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45 Cards in this Set
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And often overlooked pre-incident planning tool, ___ II reports, are forms that organizations and businesses in the United States, are required to fill out by the US EPA, if they have quantities of hazardous chemicals above the threshold planning quality (TPQ). |
Tier 2 P279 |
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Known officially as Emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms, ____ __ reports are submitted annually to local fire departments, local emergency, planning committee’s (LEPCs), and state emergency response commissions (SERCs) to help those agencies plan for an respond to chemical emergencies.. |
Tier 2 P279 |
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While tier __ is a federal obligation, mandated by the US, EPA, reporting is done on the state and local level. |
Tier 2 P279 |
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During hazmat size up, the IC must consider all ___ of the incident. |
Sides P280 |
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Size up must consider all sides (A,B,c,D, top and ___) of an incident. Always remember that hazardous vapors and gases rise or sink depending on their vapor ____. |
Top Density P280 |
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The hazard and risk assessment, part of the size up process, focuses on the dangers, hazards, and risks present at the incident. The continual evaluation of hazards and risks starts with ____ planning and continues throughout the incident response. |
Preincident P281 |
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Knowing the hazards allows responders to determine the level of ___ presented by the hazardous material itself. |
Risk P281 |
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First responders should predict (or attempt to predict) where the hazardous material may go by using the ERG and other sources such as ___ modeling software. |
Plume P282 |
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After the initial size up has determined the incidence scope, the incident level can be determined in accordance with the _____ in the local emergency response plan (LERP). |
Definitions P282 |
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Most incident level models define ___ response levels graduating from level one (least serious) to level three (most serious). |
Three P282 |
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Level __-within the capabilities of the fire or emergency services organization, or other first responders having jurisdiction. A level __ incident is the least serious, and is the easiest to handle. It may pose a serious threat to life or property, although this situation is not usually the case. Evacuation (if required) is limited to the immediate area of the incident. |
Level 1 P283 |
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A small gasoline spill is a level __ incident. |
Level 1 P283 |
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Level __- beyond the capabilities of the first responders on the scene, and may be beyond the capabilities of the first response agency/organization having jurisdiction. Level __ incidents, May require the services of a formal hazmat response team. |
Level two P283 |
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Level __ requires unified command and resources from state provincial agencies, federal agencies, and or private industry. A level ___ incident is the most serious of all hazardous materials incidents. |
Level three Level three P284 |
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When selecting a strategic mode of operation, the first responder ____ is the primary consideration. |
Safety P284 |
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During the course of an incident, incident priorities, May require changing the ___ of operation. |
Mode P284 |
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The three strategic modes of operation include: _____ Defensive Offensive |
Non-intervention P284 |
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In the _____ mode, responders, do not operate near the hazardous materials/WMD, but focus on public protective actions. |
Non-intervention P284 |
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When mitigation fails or is otherwise impossible, the best strategy may be ___ intervention. |
Nonintervention P284 |
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In the ___ mode, responders seek to control, or limit to the emergency to a given area without directly contacting the hazardous materials/ WMD INVOLVED. |
Defensive mode P285 |
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____ operations are a medium risk to responders. |
Defensive P285 |
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In the _____ mode, responders, take aggressive, direct action on the material, container, or process equipment involved in the incident. |
Offensive P286 |
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____ operations are a high risk to responders. |
Offensive P286 |
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In hazmat incident, hazardous materials technicians and or specialist conduct ____ operations beyond the scope of the first responders responsibilities. |
Offensive P286 |
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Criteria state that Operations level first responders who have appropriate training/certification can perform ____ operations involving flammable liquid and gas fire control. |
Offensive P286 |
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Every incident should have an ____ plan; however, not all incidents need written plans. |
Action plan P287 |
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Every incident should have an ____ plan; however, not all incidents need written plans. |
Action plan P287 |
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An ____ (__) is a written or verbal plan for mitigating an incident. The IaP contains the strategies, Tactics, and support requirements for giving operational period During an incident. |
Incident Action Plan (IAP) P287 |
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The planning process for the hazmat incident includes: Developing the IAP. Developing a ____ safety plan. |
Site safety plan P287 |
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An incident action plan is developed through the series of steps in the FEMA planning (__). |
P P287 |
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A first responder assuming the role of IC will need to develop and implement an ___. |
IAP P288 |
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Problems identified during the size up inform the ___. |
IAP P288 |
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If the incident involves a single engine company or resources that do not include a hazmat team, the IAP may be ___. |
Verbal P288 |
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A written IAP may ultimately consist of several incident command system (ICS) forms bundled together depending on the size, complexity, and duration of the incident. The Site Safety Plan, ICS Form-___, is generally a stand alone document which may or may not be included in the IAP. |
Form-208 P288 |
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If there is no immediate threat to either responders or civilians, the next consideration is stabilizing the incident. There are three modes of operation to consider: _______, offensive, and defensive. |
Nonintervention P289 |
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The ____ are the general course of action or plan to accomplish the incident objectives, and the ____ are the methods of employing equipment and personnel to accomplish each strategy. |
Strategies Tactics P290 |
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The national fire Academy recommends using ____ modeling for the development of strategies. The SMART is a pneumonic for: S specific M measurable A action oriented R realistic T time sensitive |
SMART p290 |
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More commonly referred to as a ____ safety plan (SSP), an OSHA site safety and control plan provides a safety and health risk or hazard analysis for each strategy identified in the IAP. |
Site safety plan P291 |
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The ___ identifies all known and suspected hazards occurring during each event phase of the response and the controls and actions to be set into place to prevent harm to responders from those hazards. |
SSP P291 |
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The goal of the ___ is to communicate the safety procedures and tactical plan for all activities, conducted in the control zones. |
SSP P291 |
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___ mode-operations in which responders take no direct actions on the actual problem. |
Non-intervention P292 |
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___ mode-operations in which responders take no direct actions on the actual problem. |
Non-intervention P292 |
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An operational period may be ___ hours, ___ hours, or any other arbitrary amount of time. A new IAP is created for each operational period. |
12 hours 24 hours P292 |
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____ ____ ____ (__) -facility plan that identifies potential hazard and risk to employees and the public at businesses that mean certain hazardous criteria, such as hazardous waste storage facilities. |
Site safety plan (SSP) P292 |
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_____ restoration- actions taken to restore, infrastructure, and community needs following a disaster. |
Societal restoration P292 |
