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1
Q

The first few minutes after arrival of first responders to an incident involving hazmat are deemed the ___?

A

“Critical stage”

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2
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At incidents of Level II or Level III, the incident Commander shall appoint an on-site safety officer, trained and qualified to perform hazmat ops at what level?

A

Technician Level

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3
Q

Before other than defensive operations begin, a_____ shall be completed by the Hazmat Director on scene.

A

Incident Site Safety Plan

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4
Q

The incident site safety plan should be delivered to the Incident Commander within ____ of Hazmat Units arrival on scene.

A

30 minutes

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5
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At minimum the site safety plan will include but not be limited to:

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  • Atmospheric monitoring requirements
  • Specify any special training required
  • Procedures for weather related problems
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6
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Lead personnel from organizations will ___ the plan to signify they agree with it and will follow its provisions

A

Sign

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7
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What information sources for planning in Hazmat are used?

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-Tier I and Tire II forms, annually turned in by holders of haz material and forwarded to st. 5
-info acquired through pre-fire planning process.
-Oklahoma County Local Emergency Planning Committee
(LEPC)
-Oklahoma Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Committee (OHMERC)

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8
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Site specific plans shall be prepared for any facility holding what?

A

Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)

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9
Q

OKC fire shall deliver First Responder Awareness and Operations level training to personnel within ___ of employment and prior to deployment to emergency ops

A

Within 90 days

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10
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First Responders at the awareness level shall have sufficient training, how many hours?

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8 hours

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11
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___ are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part o the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property,or the environment from the effects of hazardous release. Their function is to contain the release, keep it from spreading.

A

First Responder Operations Level

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12
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First responders at the operational level shall have received at least ___ hours of training.

A

40 hours

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13
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OCFD shall certify each employer as competent how often!

A

Annually

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14
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___are individuals who respond to releases for the purpose of stopping the release. Approach point of release.

A

Hazmat Technicians

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15
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Hazmat Technicians shall have at least ___ hours of training equal to First Responder Operations Level and shall be provided training from OCFD in an ___hour hazmat technician course.

A

40 hours

80 hours

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16
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In addition to a Hazmat Technician certification, OCFD will have a cert for ______ or a ______.

A

Cert for Chemistry of Hazardous Material

Passing Grade for College Chemistry Course

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17
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Incident Commanders shall receive at least___ hrs of training

A

40 hours

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18
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There should be at least ___ feet and ____ feet with larger complex incidents between the Command Post and Hazmat Team.

A

100 ft

200 ft

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19
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What is the alternate name for the Cold Zone

A

Support Zone

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20
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What is the alternate name for the Warm Zone?

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Contamination Reduction Zone

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21
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What is the alternate name for the Hot Zone?

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Exclusion Zone

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22
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Designed to reduce the possibility of contaminating a “clean” area by transferring hazardous substances from the Hot Zone to Support Zone?

A

Contamination Reduction Zone (Warm Zone)

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23
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Dispatchers shall be trained to ______ Level for Hazmat response.

A

First Responder Operations Level

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24
Q

How is a control line set up to isolate the area?

A

2 cones spread 30 ft apart and 80 to 100 ft from the tailboard of first arriving engine.

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25
Q

OCFD is responsible for incidents involving hazmat during what 2 stages?

A

Critical (stabilizing)

Containment

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26
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The OCFD operations level first Responders and hazmat response team shall provide:

A

Technical Expertise
Assistance
Equipment at incident to perform duties as directed by IC.

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27
Q

Who can stabilized Hazmat Incidents be turned over to?

A

Responsible Party
ODEQ
Oklahoma City Risk Management

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28
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The OCFD Hazmat Unit shall assume a _____ role in the Incident Command System.

A

Logistics

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29
Q

OCFD’s role in ICS shall be worked out between who prior to emergency response?

