Hazard-Control Zones (Definition)
System of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes, intended to limit the number of persons exposed to a hazard and to facilitate its mitigation.
What are the 3 Hazard Control Zones?
Restricted Zone (Hot)
Limited Access Zone (Warm)
Support Zone (Cold)
What is the area surrounding the Hazard Control Zones to create a barrier between the general public and the Cold Zone?
Isolation Perimeter
Area of Refuge
Holding area within the Hot Zone where personnel are controlled until they can be safely decontaminated, treated or removed.
The strategy used by IC to protect the general population from the hazardous material by implementing:
1) Protection-In-Place
2) Evacuation
or combination of the two
Public Protective Action
