Chapter 5

1. Which of the following is one of the primary types of protective clothing commonly used at a hazardous materials incident?

2. Of the eight functions within the Eight Step Process©, which is the first step?

3. Identifying the scope and nature of the problem such as type of container and exposures and recognition, identification, and verification of the hazardous material or weapon of mass destruction involved is a description of which function/step of the Eight Step Process?

4. What is the step that takes place before terminating the incident in the Eight Step Process©?

5. Which of the following is best described as the pursuit of a passive attack until the arrival of additional personnel or equipment, or allowing the fire to burn itself out?

6. The ability of emergency responders initially to size up and assess the clues that hazardous materials may be involved starts with the quantity and quality of information received from:

7. During the “identify the problem” step of the Eight Step Process©, what will the incident commander gather from offensive or defensive reconnaissance of the situation?

8. If the incident has entered the post-emergency phase, the focus of the response personnel will switch to all of the following EXCEPT:

9. Following the information management and resource coordination step, which would be next in the Eight Step Process©?

10. Common strategies to protect people and stabilize the problem are typically implemented by all of the following EXCEPT:

11. Responders should remember that even when the hazardous substances have been initially identified, the information should always be:

12. Of the functions described in the Eight Step Process©, which one is considered to be the most critical function that public safety personnel perform?

13. Which of the following best describes the goal of the site management and control function of the Eight Step Process©?

14. Which goal of the Eight Step Process© provides for the timely and effective management, coordination, and dissemination of all pertinent data, information, and resources among all of the players?

15. In which phase of the Eight Step Process© do emergency responders implement the best available strategic goals and tactical objectives that will produce the most favorable outcome?

16. Which of the following is NOT an item on the checklist for the site management and control step of the Eight Step Process©?

17. Ensuring the incident priorities are accomplished in a safe, timely, and effective manner is the goal for which part of the Eight Step Process©?

18. Wearing any type and level of impermeable protecting clothing creates the potential for which type of injury?

19. The Eight Step Process© is widely used throughout the country by governmental and private sector hazardous materials response teams for the _______ management of hazardous materials emergencies.

20. Which of the following is best described as responders controlling or mitigating the emergency remote from the area of highest risk?

21. When evaluating the use of specialized protective clothing, which of the following is NOT one of the factors for consideration?

22. Which of the following is NOT part of the information management and risk evaluation goals of the Eight Step Process©?

23. Which of the following is best described as responders controlling or mitigating the emergency from within the area of high risk?

24. Which objective within the Eight Step Process seeks to ensure that all emergency response personnel have the appropriate level of personal protective clothing and equipment for the expected tasks?

25. The Eight Step Process© should be viewed as a flexible guideline, not as a:

26. Which step in the Eight Step Process© is considered a critical benchmark in the overall success of the response and is the foundation on which all subsequent response functions, strategies, and tactics are built?

27. Experience has shown that the critical success factors in the first hour of a hazmat response will typically include all of the following EXCEPT the ability:

28. Which step involves managing and securing the physical layout of the incident?

29. Personnel not directly involved in the overall command and control of the incident should be removed from which area?

30. The following best describes the goal of which function of the Eight Step Process©: “Assess the hazards present, evaluate the level of risk, and establish an incident action plan to make the problem go away”?