The initial action of an officer responding to a hazardous spills incident should be to

a. immediately enter the area and remove any victims needing first aid.
b. evaluate the need for assistance and report to communications.
c. pick any containers in the vicinity and deliver them to the fire department official in charge of the area.
d. set up a command post at the intersection point closest to the scene of the incident but not farther than 200 feet from the spill.


Ans: b. evaluate the need for assistance and report to communications.

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