Approximately how many chemicals are registered for commercial use in the United States?
80,000
Hazardous waste can be a mixture of several chemicals. What is it called?
C. Hybrid substance
What level of hazardous materials training enables fire fighters to recognize a potential hazardous materials incident, isolate and deny entry to other responders and the public, evacuate persons in danger, and take defensive action such as shutting off valves and protecting drains without
having contact with the product?
Operations level
The hazardous materials officer levels assume this minimum level of hazardous materials training.
Operations level
In general, which type of incident moves faster, a structure fire or a hazardous materials situation?
A structure fire
In reality, when does the response to a hazardous materials incident begin?
A. Not until everyone is assembled onsite and the planning and evaluation process has been completed
B. Not until the first hazardous materials-trained person arrives on the scene
C.When the first call is received by the communications center or other agency of
notification
D. With training, learning about the regulations and agencies involved, and finding out about potential hazards in the jurisdiction
D. With training, learning about the regulations and agencies involved, and finding out about potential hazards in the jurisdiction
Incident planning should focus on both the real threats that exist in the department’s community and:
circumstances.
D. random threats; always expect the unexpected, especially with the terrorism concerns of the new millennium.
A. the real threats that exist in adjacent communities the department might assist.
The DOT definition of hazardous materials specifies that the material in question poses an unreasonable hazard to certain named entities under one
condition. What is the condition?
A. It is not properly controlled.
The bulk of the new chemicals introduced each year fall into one of three categories, two of which are industrial chemicals and household cleaners. What is the third?
B. Lawn care products
Who or what is the liaison between local and state levels of authority?
State emergency response commission
What federal agency regulates and governs issues related to hazardous materials in the environment?
EPA
The hazard class associated with an orange DOT placard is:
Explosive
In the NFPA 704 system, the diamond-shaped symbol used for reactivity is colored:
Yellow
Identify which of the following is not a correct FRA action:
B) Begin offensive tactics to handle incident
The NFPA 704 diamond has four sections which are blue, red, yellow and white for marking buildings containing hazardous material. They represent:
Health
Flammability
Reactivity
SpecialHazard
If using water to extinguish a fire involving pesticides or a poison incident, responders must consider:
run-offcontamination
What is the title of the “shipping paper” used in highway transportation?
Bill of Lading / Freight Bill
What is the title of the “shipping paper” used in rail transportation?
Consist and/ or Waybill
Using your senses of sight, sound, and odor, which is an indication that a hazardous material might be involved?
A) A victim collapsed in a confined space
You are dispatched to an unknown powder, possibly Anthrax, at a Post Office. This is a ______ incident:
B) Biological
Which shipping paper entry listed below signals the presence of a hazard material?
D) (TIH) Toxic Inhalation hazard
On a shipping paper (PG) I, indicates the?
a)Medium Danger of packing group
b)Minor Danger of packing group
c)First Package to be delivered
d) Great Danger of packing group