A

Mayor
Emergency Management
Fire Department

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30
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First few minutes after arrival of first responders to an incident involving hazmat are deemed _________

A

Critical stage

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31
Q

Before other than defensive operations are begun, an_____ shall be completed by the Hazmat Director on scene.

A

Incident Site Safety Plan

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32
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At incidents of Level ____or Level ____, the Incident Commander shall appoint an on site safety officer, trained and qualified I perform hazmat ops at Tech Level

A

Level II or Level III

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33
Q

The purpose of the _____ is to establish requirements for protecting the health and safety of responders during all activities conducted at an emergency.

A

Incident Site Safety Plan

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34
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The major distinction between standard and unexpected incident safety planning is the ability to ____,______, and _______ routine activities

A

Predict, monitor, evaluate

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35
Q

The Incident Site Safety Plan will be written to avoid ____,_____,and______ that can result from verbal orders

A

Misinterpretation
Ambiguity
Mistakes

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36
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At a minimum the site safety plan will include but not be limited to:

A

Weather
Atmosphere
Special Training

  • Atmospheric monitoring requirements
  • Specify any special training required
  • Procedures for weather related problems
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37
Q

Once an incident involving hazmat has been stabilized, efforts must then be directed toward_____ the discharge or release of hazmat.

A

Terminating

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38
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Stabilization of the incident is most readily achieved by:

A

Terminating the discharge

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39
Q

Termination of discharge includes what:

A 
Uprighting
Plugging 
Closing a valve
Off loading
Leaking in over-pack container
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40
Q

What termination ops may be performed by other agencies?

A

Uprighting & Off-loading

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41
Q

Operation level personnel are trained in a _____ fashion, without actually trying to stop the release.

A

Defensive

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42
Q

The command post, medical station, and equipment storage are all located in?

A

Cold Zone (Support Zone)

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43
Q

WHat are three ways to keep civilians an firefighters out of the contaminated area?

A

Barrier Tape
Rope
Natural Barriers

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44
Q

Establish an _____ for personnel or victims who are contaminated.

A

Area of Refuge

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45
Q

A_____ shall be established , consisting of appropriately trained individuals who have been adequately trained in the use of OCFD hazmat unit equip.,hazmat practices, and OCFD Hazmat Imit Procedures.

A

Hazmat Resource Pool

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46
Q

The HaMat team shall not be permitted to drop below ____ persons, minimum of ____ haz mat personnel at Station 5.

A

4

7

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47
Q

Who will specify whether a hazardous materials response will be made in emergency mode or non-emergency mode?

A

On scene Incident Commander

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48
Q

____ incident is the least serious and is typically the easiest to handle.

A

Level I

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49
Q

Only requires evacuation of specific building involved and does not pose an immediate threat to life or property.

A

Level I

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50
Q

Level I Incident is defined as a release of less than ___ gallons of a liquid or less than ____ lbs of a solid known hazardous material

A

10 gal

20 lbs

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51
Q

At a minimum, a control zone and a District Officer shall be established?

A

Level I

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52
Q

For Level I incidents a ____ and _____ shall be dispatched.

A

Engine, District Officer

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53
Q

A district officer will not be required on a Level I incident involving what?

A

Motor fuel

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54
Q

Hazmat unit will not normally be dispatched on a ____ incident.

A

Level I

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55
Q

Localized Evacuation is frequently necessary, since it does pose a threat to public and/or environment?

A

Level II incident

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56
Q

A level II incident is defined as a release of ____ or more gallons of a liquid or ______ or more of a solid of known hazardous material. Or any quantity of unknown

A

10 gallon

20 lbs

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57
Q

_____ must be established and maintained during a level II incident

A

Incident Zones

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58
Q

For level II and level III incidents, a ___ and ____ shall be designated in the Cold Zone.

A

Command Post

Staging Area

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59
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Dispatch for Level II incidents shall include:

A

A residential alarm, along with hazmat unit or Hazmat Task Force.

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60
Q

What type on incident is a civilian plane crash?

