Fire Academy Week 7 (Hazmat)

Front 1

Lowest level of personnel who could encounter emergencies that involve hazmat, and are expected to recognize its presence, protect themselves, and call for trained personnel?

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Awareness levell

Front 2

Any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to human health, safety, or to the environment when transported in commerce, used incorrectly. Or not properly stored

Back 2

Hazardous material

Front 3

Which level of trained personnel is expected to respond and act in a defensive manner?

Back 3

Operations

Front 4

Per OSHA HAZWOPER regulation, hazardous materials technicians should have received at least _____ hours of training

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24

Front 5

What documents may be responsible for guiding the initial and ongoing actions of your department on the emergency scene?

Back 5

Organizational response plan

Front 6

Which of the following is a nongovernmental agency that issues fire response standards?

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NFPA

Front 7

In the US, which governmental agency enforces and publicizes laws and regulations that govern the transportation of goods by highways, rail, and air?

Back 7

DOT

Front 8

Which of the following is a state group that acts as a liaison between local and state level response authorities?

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SERC

Front 9

Response to an incident should start well before an emergency occurs. This is accomplished by preplanning ______

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Target hazards

Front 10

Common acronym or abbreviation for a WMD? And what does it stand for?

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CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosives)

Front 11

What organization produces the largest databases of chemical information?

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Chemical abstract services

Front 12

What does SIN stand for?

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Safety, isolate, notify

Front 13

Nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and other strong acids are often transported and stored in ____

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Thick glass Carboys

Front 14

Of the following, which system is used for responders?

Back 14

NFPA 704 marking system

Front 15

Which method of transporting hazmat is most rarely involved in emergencies?

Back 15

Pipelines

Front 16

What equipment is by far the single most important piece of PPE that FF's have at their disposal?

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SCBA

Front 17

First step in understanding the hazard of any chemical involves identifying the:

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State of matter

Front 18

Generally speaking, how many types of stress can cause a container to fail?

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3

Front 19

A ____ relationship exists between temperature and vapor production?

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Direct

Front 20

Air vapor with a vapor density greater than 1 will do what?

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Sink

Front 21

Chemical ph less than 2.5 is considered?

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Strong acid

Front 22

Ph more than 12.5 is considered

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Strong base

Front 23

Secondary contamination is also known as

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Cross contamination

Front 24

_____ is a single contact that causes the death of a specified number of the group of test animals exposed by any route other than inhalation

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Lethal dose

Front 25

What type of trailer would carry compressed gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, helium, and methane?

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Tube trailers

Front 26

Where is the handbrake on a rail car?

Back 26

B side

Front 27

First units to arrive should first establish;

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An outer perimeter to control access to and from the scene

Front 28

Most common mnemonic in the emergency response community for symptoms of a nerve agent exposure is:

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SLUDGEM

Front 29

How many spores typically required to cause an anthrax infection?

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8000-10000

Front 30

Incubation period for plague

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2-6 days

Front 31

Smallpox kills approximately _____ of all persons who become infected with this pathogen

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30%

Front 32

TI number represents

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Amount of radiation that can be measured 1 meter away from the surface of the package

Front 33

Mnemonic acronym responders use for secondary devices?

Back 33

Evade

Front 34

Which factor may have the greatest direct impact on responder health and safety?

Back 34

Selection and use of chemical protective clothing

Front 35

Which ensemble offers full body protection and requires SCBA

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Vapor protective

Front 36

One of the first actions responders must take at a hazardous materials/wmd incident is to:

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Isolate hazard area

Front 37

True or false, skin can absorb harmful toxins without any sensation to the skin itself

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True

Front 38

Quick and easy format you can use for communicating your status?

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CAN

Front 39

To avoid undue communication complications, IC may:

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Utilize command and tactical channels

Front 40

The threat of terrorism or incidents involving other criminal intent drives the need for complete and meaningful safety briefings that include procedures for:

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Operating at a crime scene or evidence collection procedures

Front 41

Use of buddy is so important that it is required by what organizations regulations?

Back 41

OSHA

Front 42

Which section of the incident command system is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information relevant to the incident?

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Planning section

Front 43

Most common technology used in post fire detection:

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Electrochemical sensors

Front 44

What's the natural antidote for CO posioning?

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Oxygen

Front 45

What is the best practice when it comes to detection and monitoring in the fire environment?

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There is no best practice

Front 46

Use of detection devices during active interior structural firefighting is:

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Not necessary

Front 47

To safely estimate the chemical resistance of a particular garment, which document do manufacturers supply with each piece?

Back 47

Compatibility chart

Front 48

Physical destruction or decomposition of a clothing material owing to chemical exposure, general use, or ambient conditions is know as:

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Degradation

Front 49

Liquid splash protective ensemble that meets NFPA 1992 has been tested for penetration against a battery of __ chemicals

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5

Front 50

Simple process ideal for removing oily substances and solvents?

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Washing

Front 51

Evaluating effectiveness of decon is typically done :

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At end of the line

Front 52

Neutralization method should never be used to decon:

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Skin

Front 53

What is the last piece of equipment to be removed?

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Inner gloves

Front 54

Where can process of mass decon take place?

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Any area accessible to apparatus and a continuous uncontaminated water supply

Front 55

Regardless of mass decon methodology, theory behind work focuses on three ways to reduce contamination: dilution, isolation, ______

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Washing

Front 56

Target population for mass decon:

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Those walking and symptomatic

Front 57

Pump pressures are set so that fog patterns are effective but not overwhelming to the victims, approximately:

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30-50 psi

Front 58

Which contaminant is suitable for dilution?

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Acids

Front 59

Indicators that a letter or package may be suspicious include excessive postage, threatening messages, and:

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Visible leaks or stains

Front 60

The _____ is an agency that has legal jurisdiction to enforce a local, state, or federal law or regulation and to ensure the successful investigation and prosecution of a case.

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Investigative authority

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Field screening provides _____ results about the ID of material

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Inconclusive

Front 62

Public safety samples may be used during testing and analysis by public safety personnel for:

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Classification and presumptive ID

Front 63

Sampling team consists of sampler. Assistant, and:

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Documenter

Front 64

At an illicit or clandestine lab incident, who is typically in charge?

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Unified command

Front 65

Detection and sampling results and indicators observed on scene will assist responders:

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In selecting appropriate PPE

Front 66

Biological warfare agents are generally categorized in one of four ways: bacterial, fungal, viral, and:

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Toxins

Front 67

Biological agents have an onset time of up to ___ hours until symptoms are noticed

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72 hrs

Front 68

The Hazmat response team is run by which organization?

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FBI

Front 69

Most combustible gas meters measure in :

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Percentage of LEL

Front 70

Electrochemical sensors have a shelf life of:

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1-1.5 yrs

Front 71

Which detection device is used preemptively to protect a sensor from a corrosive vapor?

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Ph paper