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33 Cards in this Set
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Functional |
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Division |
Geographical area |
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Command staff includes what three positions under the incident commander? |
Public information officer, safety officer, liaison officer |
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What sections are included in the incident command structure? |
Incident commander, operations, planning, logistics, finance |
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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 |
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Task force |
Group of unlike resources (engine,ladder, rescue) that form to accomplish a goal |
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Strike team |
Group of like resources (tanker strike team) that organize to accomplish a goal |
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Unified command
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Multiple agencies share scene management responsibility |
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The natural breakdown of the contaminants as they age |
Chemical degradation |
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The process by which materials hold liquids |
Absorption |
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Involves the interaction of a hazardous liquid and a solid sorbet surface |
Adsorption |
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Reduces the concentration of a contaminant. Best used on materials that are soluble or miscible in water. |
Dilution |
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The direct removal from contaminants from the container |
Disposal |
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The altering of a contaminant chemically so that the resulting chemical is harmless |
Neutralization |
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Natural chemical degradation Not as effective on porous surfaces as it is in porous Ensure vapors don’t present a hazard |
Evaporation |
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Allows for the collection of materials, either liquid or solid, into containers Ensure the __________ equipment is compatible with the material |
Vacuuming |
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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 |
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Refers to decon that is urgent and field expedient |
Emergency Decon |
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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 |
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Refers to that form of Decon which is provided to personnel working in the Exclusion Zone or the Contamination Reduction Zone. |
Primary Decon |
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Refers to Decon provided to civilians who are displaying related symptoms and have been through emergency Decon |
Full/medical Decon |
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Refers to the form of Decon which is utilized to clean equipment so that it can be returned to service. |
Equipment Decon |
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Generally refers to decontamination efforts that take place post-incident, such as the additional washing of equipment used at a hazard site. |
Secondary Decon |
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How many stations are in Decon? |
10 |
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Station 1 |
Equipment drop |
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Station 2 |
Disposal drop |
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Station 3 |
Glove and boot wash and rinse |
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Station 4 |
Boot and glove removal |
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Station 5 |
Suit wash and rinse |
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Station 6 |
Suit removal |
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Station 7 |
SCBA removal |
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Station 8 |
Inner glove wash and scba mask and inner glove removal |
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Station 9 |
Remove some more **** he clicks too fast |