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Fire Prevention
Final Exam
20
Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 4
04/29/2009

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Term
Assess the risk, protect yourself, confine the spill, stop the leak
Definition
4 steps to dealing with a leaky drum
Term
overpacking
Definition
placing a shell around/over a leaky drum that will catch spilled liquids
Term
white hydrophobic PIG
Definition
used on oil-based spills with water
Term
hydrophilic PIG
Definition
absorbs water and all water-based liquids
Term
hydrophobic PIG
Definition
absorbs hydrocarbons, but not water
Term
height = 2x
width = 4x
Definition
if a spill is x inches deep, what should the height and width of the dike be?
Term
tactical survey
Definition
collect information that will be useful during the control of an emergency and designed to develop an accurate assessment of how things actually are in place
Term
outside agencies (fire depts, police depts, etc)
Definition
EAPs should be kept within the facility and given to whom?
Term
command staff
Definition
public information officer, safety officer, operations officer
Term
general staff
Definition
finance, logistics, operations, planning
Term
warm zone
Definition
this is where the in & out from the hot zone takes place and where the extraction zone is located
Term
cold zone
Definition
where the command center is
Term
positives of clay absorbents
Definition
it is readily available and can pick up liquids quickly
Term
negatives of clay absorbents
Definition
it is very heavy which increases removal costs
Term
gray/pink PIGs
Definition
universal absorbent and is not selective
Term
30 minutes
Definition
minimal service life rating of SCBA for internal structural brigade members
Term
elected officials, police, fire, public health, hospital, transportation
Definition
key members of a local emergency planning committee which makes evac. plans
Term
1
Definition
how many ICs should there be for an incident involving multiple municipalities?
Term
replace roofing with clay, slate and other fire-resistive materials
Definition
FEMAs recommendation to protect from fire is to...
Term
call emergency contact only once unless it is life threatening
Definition
Regarding phone use, FEMA says to...
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