Firefighter Training S-130 (Hazardous Materials)

While fighting fire in a wildland environment, you see in the distance a fenced in area with large cylindrical tanks. You are already uphill and upwind of the area. The FIRST step you should take is to: - Continue with the firefighting. - Attempt to identify the material by using binoculars. - Run away from the area. - Notify the incident commander (IC) that there is a potential problem.

- Attempt to identify the material by using binoculars.

There are six main detection clues to look for at a HazMat incident. Match each clue with an example of what to look for. - Cylindrical tanks or rounded ends - Names, numbering, or stenciling - Diamond-shaped images - Type of materials manufactured, stored, or used - Documents listing chemical name, number, and type - Vapor clouds and hissing noises

- Cylindrical tanks or rounded ends (CONTAINER SHAPES) - Names, numbering, or stenciling (MARKINGS AND COLORS) - Diamond-shaped images (PLACARDS AND LABELS) - Type of materials manufactured, stored, or used (OCCUPANCY AND LOCATION) - Documents listing chemical name, number, and type (SHIPPING PAPERS) - Vapor clouds and hissing noises (SENSES)

The acronym describing the series of proper decisions to make for reducing a hazardous materials incident's potential harm is: - HAZMAT - GEBMO - DECIDE - OCMPSS

- DECIDE

Identify THREE hazards you might commonly encounter at farms and ranches. - Clandestine drug labs - Dynamite - Booby traps - Bulk chemicals - Aboveground diesel tanks

- Dynamite - Bulk chemicals - Aboveground diesel tanks

Identify the guidebook that is an excellent resource for more information about hazardous materials. - Chemical Field Guide (CFG) - Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) - Incident Response Hazmat Guide (IRHG) - Wildland Hazards Resource Guide (WHRG)

- Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

Identify THREE terms that are NOT part of the DECIDE process. - Explain - Choose - Detect - Do - Examine - Investigate

- Explain - Examine - Investigate

Identify the THREE main hazards of hazardous materials. - Explosive - Runoff - Fire - Legal - Health

- Explosive - Fire - Health

Match each section of the ERG with the appropriate content description. - Hazardous material names listed alphabetically. - Placards and colors. - Identification numbers (UN/NA) listed consecutively. - Evacuation distances. - Hazards of an identified material.

- Hazardous material names listed alphabetically. (BLUE SECTION) - Placards and colors. (WHITE PAGES) - Identification numbers (UN/NA) listed consecutively. (YELLOW SECTION) - Evacuation distances. (GREEN SECTION) - Hazards of an identified material. (ORANGE SECTION)

Identify THREE steps for wildland firefighters to take at a hazardous materials incident. - Isolate the area to ensure the safety of people and the environment. - Move closer to determine what you are dealing with. - Quickly put out the fire. - Allow room for equipment movement. - Move people from the scene to a safe area.

- Isolate the area to ensure the safety of people and the environment. - Allow room for equipment movement. - Move people from the scene to a safe area.

You spot this potential HazMat scene and try to identify the materials present. Identify THREE additional steps you need to take. - Notify the IC. - Control the scene and keep everyone out. - Attack the fire. - Approach the scene to identify other possible HazMats. - Warn others in the immediate vicinity. - Call animal control.

- Notify the IC. - Control the scene and keep everyone out. - Warn others in the immediate vicinity.

Match each element of the DECIDE process with the appropriate description. - The best option - Progress - The likely harm and size of the material -Action options - A response objective - Any hazardous materials present

- The best option (DO) - Progress (EVALUATE) - The likely harm and size of the material (ESTIMATE) -Action options (IDENTIFY) - A response objective (CHOOSE) - Any hazardous materials present (DETECT)

Identify the most dangerous hazardous material detection clue to rely on. - Container shapes. - Occupancy and location. - Your senses. - Placards and labels.

- Your senses.

Hazardous materials can be a _____ material, or a combination of _____ materials. - crated, burning - normal, dangerous - dry, liquid - single, several

- single, several