Hazmat Operations: IMS/DOT

At a hazardous materials incident, the assistant safety officer directly reports to the:

Safety Officer

level III incidents often require the technical expertise of ________ to be brought in for appropriate handling of such an incident

A specialist from an industrial an/or governmental team

Back-up personnel should be advised of the incident action plan and positioned in the __________ zone.

Cold

All biological etiologic agents and toxins are designated as DOT Hazard Class:

6

Nerve agents are considered to be part of which UN/DOT hazard class?:

6.1

Which DOT Hazard Class covers nerve agents used in chemical warfare?:

6.1

most riot control agents are considered to be in DOT hazard class:

6.1

At a hazardous materials incident, the safety officer's responsibilities include all of the following EXCEPT:

Being the coordination point between the IC and any assisting agency

When an Operations Section has not been staffed, staging reports to:

Command

The ______ is the location where information gathering occurs, and both technical and administrative functions are assigned

Command Post

Identify the five major functions withing the Incident Management System:

Command, Finance, Logistics, Operations, Planning

At a hazardous materials emergency, the operations section serves the task of:

Controlling the tactical portion of the incident

When initiating an Incident Management System at hazardous materials incidents, it is important to remember that an individuals span of control is:

1 to 5

Within the Incident Command System, the optimum span of control is:

1 to 5

All of the following are protective actions that must be taken during shelter in place protection EXCEPT:

Ensuring HVAC system remains operating

Withing the UN/DOT System, a container labeled with a Hazard Class of 4 contains a(n):

Flammable Solid

In the UN/DOT Marking System, Hazard class 3 includes:

Gasoline

Once the safety officer arrives on scene, the Incident commander should:

Have the safety officer review the incident action plan

The ________ zone is the area of highest known hazard:

Hot/exclusion

The zone where contamination has occurred or has the potential to occur and requires established entry and exit points, is known as a __________ zone:

Hot/exclusion

The individual responsible for establishing and managing the overall plan, developing an organizational structure, and allocating resources BEST describes the:

Incident Commander

The safety officer notices a critical emergency condition in an incident. The safety officer should:

Intervene in the unsafe action

The first step or MOST IMPORTANT thing to accomplish upon arrival at a hazardous materials or suspected hazardous materials incident is:

Isolation of the area and prevention of entry

When determining the location of the command post, it is vital that:

It is in a safe area

When dealing with a level III incident, it is expected that evacuation of people will cover an area of:

Large scale evacuation

At a suspected terrorist incident, evidence collection is PRIMARILY the responsibility of:

Law Enforcement

Who is responsible for requesting additional resources at a hazardous materials incident?

Logistics Section Chief

At a hazardous materials incident, which function area is responsible for developing a special technical group to the basic incident command system?

Operations

If the safety officer notices an unsafe activity at an emergency, the safety officer should:

Stop the activity immediately

What would be the likely result of allowing a contaminated individual to leave the hot zone without being decontaminated?:

The contaminates would likely be transferred to other personnel or equipment resulting in secondary contamination

What is unique about hazardous materials IMS?

There are typically two safety officers assigned

If you are initiating the Incident Management System at a hazardous materials incident, the person assigned as the Safety Officer should be:

Trained to the technician level

Each individual reporting to only one supervisor defines:

Unity of Command

When operating at a HazMat scene, which of the following is required when operating in a hot zone?

Utilization of the buddy system

When utilizing the safety showers at an industrial facility, the firefighter should:

Verify where the runoff goes

The item indicated in the illustration below is referred to as the _______ and indicates the ______.

Vertical bars, Radioactive levels

The are that exists just outside of the hot/exclusion zone is known as the:

Warm zone

A level II incident is beyond the normal capabilities of the first responder having jurisdiction and may require a response from:

A hazardous material response team

In level I incidents, the response team should be able to deal with:

A natural gas leak in an occupancy

Which of the following tasks at a hazardous materials incident is/are provided by Logistics?:

Responsible for securing facilities, services, and equipment

The person who advises the Incident Commander of existing or potentially unsafe conditions, monitoring conditions of personnel, and compliance with standard operating procedures is the:

Safety Officer

When sheltering in place, the citizens should be instructed to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Shut off all electrical appliances