Hazmat Awareness - Operations

Chapter 12

Knowledge Check

1. 19. Recovery operations should be coordinated by the Incident Commander along with what other agencies?
2. What should be accomplished before recovery operations begin?
3. Which of the following types of victims have generally experienced the greatest exposure and related dose?
4. When performing rescue operations at a hazmat incident, responders need to:
5. What should entry teams turn their attention to after removing the ambulatory victims within the line of sight?
6. What is a unique challenge to conducting rescue operations with a large number of victims?
7. Ambulatory victims within the line of sight generally:
8. What is typically the last priority for conducting rescue operations at hazmat incidents?
9. For Operations level responders assigned to individual companies or units, the unit leader's responsibilities include ___, after first establishing the hot zone and assembly area near the entry point.
10. If possible, ambulatory victims who are not in the line of sight should be:
11. Prior to any entry of PPB-equipped personnel into hazardous zones, such as those during rescue operations, a decontamination station:
12. Which question is MOST likely to be asked when determining the feasibility of rescue operations?
13. What is the BEST method for moving nonambulatory victims?
14. If possible, line-of-sight ambulatory victims should be directed to a safe haven or area of safe refuge __ until a determination is made regarding the need for decontamination.
15. In an extreme emergency, how should rescuers move a victim with a possible spinal injury?
16. 20. What is LEAST likely to be a document or report that responders will need to fill out or assist with completing after rescue/recovery operations?
17. When planning rescues, the responsibility ofrisk assessment and selecting control options typically belongs to:
18. Non-ambulatory victims can be moved using rescue equipment such as:
19. It is always better to have ______ _ when attempting to move an adult.
20. As with all operations at hazmat incidents, the risks identified __ will dictate many elements of the response.