Hazmat Incident Commander

Chapter 10

Knowledge Check

1. 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?
2. Specific objectives used by the incident commander to achieve strategic goals are known as:
3. What is the most common class of hazardous materials encountered by emergency responders?
4. Which of the following typically includes rupture disks and “Christmas tree” vents?
5. Which type of Class B foam concentrate is compatible with simultaneous application of dry chemical extinguishing agents such as Purple K?
6. Which of the following operational modes commits resources to less-aggressive objectives, such as diverting or diking a hazardous material?
7. Developing incident objectives, identification of an operational period, and conduction of a safety and operational briefing are all steps toward completing a(n) ________ plan.
8. Which of the following Class B foam concentrates has fuel-shedding properties and is suitable for subsurface injection into bulk tanks containing hydrocarbons?
9. Where should water streams be applied when cooling storage tanks involved in flame impingement?
10. Areas with a single access point, confined or narrow walkways, and high angles of egress are known as:
11. According to OSHA, the majority of fatalities in confined spaces occur from all of the following EXCEPT:
12. Technical rescue incidents in hazardous atmospheres typically involve multiple combinations of flammability, toxicity, and:
13. Which of the following situations involving a flammable liquid emergency justifies nonintervention as a tactical option?
14. Developing an effective plan of action requires the incident commander to draw upon past experiences, training, and:
15. Which of the following Class B foam concentrates is available in either 1%, 3%, or 6% concentrations?
16. Which of the following are considered the most common leaks found on cargo tank trucks?
17. Adopting _________ goals to manage the incident is one of the incident commander’s first priorities before intervening in an incident.
18. 24. What is the first priority of mitigating flame impingement on a storage tank?
19. Strategies are developed at the command level and are considered to be very:
20. Firefighting foam concentrates should be selected based on the type and nature of the hazard to be protected and the type of:
21. What danger is presented if a double shell cargo tank truck is breached, allowing product to flow into the shell interface?
22. Which operational mode commits the incident commander’s resources to aggressive leak, spill, and fire control objectives?
23. ___________ is the chemical process in which a liquid hazardous material interacts with, and adheres to, a solid sorbent surface.
24. In the last 50 years, over 70 fire fighters have been killed in the line of duty at incidents involving flammable __________ storage tank fires.
25. The ICS 208 form is also referred to as the:
26. 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?
27. Dome clamps can typically be used to control dome cover leaks on which of the following trucks?
28. How are piping and valve leaks on cargo tank trucks typically controlled?
29. Specific activities that accomplish a tactical objective are known as:
30. Which of the following operational modes involves taking no action other than isolating the area?