What to Expect
What Should the Requesting Agency Expect?
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Hazmat Team will only mitigate and stabilize the problem. Cleanup is performed by a contractor at the expense of the responsible party for the incident.
What should the Hazmat Team be able to expect?
- Very specific directions to the incident
- Radio Channel or Frequency of incident operations
- Specific information about the incident
- Spill / Leak
- Release
- Quantity
- Amount of flow
- Exposures / Risks
- Briefing upon arrival with Incident Commander
- Fire Suppression Crew with Backup Crew
- Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
- ALS Ambulance and crew for medical surveillance of Hazmat Team
- Engine with water source; minimum 2 handlines at 100gpm each for Decon
- Personnel to Assist with Decon; minimum 6 - Hazmat will provide Decon Officer
- An isolated staging area with a reasonably close proximity to the entrance of the Hot Zone ( entry team my need to walk to incident from dressing area ) The area should be as level as possible