08-1 Chapter 8Chapter 8 –Haz Mat Operational System Description Haz Mat Incident Considerations

08-2 Haz Mat Operational System Description Session ObjectivesSession Objectives –Understand how the haz mat operational system is applied to a haz mat incident

08-3 Hazardous Materials Group Provides organizational structure necessary to supervise and control functions at a haz mat incidentProvides organizational structure necessary to supervise and control functions at a haz mat incident Directed by the Haz Mat Group SupervisorDirected by the Haz Mat Group Supervisor

08-4 Hazardous Materials Group Three primary functional positions:Three primary functional positions: –Entry Leader –Decontamination Leader –Site Access Control Leader Other positions:Other positions: –Assistant Safety Officer/Haz Mat –Technical Specialist

08-5 Unified Command Multiple agencies share scene management responsibilityMultiple agencies share scene management responsibility Agencies that have statutory functional responsibility include:Agencies that have statutory functional responsibility include: –Fire –Law Enforcement –Health

08-6 Modular Development ICS positions are filled based on the:ICS positions are filled based on the: –stage the incident is in –size of the incident The following slides illustrate one example of expanding an incidentThe following slides illustrate one example of expanding an incident

08-7 Tank spill Building 5 Chem Storage wind fence IC SAC Haz Mat Incident

08-8 Tank spill Building 5 Chem Storage Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response wind fence IC SAC

08-9 Haz Mat Incident - Initial Response

08-10 Tank spill Building 5 Chem Storage Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response wind fence IC SAC CRZ Exclusion Zone Decon Entry Tech/Spec Support Zone AS/HM

08-11 Haz Mat Incident - Reinforced Response

08-12 Haz Mat Incident - Multi-Division Response