You and your partner are en route to a motor vehicle crash involving a tanker truck on a rural road.Dispatch informs you that fluid is leaking from the truck,that there are several bystanders passed out on the ground near the cab of the truck,and that a caller has reported the code that appears on a placard attached to the tanker truck.You should:
A) remove the bystanders from the scene.
B) park about 50 feet from the truck.
C) consult the Emergency Response Guidebook.
D) park downwind from the tanker truck.

Question

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Consulting the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is the best course of action in this scenario as it provides information on the identification of hazardous materials, potential hazards, and appropriate response actions to take. The code on the placard on the tanker truck can be used to look up information in the ERG to determine the proper course of action. Removing bystanders from the scene or parking a specific distance away may not be the best course of action based on the potential hazards present. Parking downwind from the tanker truck may put responders at risk if the wind shifts and the hazardous materials are carried towards them.

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