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ASSI!"ME"T O"E
Read Chapters 1-3. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write the
letter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,
write the letter !. Cite the pa"e number in the te#t where you found your answer.
C#a$ter %& Ha'ar(o)s Materia*s& Overvie+
1. The ability to reo"ni$e a potential ha$ardous materials inident is ritial to ensurin"
one%s safety. &&&&&&&&&&
'. The (mer"eny )lannin" and Community Ri"ht to *now +t was one of the first laws to
affet how fire departments respond in a ha$ardous materials emer"eny. &&&&&&&&&&
3. (ah ,tate has a ,tate (mer"eny Response Commission -,(RC. that ats as a liaison
between loal and state levels of authority. &&&&&&&&&&
/. The ations ta0en at ha$ardous materials inidents are lar"ely ditated by the hemials
involved. &&&&&&&&&&
1. !ires re2uire a less strai"htforward response than do ha$ardous materials inidents.
&&&&&&&&&&
3. 4hen approahin" a ha$ardous materials event, you should ma0e a onsious effort to
han"e your response perspetive. &&&&&&&&&&
5. Response a"enies should not preplan tar"et ha$ards owin" to the health issues involved in
suh plannin". &&&&&&&&&&
6. The "oal of a fire fi"hter is to favorably han"e the outome of a ha$ardous materials
inident. &&&&&&&&&&
7. The ,+R+ re"ulates and "overns issues relatin" to ha$ardous materials and the
environment. &&&&&&&&&&
18. The ()+%s version of 9+:4;)(R is in Title /8, Protection of the Environment, Part 311,
Worker Safety. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter 2& Ha'ar(o)s Materia*s& -ro$erties an( Effects
1. + physial han"e is essentially a han"e in state< a hemial han"e results in an
alteration of the hemial nature of the material. &&&&&&&&&&
'. 4ater has an e#pansion rate of 188=1 and a boilin" point of 188 de"rees ! -36 de"rees C..
&&&&&&&&&&
3. >iesel fuel has a hi"her flash point than does "asoline. &&&&&&&&&&
/. The wider the flammable ran"e, the more dan"erous the material. &&&&&&&&&&
1. ?apor pressure diretly orrelates to the speed at whih a material will evaporate one it is
released from its ontainer. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Radioative isotopes an be deteted by the noise and odors they "ive off. &&&&&&&&&&
5. The nuleus of an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, and eletrons. &&&&&&&&&&
6. + ha$ard is a material apable of posin" an unreasonable ris0 to health, safety, or the
environment. &&&&&&&&&&
7. @erve a"ents atta0 the entral nervous system. &&&&&&&&&&
18. + hemial brou"ht into the body throu"h an open ut is an inAetion e#posure.
&&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter .& Reco/ni'in/ an( I(entifyin/ t#e Ha'ar(s
1. 9a$ardous materials inidents an our almost anywhere. &&&&&&&&&&
'. Intermodal tan0s are both shippin" and stora"e vehiles. &&&&&&&&&&
3. @on-bul0 stora"e vessels an also be used as intermodal tan0s. &&&&&&&&&&
/. 9a$ardous materials an be transported in ardboard drums or paper ba"s. &&&&&&&&&&
1. The >epartment of Transportation%s mar0in" system is harateri$ed by a system of si"ns,
olors, and numbers. &&&&&&&&&&
3. ;B is used to represent ompressed o#y"en in the @!)+ ha$ard identifiation system.
&&&&&&&&&&
5. +CI> is used to represent aid in the @!)+ ha$ard identifiation system. &&&&&&&&&&
6. Core than / billion tons of ha$ardous materials are shipped annually in the Dnited ,tates.
&&&&&&&&&&
7. +n C,>, will usually inlude a responsible party ontat. &&&&&&&&&&
18. C9(CR(,)(CT is a free servie that onnets fire fi"hters with hemial manufaturers,
hemists, and other produt speialists who an help durin" a hemial inident.
&&&&&&&&&&
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ASSI!"ME"T T0O
Read Chapters /-3. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write the
letter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,
write the letter !. Cite the pa"e number in the te#t where you found your answer.
