Practice question

What is the appropriate response when a hazmat technician's SCBA low-air alarm activates during hot zone operations?

Continue working until the air supply is completely depleted
Immediately notify the entry team leader and begin exiting the hot zone to the decontamination corridor
Remove the face piece to conserve air
Switch to an air-purifying respirator within the hot zone

Answer: B — Immediately notify the entry team leader and begin exiting the hot zone to the decontamination corridor

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