A

Level II

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61
Q

What type of incident includes a fire that is posing a possible BLEVE threat?

A

Level II

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62
Q

Any quantity of an unknown liquid, solid, or gaseous material should be considered what type o incident?

A

Level II

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63
Q

A local disaster is what kind of incident?

A

Level III

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64
Q

A district officer and ______ will be dispatched immediately on Level III

A

Deputy

65
Q

Before entry and after leaving the Hot (Exclusion) and Warm Zones, an ___________ shall be completed by Ems Personnel.

A

EMS Hazmat Worksheet

66
Q

Personnel shall be compelled to work no longer than ____ minutes in chemical protective suits, without a rest.

A

20 min

67
Q

If temperature is above___ a mandatory heat stress evaluation and pre-entry medical evaluation will be performed.

A

70 degrees

68
Q

What is initial pulse for pre-entry medical evaluation:

A

110 bpm

69
Q

Pre entry Blood Pressure

A

140/90

70
Q

Pre entry Respirations

A

22

71
Q

Pre entry Initial Temperature

A

99 degrees

72
Q

Heart rate should be measured for ___ seconds

A

30sec

73
Q

In post medical procedure
If HR exceeds 110 bpm or
Oral temp exceeds 99 degrees what happens?

A

Next work period is shortened by 10 min or 33%

74
Q

Individuals should not be allowed to wear semi-permeable or impermeable clothing if oral temp exceeds_______.

A

100.6

75
Q

The average distance between the IC and the Hazmat Unit should be about ____ ft on small incidents

A

100 ft

76
Q

In the case that product information is not available, the incident commander will instruct all arriving companies to respond according to _______.

A

Guide 111 in DOT ERG

77
Q

The goals for a hazardous material are:

A 
Isolation
Protection
Spill control
Leak control
Fire control
Termination
78
Q

Incident Commander will insure any previously established control zone/line is respected, this is to insure_____

A

Site Control

79
Q

The Cold Zone is to be controlled by who?

A

Police Department

80
Q

Incident Commander should have on hand an be able to use and understand what three things?

A

Site Safety Plan
Local and/or State Emergency Plan
Facility Site Safety Plan

81
Q

Hazmat unit, when responding to a level I, II, or III may respond as ____. This is determined by the _______.

A

Task Force

Hazmat Director

82
Q

The Hazmat Task Force consists of what?

A

Hazmat 5, Hazmat 55, Engine 5

83
Q

A _____ incident is a threat to the environment, and/or endangers humans.

A

Level II

84
Q

A Level III incident is ______

A

Life Threatening

85
Q

Service Base

Hazmat as A Resource (NO entry) will be?

A

Hazmat 5
1 Director (Hazmat Tech)
3 Technicians

86
Q 
Service Base
Task Force (minimum entry) will consist of what?
A

Engine 5

4 Technicians

87
Q

What does a Resource Unit consist of in Hazmat?

A

Director & 3 Technicians

88
Q

Basic Task Force Staffing will consist of what?

A

8 trained personnel

89
Q

Level II Task Force Staffing consists of:

A

12 Trained Personnel

(Multiple Entry) Level II

90
Q

Branch Staffing consists of:

A

16 trained personnel

Multiple Entry Level II at multiple sites

91
Q

Small private air planes can carry over _____ gallons of fuel.

A

119 gallons

92
Q

A Local Disaster is a _____ incident

A

Level III

93
Q

Fires in buildings with a NFPA rating of ______ in any of the categories: Health, Flammable , reactive are Level II

A

2 or greater

94
Q

Level II Non-Bulk Packaging Responses include:

A

First alarm response

Hazmat 5

95
Q

Level II Bulk Packaging Responses include:

A

First Alarm Response
Hazmat 5
Emsa

96
Q

Level III Non-Bulk Packaging Responses include :

A

First Alarm Response
Hazmat Task Force
Emsa

97
Q

Level III Bulk Packaging Responses include:

