The SINCIAPCPDDD acronym serves as a guideline for emergency personnel during hazmat tactical operations. The table below shows which tactics each hazmat response level is able to conduct. Most EMT’s are only trained at the level of First Responder Awareness (FRA) and therefore can only participate in the SIN portion of tactical operations.

	Tactic	FRA	FRO	IC	Tech / Spec
S	Safety
I	Isolate and deny entry
N	Notifications
C	Command and management
I	Identification and hazard assessment
A	Action planning
P	Protective equipment
C	Containment and control
P	Protective actions
D	Decontamination and cleanup
D	Disposal
D	Documentation