Transcript Hanford Site Response - Fire Training Tracker - Tri

Hanford Site
Response
Hazards Specific to
Wildland Firefighting
on the Hanford Site
Hanford Site Response
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Mutual aid emergency responders will be
dispatched to a specific location (most likely to the
Wye Barricade), at that time it will be determined if
an escort will be required. At no time will the off
site responders be dispatched to Hazardous or
Radiologically controlled areas.
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Those areas outside of fenced locations are
normally open to unrestricted access, especially
with an escort.
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The ALE Reserve South and West of State Route
240 has no unusual hazards.
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Areas enclosed by a fence have restricted access
or hazards that are to be entered by authorized
persons.
Hanford Site Response
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Mutual aid emergency responders will be
escorted on-site if there is a chance of going into
certain controlled areas or hazardous locations.
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•
Those areas outside of fenced locations are
normally open to unrestricted access, especially
with an escort.
•
The ALE Reserve South and West of State Route
240 has no unusual hazards.
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Areas enclosed by a fence have restricted access
or hazards that are to be entered by authorized
persons.
Hanford Site Response
The following are some
of the signs you may see
during a Hanford Site
Response:
Hanford Site Response
 The trefoil, yellow
and magenta ropes,
tapes, chains, or
other barriers are
usually used to
denote the
boundaries of
radiological areas.
 Note: Some outdoor
radiological areas
are not
encompassed with
barriers due to their
large size (such as
a Burial Ground). In
this case there will
be a sign on a Tpost every 100 to
150 feet.
Hanford Site Response
 A URMA is an area
that may contain
radioactive items
underground.
Underground
Radioactive Material
Areas may be
outside of Controlled
Areas. These are
areas that contain
radioactive items
underground and
could include:
pipelines, radioactive
cribs, covered ponds,
covered ditches,
catch tanks, inactive
burial grounds, sites
of known, covered,
unplanned releases.
Audible Emergency
Sirens
The wavering and steady siren will
be accompanied by a PA (public
address announcement. If unable
to understand the action needed,
Contact Patrol Operations Center
at 373-3800.
Hanford Site Radiological
Areas
Hanford Site Response
IF IN DOUBT!
Ask your escort or
Division Supervisor.
There is no such thing
as a stupid question.