C#a$ter 4& Esti1atin/ -otentia* Har1 an( -*annin/ a Res$onse
1. >e"radation and penetration refer to the same proess. &&&&&&&&&&
'. 4hen dealin" with a ha$ardous material, a variety of soures of information should be
ompared for onsisteny. &&&&&&&&&&
3. + Eevel F ensemble provides a hi"h level of respiratory protetion but less s0in protetion
than Eevel +. &&&&&&&&&&
/. Eevel > ensemble is the hi"hest level of protetion. &&&&&&&&&&
1. +ir-purifyin" respirators -+)R. provide breathin" air and are appropriate for use when
suffiient o#y"en for breathin" is not available. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter 2& I1$*e1entin/ t#e -*anne( Res$onse
1. The duration of the ha$ardous materials inident is a fator in determinin" whether shelter-
in-plae is a viable option. &&&&&&&&&&
'. Conitorin" and portable detetion devies assist the inident ommander in determinin"
the hot, warm, and old $ones and the evauation distanes re2uired. &&&&&&&&&&
3. The safety of responders is paramount to maintainin" an effetive response to any
ha$ardous materials inident. &&&&&&&&&&
/. 4hen possible, approah a ha$ardous materials inident autiously from downwind of the
site. &&&&&&&&&&
1. The ba0up personnel remain on standby in the old $one awaitin" orders to prepare for
follow-up duties. &&&&&&&&&&
3. The deontamination team must be in plae before anyone enters the hot $one.
&&&&&&&&&&
5. There are several ways to isolate the ha$ard area and reate the ontrol $ones.
&&&&&&&&&&
6. +ll personnel must be fully briefed before they approah the ha$ard area or enter the old
$one. &&&&&&&&&&
7. The warm $one ontains ontrol points for aess orridors as well as the deontamination
orridor. &&&&&&&&&&
18. +n inident that involves a "aseous ontaminant will re2uire a lar"er hot $one than one
involvin" a li2uid lea0. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter 3& Terroris1
1. +nthra# and the pla"ue are e#amples of nerve a"ents. &&&&&&&&&&
'. (mer"eny responders are deontaminated one they leave the ontaminated area.
&&&&&&&&&&
3. Gamma rays are the least harmful of the three types of radiation. &&&&&&&&&&
/. Feta partiles are also ative nerve a"ents. &&&&&&&&&&
1. + personal dosimeter is used to measure the amount of radioative e#posure. &&&&&&&&&&
3. ,oman is a hi"hly infetious disease that 0ills appro#imately 38 perent of those infeted
with it. &&&&&&&&&&
5. Dniversal preautions must be ta0en when respondin" to ats of yberterrorism.
&&&&&&&&&&
6. !ire fi"hters must beome familiar with potential terrorist tar"ets and ations beause they
are often involved in the initial response and handlin" of a terrorist inident. &&&&&&&&&&
7. The first emer"eny response units to arrive should establish an outer perimeter to ontrol
aess to and from the sene. &&&&&&&&&&
18. (#posure to hi"h levels of radiation an ause vomitin" and di"estive system dama"e
within a short time. &&&&&&&&&&
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ASSI!"ME"T THREE
Read Chapters 5-18. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write the
letter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,
write the letter !. Cite the pa"e number in the te#t where you found your answer.
C#a$ter 4& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& -ersona* -rotective E6)i$1ent
