Scrub Adub Dub
When the number of people and time constraints do not allow the establishment of an in-depth decontamination process.
Mass decon
Has the authority to direct, order, and control resources at a hazmat incident
Command Staff
Most likely to be damaged via mechanical stressors.
Solid Containers
Used for minimal risk exposure to flash fires or electrical arc discharge.
Flame-resistant (FR) clothing
“the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives.”
Terrorism
Location decon of first responders occurs
Before moving to the cold zone
Must participate in the preparation and monitoring of incident safety considerations, including medical monitoring of entry team personnel before and after entry
Safety Officer
Where you can find information about the standards to which a specific cargo tank truck was built
Specification and name plates
A chemical passes through a fabric on a molecular level.
Permeation
An important difference between a terrorist incident and other emergencies is that an act of terrorism:
cause damage, inflict harm, and kill.
Conducted within a formal decon line or corridor.
Technical Decon
Provides facilities, services, and materials supporting the hazmat incident
Logistics
A high priority at an incident involving low pressure bulk facility storage tanks
Eliminating ignition sources.
This many decimals can cause structural damage to the inner ear resulting in hearing loss or tinnitus.
85
Usually disguised or hidden with intent of harming first responders
secondary devices or booby traps
Appropriate when the contamination involves particulates, biological, or radiological material
Gentle brushing or wiping down
Responsible for determining the priority of victims for treatment and collecting information from victims
Safe Refuge Area Manager
Tank trucks typically having a single, steel compartment
MC-331 and TC-331
Intented for an incident involving extremely hazardous, corrosive, and/or toxic vapors or gasses
Vapor protective, encapsulating suit worn with positive-pressure SCBA
Containing radioactive material with intent of long lasting effects on victims
Dirty Bomb
When soap and water or a universal decontamination solution is not available, this method is used.
Dilution
Area downwind from a hazmat incident in which persons may become incapacitated, be unable to take protective action, and/or incur serious or irreversible health effects
Protective action distance
Reconized via rounded or horseshoe-shaped ends and rollover/turnover protection.
Low pressure chemical tank trucks (MC-307)
Air-purifying respirator (APR) filter likely used for incidents with toxic dusts, asbestos, and some biological hazards present.
Particulate-removing
An abandoned container
Orphan Container