A 
First Alarm Response
Deputy Chief
PIO
Hazmat Task Force
Emsa 
Qualified support personnel
Computer Assistance
Hazmat Liason
98
Q

Hazmat 5 will be dispatched to third alarm ______ fires when requested to assist IC to monitor ____ and ______

A

Industrial

Air Quality, runoff

99
Q

Use _____ any time an entry team enters the Hot Zone

A

Buddy System

100
Q

On initial Entry the air monitoring rep should identify what 3 things:

A

Any IDLH condition
Exposure of Radioactive dose limit
Dangerous conditions such as flammable or Oxygen-deficient

101
Q

What are the 8 areas monitored on hazardous materials incident by Hazmat Unit:

A 
Background
Command Post
Contamination Reduction Corridor
Area of Refuge
Exposures
Hot Zone
Excision Zone
Downwind/Perimeter
102
Q

Medical Surveillance shall include:

A

Baselines
Pre-Medical survey
Post-Medical Survey
Out of service Guidelines

103
Q

Basic/Emergency Decon is what:

A

Minimum 60 sec flush with a booster nozzle or sufficient water supply

104
Q

The first arriving companies shall establish what?

A

A cold zone

105
Q

The cold zone should be a minimum of _____ ft for bulk packaging.

A

500

106
Q

Cold Zone should be ___ ft for non-bulk packaging

A

200 ft

107
Q

The immediate removal of all persons from an area of danger is called what?

A

Isolation

108
Q

Who is the only exception to Isolation?

A

Hazmat Intervention Group

109
Q

Isolating the Hazard consists of steps taken to control the product from a safe distance. Accomplished in what 3 ways?

A

Diking
Digging
Damming

110
Q

Cold zone is set at _____ ft in all directions for any unknown

A

330 ft

111
Q

Class 1 Hazard

A

Explosives

112
Q

Class 2 Hazard

A

Gases

113
Q

You have about ___minutes of fire impingement above liquid line before a BLEVE can be expected.

A

5 minutes

114
Q

A flow of ___ will be needed to protect a gas container from failure. Flow should come from ____ lines

A

500gpm

2-250 gpm lines

115
Q

Class 3 hazard

A

Flammable and combustible liquid

116
Q

Class 4 Hazard

A

Flammable solids

117
Q

Class 5 hazard

A

Oxidizes and organic peroxides

118
Q

Small quantities of oxidizers, up to ____lbs on a fire can be extinguished by water.

A

10 lbs

119
Q

Class 6 Hazards

A

Poisons and Infectious Substances

120
Q

Do not fight poison fires above ___ gallons

A

55 gal

121
Q

Class 7 hazard

A

Radioactives

122
Q

Class 8 hazards

A

Corrosives

123
Q

Small quantities of Corrosives up to ____ gallons may be diluted with water.

A

5 gal

124
Q

Class 9 hazards

A

Miscellaneous Materials

125
Q

Hazmat Ems Group consists of what?

A

Premedical Surveillance
PostMedical surveillance
Treatment
Transportation

126
Q

Hazmat Intervention Group consist of:

A

Recon Team
Entry team Task specific
Back Up Teams

127
Q

Hazmat Science group consists of:

A

Science Officer

Weather Officer

128
Q

Hazmat Decon Group consists of:

A

Entry/Exit Monitor
Gross Decon Team
Secondary Team

129
Q

Hazmat resource Group consists of:

A

Resource Officer
Dressing Unit
Supply unit

130
Q

Hazmat Branch Director may have up to ____ groups under its direction.

A

5

131
Q

The Backup Team is the _____ team that will extract the entry team in an emergency.

A

Safety Team

132
Q

All Records of Hazmat Personnel shall be kept on file by the Department for ____ years after employee leaves job

A

30 years

133
Q

Special Ops office shall endeavor to keep records on what? In 2 places distant from each other

A

Non-acid paper
Optical (computer) storage
Microfiche
Long lasting medium

134
Q

____ is protected area( from bystanders) and it contains the support zone, staging, IC., any agency rendering aid.

A

The Cold Zone

135
Q

What three areas are established by First In Companies?