1. Feta partiles are more ener"eti than alpha partiles and pose a "reater health ha$ard.
&&&&&&&&&&
'. ,tandard firefi"htin" turnout "ear offers little hemial protetion, but does have a hi"h
de"ree of abrasion resistane and prevents diret s0in ontat. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Tyve0 provides satisfatory protetion from all hemials. &&&&&&&&&&
/. ?apor-protetive lothin" and hemial-protetive lothin" are idential. &&&&&&&&&&
1. >e"radation is the proess by whih a hemial moves throu"h a "iven material on the
moleular level. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Reusable Eevel + suits are re2uired to be pressure-tested after eah use. &&&&&&&&&&
5. Eimited use hemial-protetive lothin" is e#peted to be disarded alon" with the other
ha$ardous waste "enerated by the inident. &&&&&&&&&&
6. 9()+ filters are effetive for anthra# spores. &&&&&&&&&&
7. )owered air-purifyin" respirators are effetive for protetion a"ainst asphy#iants suh as
nitro"en and helium. &&&&&&&&&&
18. The rapid and destrutive way that "asoline dissolves a ,tyrofoam up is an e#ample of
de"radation. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter 7& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Tec#nica* Deconta1ination
1. (mer"eny medial responders are responsible for establishin" a deontamination orridor
for the initial emer"eny response rews and vitims. &&&&&&&&&&
'. >urin" "ross deontamination, hospital staff use low pressure, hi"h volume water flow to
rise off and dilute ontaminates. &&&&&&&&&&
3. ?auumin" is the removal of dusts, partiles, and some li2uids by su0in" them into a
ontainer. &&&&&&&&&&
/. )ersonnel leavin" the hot $one should plae used tools in a tool drop area near the
deontamination orridor. &&&&&&&&&&
1. +n item that will be submitted as evidene should arrive for deontamination double
ba""ed. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter & Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Mass Deconta1ination
1. Cass deontamination and emer"eny deontamination are similar, e#ept that emer"eny
deontamination needs to be addressed muh more 2ui0ly. &&&&&&&&&&
'. 4ater washin" will not han"e the physial or hemial properties of C;, so the
appliation of water would yield minimum benefit. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Controllin" runoff is a primary obAetive when mass deontamination is implemented.
&&&&&&&&&&
/. >eontaminatin" ambulatory vitims is a muh slower proess than deontaminatin" non-
ambulatory vitims. &&&&&&&&&&
1. 4hen deontaminatin" non-ambulatory vitims, be sure to leave lothin" or towels
underneath the vitims to allow for absorption of the produt. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Feause water is a "ood "eneral-purpose solvent, washin" as muh of the ontaminant as
possible with a massive water spray is the best and 2ui0est way to deontaminate a lar"e
"roup of people. &&&&&&&&&&
5. Contaminated patients will almost always wait for responders to establish a formal
deontamination area. &&&&&&&&&&
6. ,ome visous hemials annot be ompletely removed from the s0in by washin" alone.
&&&&&&&&&&
7. (videne preservation is not an important onsideration in mass deontamination
ativities. &&&&&&&&&&
18. @aturally ourrin" barriers an be used to diret a movin" "roup and reate a mana"eable
traffi flow. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter %0& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Evi(ence -reservation an( Sa1$*in/
1. Re"ardless of the type of atta0 or weapon dissemination method, it is imperative that
evidene be preserved, sampled, and olleted properly. &&&&&&&&&&
'. +n intentional release or atta0 involvin" ha$ardous materials would be investi"ated by
the (nvironmental )rotetion +"eny. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Cethamphetamine is a psyhostimulant dru" manufatured ille"ally in illiit laboratories.
&&&&&&&&&&
/. 9a$ardous materials first responders at the sene are in the best position to deide whether
the evidene they find will be admissible in ourt and worthy of preservation.
&&&&&&&&&&
1. )lasti ontainers should not be used to hold evidene-ontainin" petroleum produts
beause these hemials may lead to deterioration of the plasti. &&&&&&&&&&
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ASSI!"ME"T FOUR
Read Chapters 11-1/. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write the
letter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,
write the letter !. Cite the pa"e number in the te#t where you found your answer.
C#a$ter %%& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& -ro()ct Contro*
1. In a ha$ardous materials inident, all emer"eny response personnel must reo"ni$e and
identify whih ha$ardous materials may be present. &&&&&&&&&&
'. The opposite of absorption is adsorption. &&&&&&&&&&
3. +ll e#posures need to be proteted in the same way. &&&&&&&&&&
/. !irefi"htin" foams should be sprayed diretly on the burnin" material and surfae.
&&&&&&&&&&
1. In some ases the inident ommander may deide to withdraw to a safe distane and let
the ha$ardous materials inident run its ourse. &&&&&&&&&&
3. The reovery phase and lean-up will li0ely re2uire amounts of resoures and e2uipment
that are far beyond the apabilities of loal responders. &&&&&&&&&&
5. CC 385H>;T /85 ar"o tan0s are ertified to arry hemials that are transported at hi"h
pressure. &&&&&&&&&&
6. Cany hemial proesses, or piped systems that arry hemials, have a way to remotely
shut down a system or isolate a valve. &&&&&&&&&&
7. >ilution an be used only when the identity and properties of the ha$ardous material are
0nown with ertainty. &&&&&&&&&&
18. + retention tehni2ue is used to rediret the flow of a li2uid away from an area.
