Fire Safety
This is the acronym used to remember the correct way to respond to a fire.
What is RACE?
This acronym stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency.
What is FEMA?
This is the type of evacuation used when moving a population away from the threatened area to a safe area in the same facility.
What is a partial evacuation?
This type of hazard includes organisms that have the potential to cause infection or disease?
What is a Biological Hazard?
The "C" in the acronym RACE stands for this.
What is Contain?
This is what the acronym "FDA" stands for.
What is the US Food and Drug Administration?
This is the first step in the flow of evacuation.
What is a local evacuation?
This hazard is caused by pointed medical instruments.
What is a Sharps Hazard?
This is the classification given to a fire that is caused by normal combustibles such as paper, wood, plastic, or cloth.
What is "A"?
This acronym is identifies the government agency that handles disease outbreaks in the community.
What is the "CDC"?
This is moving a population outside of a threatened facility and is only used in a last resort.
What is a complete evacuation?
This type of hazard involves exposure to gases or liquids resulting in illness or injury.
What is a Chemical Hazard?
This is the acronym which helps you remember the proper use of a fire extinguisher.
What is PASS?
This acronym is short for Incident Command System.
What is "ICS"?
The acronym is used to prioritize evacuees in the staging area in order to determine who has priority.
What is START?
This is the intentional release of biological agents meant to cause mass illness.
What is Bioterrorism?
This is the classification given to an electrical fire.
What is "C"?
The acronym "HEICS" stands for this.
What is the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System?
During the initial evacuation, who has first priority?
What is an ambulatory patient?
This hazard results in injury due to the unsafe or improper use of electrical equipment.
What is an Electrical Hazard?