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Hanford Site Response

Hanford Site Response. Hazards Specific to Wildland Firefighting on the Hanford Site. Hanford Site Response.

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Hanford Site Response

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  1. Hanford Site Response • Hazards Specific to Wildland Firefighting on the Hanford Site

  2. Hanford Site Response • 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 Radiologicallycontrolled areas. • 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. • Areas enclosed by a fence have restricted access or hazards that are to be entered by authorized persons.

  3. Hanford Site Response • Mutual aid emergency responders will be escorted on-site if there is a chance of going into certain controlled areas or hazardous locations. • 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. • Areas enclosed by a fence have restricted access or hazards that are to be entered by authorized persons.

  4. Hanford Site Response • The following are some of the signs you may see during a Hanford Site Response:

  5. 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 T-post every 100 to 150 feet.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Hanford Site Radiological Areas

  9. Hanford Site Response • IF IN DOUBT! • Ask your escort or Division Supervisor. • There is no such thing as a stupid question.

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