&&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter %2& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& 8icti1 Resc)e an( Recovery
1. In most ha$ardous materials inidents, at least five trained responders are re2uired to ma0e
a resue attempt. &&&&&&&&&&
'. In ha$ardous materials response, the entry teamHba0up team ratio is always 1=1.
&&&&&&&&&&
3. Fa0up team members are dressed one ))( level down from that worn by the entry team.
&&&&&&&&&&
/. Typially, definitive medial are is rendered to vitims durin" resue mode. &&&&&&&&&&
1. (mer"eny deontamination is performed in potentially life-threatenin" situations to
rapidly remove the bul0 of the ontamination from an individual. &&&&&&&&&&
3. +mbulatory vitims who are within the line of si"ht and are able to wal0 may be direted
and enoura"ed to leave the area under their own power. &&&&&&&&&&
5. The radle-in-arms arry an be used by one responder to arry a hild or small adult.
&&&&&&&&&&
6. The best method for one person to remove a vitim from a vehile without ompromisin"
the ne0 and spine is with a lon" ba0board resue tehni2ue. &&&&&&&&&&
7. 9a$ardous materials teams pratied the onept of rapid intervention before it was
adopted in strutural firefi"htin". &&&&&&&&&&
18. Chemial "loves improve de#terity and ma0e both lothin" and s0in easier to "rasp.
&&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter %.& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Res$onse to I**icit La9oratories
1. + ommon harateristi of methamphetamine labs is the use of ephedrine and
pseudoephedrine -old mediine. tablets. &&&&&&&&&&
'. Illiit laboratories an be small enou"h to fit inside the trun0 of a ar. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Fiolo"ial a"ents suh as anthra# an be ultured ille"ally in illiit laboratories.
&&&&&&&&&&
/. Tablets are "round in household blenders as the first step in methamphetamine prodution.
&&&&&&&&&&
1. Clandestine dru" laboratories will rarely have unusual hemial odors. &&&&&&&&&&
3. Fiolo"ial to#ins are typially e#trated from a plant or animal. &&&&&&&&&&
5. Cyanide is typially e#trated from the amphor bean, whih "ives it its harateristi
smell. &&&&&&&&&&
6. )ersonal protetive e2uipment is routinely used by those operatin" landestine dru"
laboratories. &&&&&&&&&&
7. Canine teams used in law enforement may need to be deontaminated. &&&&&&&&&&
18. >eontamination areas and e2uipment should be established prior to any responder
enterin" an illiit laboratory. &&&&&&&&&&
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C#a$ter %4& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Air Monitorin/ an( Sa1$*in/
1. The C,+ CGI was the first and most popular monitorin" instrument used in the fire
servie. &&&&&&&&&&
'. Too little o#y"en reates a health ris0, but too muh o#y"en reates an elevated fire ris0.
&&&&&&&&&&
3. The hi"hest level of safety e#ists when the atmosphere reahes 188I of the E(EHE!E.
&&&&&&&&&&
/. Colorimetri tubes are desi"ned to detet sin"le substanes andHor hemial families or
"roups. &&&&&&&&&&
1. + arbon mono#ide sensor may pi0 up the presene of hydro"en sulfide, hydro"en, or
hydro"en yanide. &&&&&&&&&&
3. The p9 sale "oes from 8 -stron" base. on the low end of the sale to 1/ -stron" aid on
the opposin" end of the sale. &&&&&&&&&&
5. (letrohemial sensors have a shelf life of 1 to 5 years, dependin" on the use.
&&&&&&&&&&
6. In some ases, radiation detetion devies an identity whih type of radiation is present
-alpha, beta, "amma.. &&&&&&&&&&
7. )ersonal dosimeters stay on the responder throu"hout an inident. &&&&&&&&&&
18. Reation time for a devie an be as short as 1 or ' seonds or as lon" as 38 to 78 seonds.
&&&&&&&&&&
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