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Section Four: On-Scene Operations and Critical Tasks <br /> <br /> Relevant safety issues and additional resource needs <br /> Hot / Warm / Cold Zone designation <br /> Evacuation/isolation requirements <br /> Product identification / determination <br /> Life safety and environmental damage and exposure concems <br /> Release / spill mechanism and current status <br /> Risk / benefit analysis <br /> Determination of strategy and tactics <br /> Required notifications <br /> <br />Following this initial briefing with the Incident Commander, the HazMat Team initiates <br />interventions: <br /> <br /> Reconnaissance <br /> Develop mitigation plan <br /> Defensive and/or offensive operations (confine vs. contain) <br /> Debriefing, documentation, demobilization <br /> <br />General Hazardous Materials Team assignments are as follows: <br /> <br /> o Team Leader <br /> o Resource Officer <br /> o Entry Team (2) <br /> o Back-Up Team (2) <br /> o Safety / Medical Team <br /> <br />A minimum of one company is necessary to handle personnel and victim decontamination <br />responsibilities. Additional companies may be used in support roles as needed. These may <br />include: <br /> <br /> Incident Command and Command Staff <br /> Decontamination support <br /> Fire suppression standby <br /> Ventilation <br /> Scene / perimeter control <br /> Medical support <br /> <br />Technical Rescue <br /> <br />The Technical Rescue Team is assigned to Station 2 (Whiteaker), located at 1725 W. 2nd <br />Avenue. Technical Rescue responds out of this location primarily because Station 2 is one of <br />two stations with a staffed ladder track company, and the technical rescue skill set is very useful <br />in regular track company operations. Technical rescue services are provided within the city <br />limits, and in some cases, specially called for by one of our medic units operating outside the city <br />and in need of the services for personnel safety. Industry and government are required to have a <br /> <br /> 46 <br /> <br /> <br />