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• Chapter 8Chapter 8– Haz Mat Operational System DescriptionHaz Mat Operational System Description

Haz MatIncident Considerations

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Haz Mat Operational System Haz Mat Operational System DescriptionDescription• Session ObjectivesSession Objectives

– Understand how the haz mat operational Understand how the haz mat operational system is applied to a haz mat incidentsystem is applied to a haz mat incident

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Hazardous Materials GroupHazardous Materials Group

• Provides organizational structure Provides organizational structure necessary to supervise and control necessary to supervise and control functions at a haz mat incidentfunctions at a haz mat incident

• Directed by the Haz Mat Group Directed by the Haz Mat Group SupervisorSupervisor

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Hazardous Materials GroupHazardous Materials Group

• Three primary functional positions:Three primary functional positions:– Entry LeaderEntry Leader– Decontamination LeaderDecontamination Leader– Site Access Control LeaderSite Access Control Leader

• Other positions:Other positions:– Assistant Safety Officer/Haz MatAssistant Safety Officer/Haz Mat– Technical SpecialistTechnical Specialist

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Unified CommandUnified Command

• Multiple agencies share scene Multiple agencies share scene management responsibilitymanagement responsibility

• Agencies that have statutory functional Agencies that have statutory functional responsibility include:responsibility include:– FireFire– Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement– HealthHealth

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Modular DevelopmentModular Development

• ICS positions are filled based on the:ICS positions are filled based on the:– stage the incident is instage the incident is in– size of the incidentsize of the incident

• The following slides illustrate one The following slides illustrate one example of expanding an incidentexample of expanding an incident

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Tank

spill

Building 5ChemStorage

wind

fence

IC

SAC

Haz Mat Incident

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Tank

spill

Building 5ChemStorage

Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response

wind

fence

IC

SAC

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SAC

Incident Command

Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response

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Tank

spill

Building 5ChemStorage

Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response

wind

fence

IC

SACCRZExclusion Zone

Decon

Entry

Tech/Spec

Support Zone

AS/HM

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Assistant SafetyHaz Mat

Safety

Entry

SAC

Decontamination

Technical Specialist

Haz Mat Group

OperationsSection

Incident Command

Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response

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Assistant SafetyHaz Mat

Safety

Staging

Entry

Safe Refuge Area

SAC

Decontamination

Technical Specialist

Haz Mat Group

MedicalGroup

Protective ActionGroup

OperationsSection

Planning Section

LogisticsSection

FinanceSection

Incident Command

Haz Mat Incident - Multi-Division Response