A

Control Zone/Line
Basic Decon
Area of Refugee

136
Q

The Hot, Warm, and Cold Zone are established by Hazmat unit after_________

A

Site monitoring with air monitors has been completed

137
Q

How many steps are in the Decontamination Process?

A

9

138
Q

If Exclusion Zone operations exceeding ____min are anticipated, more SCBA units should be requested.

A

15 min

139
Q

Whenever ___ step is activated because of high risk contaminants, contaminated personnel shall be taken to an appropriate hospital for further evaluation.

A

Step 9- transporrtation

140
Q 
Boiling Points 
Propane
Anhydrous Ammonia
Butane
Gasoline
Allyl Chloride
Ethylene Glycol
A

-44
-28
31
100
113
387

141
Q

Evaporation Rates

Fast, Medium, Slow

A

Fast- greater than 3.0
Medium - 0.8 to 3.0
Slow- less than 0.8

142
Q

Non-Sparking Tools are made out of what?

A

Beryllium copper or aluminum bronze

143
Q

Freeways will be managed by who?

A

Fire Department

144
Q

It is the responsibility of the OHP for _____ and _____

A

Routing & detours

145
Q

Fires in buildings with a 704 rating of 2 or greater in any category is classified as what:

A

Level II incident

146
Q

Stabilized hazmat emergency scenes shall be turned over to who?

A

Responsible party, ODEQ, Oklahoma City Risk management

147
Q

The Cold zone should be a minimum of __ feet in all directions for a solid, ___ feet in all directions for a liquid or ___ feet in all directions for a gas, unless otherwise stated.

A

75 feet solid
150 feet for a liquid
330 feet for a gas

148
Q

How far should you isolate if the product involved is on fire?

A

1/2 mile

149
Q

Hazmat- Entry Procedures

Incidents requiring an "entry"
    Obtain status report from the IC
    Implement the Hazmat Response Incident Command Module
    Request addition resources
    Identify the Hazardous material
   Conduct an Incident Risk Analysis
    Develop an Incident Site Safety Plan
    Establish Control Zones
    Initiate Decontamination procedures
A

.

150
Q

No personnel are to enter the Exclusion Zone until___

A

Support personnel Complete the Entry Team Checklist.

151
Q

Who shall have a visible identification system?

A

All Entry and Decontamination Team personnel.

provides the IC with the ability to identify personnel at a distance

152
Q

The ___ would be an excellent area for the command post.

A

The Access Point

153
Q

Resource Unit
Basic Task Force
Level II task Force
Branch Staffing

A

Resource 4 (director & 3 techs)
Basic 8
Level II 12
Branch 16

154
Q

Some examples of a Level II incident include:

A 
Spills greater than 10 gallons
A major LPG leak
High pressure natural gas line
Civilian plane crashes
Bleve
155
Q

Level II Non-Bulk Packaging responses

Level II Bulk Packaging Resources

A 
Level II Non-Bulk packing
     First alarm response
     Hazmat 5
Level II Bulk packing
     First alarm response
     Hazmat 5
     Emsa
156
Q

Level III Non-Bulk Packaging Responses

Level III Bulk Packaging Responses

A 
Level III Non-Bulk Packaging Responses
     First alarm response
     Hazmat Task Force
     EMSA
Level III Bulk Packaging Responses
     First alarm response
     Hazmat Task Force
     Hazmat Liaison
     Deputy Chief
     PIO
     EMSA
     Computer Assistance
157
Q

What is the First step in the Decontamination Checklist?

A

Establish an Entry Point

158
Q

What is the Last step in the Decontamination Checklist?

A

Transportation

159
Q

The establishment of a “safe” perimeter is done by using what?

A

North American Emergency Response Guidebook (NAERG)

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