Blue Channel (E1501) Protocol61

Chief Complaint: HAZMAT (Chemical)

The “Big Picture” / Caller Profile / Dispatch Code
A caller is reporting a possible chemical suicide. / A cooperative but excited adult. / 61-C-1C
Case Entry Protocol / Caller Response
1. What’s the address of the emergency? / CPD Training Academy
2. What’s the phone number you’re calling from? / 389-4568.
3. What’s your name? / (Your name)
4. Okay, tell me exactly what happened. / There’s a car parked near the academyacross the street. It has a sign on the window that says, “Do not enter without protective gear – Hydrogen Sulfide Gas.” A man appears to be sleeping inside.
a. (Person on fire—inside) What type of building is involved? / N/A
5. Are you at that location now? / Yes.
Key Questions / Caller Response
1. What type of substance/chemical is involved? / Obvious (Hydrogen Sulfide Gas)
2. (ABANDONED WASTE) Is it leaking? / N/A
3. How much has spilled/leaked? / N/A
4. Is the spill/leak spreading? / N/A
a. (Yes) What direction is it flowing? / N/A
5. Do you see flames? / No.
a. (Yes) Are the flames inside or outside? / N/A
6. Where is the substance/chemical coming from? / Obvious (Inside the car)
* All dispatch codes / (EFD should dispatch 61-C-1C and return to questioning.)
7. Do you see a cloud or vapor? / No.
a. (Yes) What direction is it going? / N/A
b. (Yes) What color is it? / N/A
8. (ABANDONED WASTE) How long has it been there? / N/A
9. Do you know the warning placard numbers (chemical ID)? / N/A
10. What is the size of the container? / I didn’t get close enough to see inside the car.
11. Is anyone in immediate danger? / No, I don’t think so – just the guy in the car
a. (Yes) How many? / N/A
b. (Yes) Exactly where are they/you located? / N/A
12. Does anyone have the substance/chemical on them? / No.
a. (Yes) How many? / N/A
12. Is anyone sick or injured? / No.
PDIs
/ PAIs / Case Exit
a / B-4 / X-1 or X-2

Dispatch

Pre-Alert
“Chemical HazmatCPD Training Academy”
Station Tones – Verbal Dispatch
“Engine 1501, Tanker 1505, Squad 104, Medic 231, Engine 1201, Hazmat-514, Air-15, Charlie Response, Chemical Hazmat, CPD Training Academy, Boone Fire Jurisdiction”
“Engine 1501, Tanker 1505, Squad 104, Medic 231, Engine 1201, Hazmat-514, Air-15, Charlie Response, Chemical Hazmat, CPD Training Academy, Boone Fire Jurisdiction”
“Cross streets arePonderosa and Meadowlark, Time out (______), KLK578 KJY848”
Additional Information (After 1st unit responds)
“Engine 1501 & units responding tothe CPD Training Academy, caller reports a male subject appears to be sleeping inside a car near the dead end. The car has signs posted on the windows stating, “Do not enter without protective gear – Hydrogen Sulfide Gas.” Law enforcement is also enroute.

Columbia/Boone County PSJC