Crime Scene Awareness
The main means of escape should violence erupt. This is usually the door you use to enter the building.
What is primary exit.
A rope rescue operation carried out on a mildly sloping surface (less than 45 degrees) or on level ground. The ground is the rescuer's primary means of support, and the rope system is the secondary means of support.
What is low angle operation.
A glass, plastic, or steel non-bulk storage container, ranging in volume from 5 to 15 gallons (19-600 L).
What is a carboy.
Terrorism that is carried out by native citizens against their own country.
What is domestic terrorism.
Blasts from flowing or standing lava that can have a wide dispersal circumference spewing ash and magma.
What is pyroclastic explosions.
A gunman who has begun to fire on people and is still at large.
What is active shooter.
A type of window glazing that incorporates a sheeting material to keep the glass from breaking into shards. This kind of glass, often used for windshields resists even deliberate breakage.
What is laminated glass.
A chemical asphyxiant that results in cellular respiratory failure; this gas ties up hemoglobin to the extent that oxygen in the blood becomes inaccessible to the cells.
What is carbon monoxide.
What is disease vector.
A strategically placed facility that has been pre-established for the mass distribution of antibiotics, antidotes, and vaccinations along with other medications and supplies.
What is point of distribution (POD).
The evidence that ties a suspect or victim to a crime. It may include body materials, objects and impressions.
What is physical evidence.
A collapse that occurs after the primary trench, excavation, or structural collapse.
What is secondary collapse.
A chemical asphyxiant used in many industrial processes; exposure can occur from by-products of combustion at structure fires.
What is cyanide.
A form of warfare in which a small group that is not part of the official military engages in combat that uses the element of surprise, such as raids and ambushes; sometimes used by terrorists to protect their training camps and bases of operation.
What is guerilla warfare.
Heavy canvas bags that can be hung from tress containing water in amounts of 40 to 100 gallons (15 to 379 L).
What is Lister bags.
Any other means of egress, including windows and rear doors.
What is secondary exit.
A circumstance in which a patient is unable to extricate himself or herself from a impediment, such as debris or soil.
What is entrapment.
A type of decontamination that is done with large pads that the hazardous material team uses to soak up liquid and remove it from the patient.
What is absorption.
An act in which the public safety community generally has no prior knowledge of the time, location, or nature of the attack.
What is covert.
The act of conducting comprehensive preplanning that will apply to any disaster.
What is All-hazards approach.
Locations where illegal drugs, such as methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ecstasy and phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP) are manufactured.
What are clandestine drug laboratories.
A type of basic physical support, such as blocks or short lengths of wood, used to stabilize a vehicle during a rescue operation.
What is cribbing.
The minimum temperature at which a liquid or solid releases sufficient vapor to form and ignitable mixture of air.
What is flash point.
A threat level in which a terrorist event is suspected, but there is no specific information about its timing or location.
What is elevated.
Debris from satellites and other man-made objects that reenter the earth's atmosphere.
What is space junk.