Which mode is described as 'Defensive Mode (medium risk to responders)'?

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Which mode is described as 'Defensive Mode (medium risk to responders)'?

Defensive Mode is used when the hazard can be contained and controlled from a safe distance, with medium risk to responders. The emphasis is on preventing the release from spreading and protecting people and the environment, rather than directly stopping the release by entering the danger area. Tactics in this mode focus on containment and isolation from outside the hot zone: establishing exclusion zones, using barriers or dikes to bound spills, cooling containers to reduce vapor release, applying absorbents, and employing remote or protected-control methods to control the incident. Evacuation or shelter-in-place decisions are part of this approach to minimize exposure while the hazard is kept contained. This differs from nonintervention, which avoids taking actions that could expose responders; offensive mode involves direct, potentially high-risk entry to stop the release; and recovery mode occurs after the release is stabilized, focusing on recovery and decontamination.

Defensive Mode is used when the hazard can be contained and controlled from a safe distance, with medium risk to responders. The emphasis is on preventing the release from spreading and protecting people and the environment, rather than directly stopping the release by entering the danger area. Tactics in this mode focus on containment and isolation from outside the hot zone: establishing exclusion zones, using barriers or dikes to bound spills, cooling containers to reduce vapor release, applying absorbents, and employing remote or protected-control methods to control the incident. Evacuation or shelter-in-place decisions are part of this approach to minimize exposure while the hazard is kept contained.

This differs from nonintervention, which avoids taking actions that could expose responders; offensive mode involves direct, potentially high-risk entry to stop the release; and recovery mode occurs after the release is stabilized, focusing on recovery and decontamination.

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