RAD
Radiation particles, consisting of no energy, which can be stopped by a piece of paper.
What are Alpha Particles?
Used to meter an area for only one chemical.
What are Single-Sensor Meters?
This ensemble provides the wearer skin and respiratory protection from biological and radiological particulates at concentrations below IDLH.
What is Class 4 / Level D?
In the Incident Command System, a shared command role in which all agencies with geographical or functional responsibility establish a common set of incident objectives and strategies.
What is Unified Command?
Cylindrical container of about 5 to 15 gallons (19 L to 57 L) capacity used for pure or corrosive liquids. Made of glass, plastic, or metal, with a neck and sometimes a pouring tip.
What is a Carboy?
Radiation particles, consisting of low-energy, which can be stopped by a wooden door.
What are Beta Particles?
Used to meter an area for more than one chemical at a time.
What are Multi-Sensor Meters?
This ensemble provides the wearer the highest level of respiratory protection, from low levels of vapors and liquid-splash concentrations at or above IDLH.
What is Class 2 / Level B?
During the termination phase of response, often prior to demobilization, a meeting of personnel to share information such as signs and symptoms of exposure to any hazardous materials involved in the incident, identification of equipment needing replacement or repair, decontamination or disposal needs of equipment used, and a brief analysis of what went right or wrong during the incident operations.
What is a Debriefing?
All-metal container designed for the movement of small quantities of cryogenic liquids within a facility; Not designed or intended to meet DOT requirements for the transportation of cryogenic materials.
What is a Dewar container?
Radiation particles, consisting of high energy, which can travel long distances, before losing it's energy.
What are Gamma Particles?
This is used to monitor for Volatile Organic Compounds in an area.
What is a Photo-ionizing detector? or What is a PID?
This ensemble provides the wearer low levels of vapor and liquid chemical protection from concentrations below IDLH.
What is Class 3 / Level C?
Member of the command staff responsible for interfacing with the media, public, or other agencies requiring information from the incident scene.
Who is the Public Information Officer (PIO)?
Rigid or flexible portable packaging, other than cylinder or portable tank, that is designed for mechanical handling with a maximum capacity of not more than 3 cubic meters (3,000 L, 793 gal, or 106 ft3).
What is a Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC)?
This is said to be able to stop Gamma Radiation.
What is Lead?
A device designed to detect flammable gases and vapors.
What is a Combustible Gas Indicator (CGI)? or What is a Flammable Gas Indicator?
This ensemble provides the wearer the highest level skin and respiratory protection from vapor and liquid-spray concentrations above IDLH.
What is Class 1 / Level A?
System of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes; intended to limit the number of persons exposed to a hazard and to facilitate it mitigation.
What are Control Zones?
Container used for transportation of materials that have very limited radioactivity.
What is Excepted Packaging?
Changing these factors have been proven to reduce an exposure to radiation.
What are Time, Distance, and Shielding?
Method of expressing the concentration of very Dilute solutions of one substance in another, normally a liquid or gas.
What is Parts Per Million (PPM)/ Parts Per Billion (PPB)
Structural Firefighter gear would be considered part of this class ensemble.
What is Class 5?
Formal process of gathering and analyzing facts and information about an incident from all responding agencies and dispatchers, filling out required reports, and preparing for the incident critique.
What is the Post-incident Analysis (PIA)?
Freight containers designed and constructed to be used interchangeably in two or more modes of transport.
What are Intermodal Containers?