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1
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gaining entry to an enclosed area and reaching a patient

A

access

2
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the location of the incident commander at the scene of an emergency and where command, coordination, control, and communication are centralized

A

command post

3
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entry that requires special tools and training and includes the use of force

A

complex access

4
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an area where people can be exposed to hazards such as electric wires, sharp metal edges, broken glass, toxic substances, radiation, or fire

A

danger zone (hot zone)

5
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to be caught within a vehicle, room, or container with no way out or to have a limb or other body part trapped

A

entrapment

6
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removal of a patient from entrapment of a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial incident, or collapsed building

A

extrication

7
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any substances that are toxic, poisonous, radioactive, flammable, or explosive and cause injury or death with exposure

A

hazardous materials

8
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the individual who has overall command of the incident in the field

A

incident commander

9
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an area of protection providing safety from the danger zone (hot zone)

A

safe zone

10
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respirator with independent air supply used by firefighters to enter toxic and otherwise dangerous atmospheres

A

self-contained treating apparatus

11
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access that is easily achieved without the use of tools of force

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simple access

12
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the ongoing process of information gathering and scene evaluation to determine appropriate strategies
and tactics to manage an emergency

A

size-up

13
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a specialized law enforcement tactical unit

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special weapons and tactics team (SWAT)

14
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a fire in house, apartment building, office, school, plant, warehouse, or other building

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structure fire

15
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a hostage, robbery, or other situation in which armed conflict is threatened or shots have been fired and the threat of violence remains

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tactical situation

16
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a team of emergency responders from one or more departments in a region who are trained and on call for certain types of technical rescue

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technical rescue group

17
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a rescue that requires special technical skills and equipment in one of many specialized rescue areas, such as technical rescue, cave rescue, and dive rescue

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technical rescue situation