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Chapter 6: Identifying Action Options

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Which of the following is developed during a hazmat incident and is vital because mistakes made during the initial response can make the difference between solving the problem and becoming part of it?

A) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
B) Preincident Response Plan
C) Incident Action Plan (IAP)
D) Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG)
C) Incident Action Plan (IAP)
Due to similarities between various hazardous material incidents, predetermined ________ and _________ are used by various organizations.

A) Safety Data Sheets (SDS); Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
B) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP); Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG)
C) Size-up; Preincident Plan
D) Preincident Plan; Incident Action Plan;
B) SOP; SOG
What are the three hazmat incident priorities in order?
Life safety, incident stabilization, and protection or property and the environment
________ is the mental process of the Incident Commander considering all available factors that will affect an incident during the operations' course.

A) Incident Action Plan
B) Size-up
C) Strategies
D) Tactics
B) Size-up
The information gained during the size-up is used to determine _________ and _________ that are applied to the incident during the planning and implementation stages.

A) Response objectives (strategies) and action options (tactics)
B) Physical properties and chemical properties
C) Life safety and incident stabilization
D) Decontamination zones and safe distance
A) Response objectives (strategies) and action options (tactics)
According to the Local Emergency Response Plan (LERP) what type of hazardous material incident is a Level I?

A) The most serious, requires multiple agencies
B) The least serious, typically involves first responders
C) An incident that requires a hazardous material team
D) An incident that involves explosive materials
B) The least serious, typically involves first responders
According to the Local Emergency Response Plan (LERP) what type of hazardous material incident is a Level II?

A) The most serious, requires multiple agencies
B) Beyond the capabilities of a first responder and requires services of a formal hazardous material response team (use of chemical protective clothing and dike/confine contaminated areas)
C) The least serious, requires first responders
D) A hazardous material with gases invovled
B) Beyond the capabilities of a first responder and requires services of a formal hazardous material response team (use of chemical protective clothing and dike/confine contaminated areas)
According to the Local Emergency Response Plan (LERP) what type of hazardous material incident is a Level III?

A) The most serious, requires multiple agencies
B) The least serious, requires only first responders
C) A hazardous material that may BLEVE
D) A hazardous material that is a flammable liquid
A) The most serious, requires multiple agencies
Noninternvetion operations are best when:

A) The hazardous material is beyond the capabilities of the first responder
B) The quantity of the hazardous material is small enough that it will be suppressed over time
C) When mitigation is failing or otherwise impossible
D) When the incident is longer than 48 hours
C) When the mitigation is falling or otherwise impossible
___________ is a hierarchy of decisions needed to protect responders. This is started during size-up by identifying the immediate hazards so that decisions can be made in a logical and educated manner. Do not spend too much time analyzing.

A) Size-up
B) Preincident Plan
C) Risk-based response
D) Strategy
C) Risk-based response
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