Safety Interviews and Contamination Reduction Zones

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According to the text, what should be done if an unknown or suspect material is discovered?

Establish a witness staging area

Conduct safety interviews with witnesses/victims

Protect the crime scene

Notify the Hazardous Materials Unit (correct)

What should be done if individuals are presenting with symptoms?

Establish a perimeter

Conduct evacuations as necessary

Contain the scene

Notify the Fire Department (correct)

What is the purpose of establishing a Warm Zone?

Conduct safety interviews

Contamination reduction zone (correct)

Capture suspect(s) information

Protect the crime scene

What should be done if a dispersal is threatened?

Contain the scene Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if an item of concern is located inside a facility?

Turn off air-handling systems Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if an unsubstantiated threat is made?

Facility management conducts search and evacuation Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if victims may be contaminated?

Establish a Warm Zone perimeter Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if witnesses/victims are present?

Conduct safety interviews Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if intelligence information indicates the incident may occur indoors?

Turn off air-handling systems Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if an individual is complaining of symptoms?

Assume a dispersal has occurred Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common indicator of a CBRN incident?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if an illicit or clandestine chemical or biological laboratory is suspected or discovered?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What should personnel do if they inadvertently enter a chemical laboratory?

Exit and maintain a security perimeter Signup and view all the answers

What should be done with any material or container involved in a hazardous materials incident?

Treat it as toxic, hazardous, or reactive Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if an area has not been determined safe after a hazardous materials incident?

Commence crime or traffic accident investigations Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if anti-personnel devices (booby-traps) are suspected in a hazardous materials incident?

Maintain a security perimeter Signup and view all the answers

Where should the Incident Command Post be established in relation to the incident in a hazardous materials incident?

Upwind, uphill, and upstream Signup and view all the answers

What should be done with any type of dispersal mechanism or containment vessel in a hazardous materials incident?

Touch, cover, or move it Signup and view all the answers

What should be done before conducting safety interviews with witnesses/victims in a hazardous materials incident?

Establish a secure witness management area Signup and view all the answers

What should be done to support the Fire Department in mitigating a hazardous materials incident?

Establish Unified Command Signup and view all the answers