Chapter 10

1. Which of the following situations involving a flammable liquid emergency justifies nonintervention as a tactical option?

2. Technical rescue incidents in hazardous atmospheres typically involve multiple combinations of flammability, toxicity, and:

3. Adopting _________ goals to manage the incident is one of the incident commander’s first priorities before intervening in an incident.

4. Which of the following typically includes rupture disks and “Christmas tree” vents?

5. Which of the following Class B foam concentrates has fuel-shedding properties and is suitable for subsurface injection into bulk tanks containing hydrocarbons?

6. Areas with a single access point, confined or narrow walkways, and high angles of egress are known as:

7. Which of the following Class B foam concentrates is available in either 1%, 3%, or 6% concentrations?

8. The ICS 208 form is also referred to as the:

9. According to OSHA, the majority of fatalities in confined spaces occur from all of the following EXCEPT:

10. Developing an effective plan of action requires the incident commander to draw upon past experiences, training, and:

11. Firefighting foam concentrates should be selected based on the type and nature of the hazard to be protected and the type of:

12. Which operational mode commits the incident commander’s resources to aggressive leak, spill, and fire control objectives?

13. Strategies are developed at the command level and are considered to be very:

14. Which of the following are considered the most common leaks found on cargo tank trucks?

15. 24. What is the first priority of mitigating flame impingement on a storage tank?

16. In the last 50 years, over 70 fire fighters have been killed in the line of duty at incidents involving flammable __________ storage tank fires.

17. Developing incident objectives, identification of an operational period, and conduction of a safety and operational briefing are all steps toward completing a(n) ________ plan.

18. Which of the following operational modes commits resources to less-aggressive objectives, such as diverting or diking a hazardous material?

19. Specific objectives used by the incident commander to achieve strategic goals are known as:

20. How are piping and valve leaks on cargo tank trucks typically controlled?

21. Where should water streams be applied when cooling storage tanks involved in flame impingement?

22. Which of the following involves uneven walking surfaces and sharp or jagged metal edges that could affect technical rescue operations at a hazardous materials incident?

23. Dome clamps can typically be used to control dome cover leaks on which of the following trucks?

24. Which type of Class B foam concentrate is compatible with simultaneous application of dry chemical extinguishing agents such as Purple K?

25. What danger is presented if a double shell cargo tank truck is breached, allowing product to flow into the shell interface?

26. Which of the following operational modes involves taking no action other than isolating the area?

27. Specific activities that accomplish a tactical objective are known as:

28. ___________ is the chemical process in which a liquid hazardous material interacts with, and adheres to, a solid sorbent surface.

29. According to NFPA 11: Technical Standard on Low Expansion Foam and Combination Agents, what is the recommended application time for a flammable liquid spill fire?

30. What is the most common class of hazardous materials encountered by emergency responders?