Assignment

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit There are two hazardous materials classification systems. Both were developed to assist responders in identifying and managing hazardous materials found in any location. Describe them in detail.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit Define a hazardous material. Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit How does your Department handle fish and wildlife issues?

What agency is responsible and where does it reside in the ICS framework?

If you do not currently work for a Department, use the California Wildlife Plan provided in Week 2 as your source of information and answer these same questions.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit Norfolk Southern Railroad was levied penalties in excess of $9M for environmental damages resulting from a train derailment in Pennsylvania.

In your opinion, should operators be held financially responsible for hazmat incidents?

Explain your answer using specific facts presented in the article provided in class.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references.

Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit It is the responsibility of the Incident Commander to protect human health first and then the environment and fish and wildlife resources second.

As IC, describe the agencies you would contact and ask to serve in either as a Unified Command or as technical specialists on your Incident Management Team.

Explain how you chose these agencies/individuals.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references.

Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit According the the "Legal Liabilities for Incident Commanders" article, there are three areas of incident readiness that are key to winning legal challenges to our actions as Incident Commander. Name and briefly describe them.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit As a Hazardous Materials Manager, you have a degree of personal liability, with the test of this liability being personal negligence and/or recklessness.

In the case of Anthony Mots, the appellate court found that he did not have time to deliberate his actions.

How do you feel about your personal liability?

What can you do to protect yourself from being found personally liable?

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit "Paper Plans" for hazardous materials response are not effective alone. There are a number of areas, according to the author of "Disaster Response" (Reading 1 for week 4), that are essential to ensure that a paper plan becomes an effective, useful tool in disaster response. Describe those things that can transform a paper plan into an effective one.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit In FEMA Unit 5, the emergency response planning process was discussed. What are the 6 steps of this planning process?

Describe each briefly.

Utilize literature, provide citations when needed, and list the references. Use APA-standard.

Question Short Answer/Essay - points Remove | Edit

You are now half-way through this course.

Please describe which material you found most interesting or applicable to you and why.

Is there anything that you had hoped to learn by this point in the course and didn't? Explain.

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