materials hold liquids

Absorption

Involves the interaction of a hazardous liquid and a solid sorbet surface

Adsorption

Reduces the concentration of a contaminant. Best used on materials that are soluble or miscible in water.

Dilution

The direct removal from contaminants from the container

Disposal

The altering of a contaminant chemically so that the resulting chemical is harmless

Neutralization

Natural chemical degradation


Not as effective on porous surfaces as it is in porous


Ensure vapors don’t present a hazard

Evaporation

Allows for the collection of materials, either liquid or solid, into containers


Ensure the __________ equipment is compatible with the material

Vacuuming

Sources of information for determining the correct decontamination process

Chemtrec


Canutec


The national response center


MSDS’s


Reference sources and computer databases


Product manufacturers


Local or regional poison control centers

Refers to decon that is urgent and field expedient

Emergency Decon

Provided to persons who have had an exposure to a gas, which is toxic, but poses little or no risk of secondary contamination to rescue and EMS personnel.

Respiratory Decon

Refers to that form of Decon which is provided to personnel working in the Exclusion Zone or the Contamination Reduction Zone.

Primary Decon

Refers to Decon provided to civilians who are displaying related symptoms and have been through emergency Decon

Full/medical Decon

Refers to the form of Decon which is utilized to clean equipment so that it can be returned to service.

Equipment Decon

Generally refers to decontamination efforts that take place post-incident, such as the additional washing of equipment used at a hazard site.

Secondary Decon

How many stations are in Decon?

10

Station 1

Equipment drop

Station 2

Disposal drop

Station 3

Glove and boot wash and rinse

Station 4

Boot and glove removal

Station 5

Suit wash and rinse

Station 6

Suit removal

Station 7

SCBA removal

Station 8

Inner glove wash and scba mask and inner glove removal

Station 9

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