How Firefighters Identify HAZMAT
How firefighter's identify a HAZMAT chemical using the
Tri-COP-Scope Method:
1. Officer standing/Car running: Not hazardous
2. Officer unconscious/Car running: Toxic fumes.
3. Officer unconscious/Car stalled: Oxygen displacing chemical
4. Officer/Car both melting: Acidic chemical.
5. Officer/Car on fire: Extremely flammable.
How firefighter's identify a HAZMAT chemical using the
Tri-COP-Scope Method:
1. Officer standing/Car running: Not hazardous
2. Officer unconscious/Car running: Toxic fumes.
3. Officer unconscious/Car stalled: Oxygen displacing chemical
4. Officer/Car both melting: Acidic chemical.
5. Officer/Car on fire: Extremely flammable.
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