Hazmat Awareness - Operations | Chapter 6

1. Which statement about hazard and risk assessment is MOST accurate?

An initial assessment is based on all possible conditions.

If only limited information is available, initial assessments should be postponed.

An initial assessment should be updated as additional information becomes available.

The resources available to hazmat teams mean that a full, accurate picture of the incident will always be available.

2. The lowest level of situational awareness is:

perception.

application.

distraction.

comprehension.

3. Risk-based response starts with a thorough size-up and identifying the __ so that decisions can be made in a logical and educated maru1er.

specific product

immediate hazards

secondary exposures

product control techniques

4. Equipping responders with the critical information that is needed to make good decisions, while not overwhelming them with nice-to-know information is the key to:

risk-based response.

risk monitoring and detection.

response model implementation.

product identification and control.

5. Defensive operations are those in which:

serious container damage threatens a massive release.

responders take aggressive, direct action on the incident.

personnel evacuate the area and withdraw to a safe distance.

responders seek to confine the emergency to a given area without directly contacting the hazardous material.

6. Fixation may lead to the loss of situational awareness by:

receiving two or more pieces of information that do not agree.

losing focus of the original mission without appropriate rationale.

focusing on a single element of the situation to the exclusion of all others.

obtaining a false sense of comfort based on a misconception of the hazard, risk, or situation.

7. Successful handling of a Level III incident requires a collective effort, including unique outside resources such as:

mutual aid fire departments.

emergency medical services.

local law enforcement agencies.

specialists from industry and governmental agencies.

8. Which of the following is a common response objective?

Documentation

Monitoring and detection

Crime scene and evidence preservation

Implementation of an incident command system

9. At hazmat/WMD incidents, response models are used to:

simplify the problem-solving process.

decide which incident management system to use.

gather information on the incident after it has been terminated.

maintain a consistent understanding of the problem even if conditions change.

10. A Level II incident:

will most likely not be concluded by any one agency.

does not require the use of chemical protective clothing.

is beyond the capabilities of the first responders on the scene.

requires resources from state/provincial agencies, federal agencies, and/or private industry.

11. Which of the following BEST describes an incident action plan (lAP)?

A specific operation performed in a specific order to accomplish the goals of the response objective

A well-thought-out, organized course of events developed to address all phases of incident control within a specified time

A detailed but flexible series of response objectives that describe contingencies for all possible incident outcomes

A series of recommendations that follow best practices on determining the extent of risks and hazards present at an incident

12. One principle of risk-based response is that activities that are routinely employed to protect property shall be recognized as __ risks to the safety of members.

inherent

Unknown

significant

unacceptable

13. Exposure is the process by which:

emergency decontamination is performed.

hazardous materials are transferred out of the hot zone to the cold zone.

people, animals, or the environment are potentially subjected to, or come in contact with, a material.

hazardous material transfer to persons, equipment, and the environment in greater than acceptable quantities.

14. What is a likely result of following predetermined procedures at emergency incidents?

Decreased accountability

Increased chaos on scene

Size-up becomes unnecessary

Effective command and control

15. The three incident priorities at all hazardous materials incidents apply to:

fire and rescue operations.

all emergency services organizations.

civilian and emergency responder victims.

emergency responders entering the hot zone.

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