ICS/SOP
What are the five major functional areas of the Incident Command System?
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance and Administration
What National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) asset can assist with airborne radiation detection?
AMS - Aerial Measuring System
What are the 3 legs of the nuclear triad?
LAND - Land-based Ballistic missiles, Air Force
AIR - nuclear-capable bombers, Air Force
SEA - Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles, Navy
In the event of a US nuclear weapons accident, which National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) organization would respond?
ARG - Accident Response Group
What is the nuclear football and biscuit; in regards to Presidential Sole Authority from the Truman Administration in 1948, still in act today?
Nuclear Football - A black briefcase, with the US president at all times, with everything the president needs to make the order to launch nuclear weapons.
Biscuit - to verify a launch order, the president must identify himself with a unique code known as the "biscuit."
What is the difference between "Unity of Command" and "Unified Command" within ICS?
Unified Command - No one jurisdiction, agency or organization has primary authority and/or resources to manage an incident on its own. The incident is managed jointly, to approve objectives.
Unity of Command - Personnel report to one supervisor, receive and take work assignments from only that one person
From what part of the atom does alpha radiation originate?
The nucleus
What is the approximate mass of one neutron?
1 AMU
What is the charge and mass of gamma radiation?
No charge, no AMU
What city was originally going to receive the atomic bomb Fat Man, but because of cloud cover, Nagasaki was chosen?
Kokura, Japan
What is the difference between an event and an incident?
Event - Scheduled, normally preplanned activity
Incident - An occurrence, natural or human-caused, that requires an ICS response to protect life or property
Where do X-rays originate in accordance with the nucleus?
Originate outside of the nucleus
Describe the inverse square law.
Double the distance, quarter the dose
Half the distance, quadruple the dose
What forms of radiation are responsible for indirect ionization?
neutron, gamma and x-ray
What individual on the CST is responsible for completing ICS 202 and ICS 208 for IC signature before entry can be made per our SOP?
Operations Officer
(SOP pg. B-2)
What type of spectrum masking occurs when similar energy spectrum prevents discrimination between individual peaks?
Energy Masking
What does LD 50/60 mean for radiation exposure?
50% of the population, within 60 days, without medical intervention, will die
According to the National Security Presidential Memorandum 36, WMD-CSTs are only employed/deployed at the request of who?
The FBI
If an individuals UDR 13/14 alarms, survey members immediately take what action per our SOP?
"Immediately egress to an uncontaminated area and reassess mission objectives"
(SOP pg. 4-8)
What Presidential Directive or memorandum dictates Interagency Response to Terrorist Threats or Incidents in the US or overseas?
NSPM-36
How much of a dose (REM) is the general does for LD50/60?
400 REM
Army Service Guidance for radiation safety (DA PAM 385-25) classifies 50 REM for an emergency worker - lifesaving duties, only on a voluntary basis. What dose rate does the Air Force Service Guidance list for emergencies?
AFI 48-148 6.2.3. "Dose guidance should be developed for a given emergency. Dose limits do not apply for emergencies."