Chapter 5 practice test

At a hazardous materials incident, the safety officer's responsibilities include: obtaining briefings from the logistics officer participating in preparation of and monitoring the safety plan being the coordination point between the ic and any assisting agency advising the incident commander about any action deemed unsafe

Participating in preparation of and monitoring the safety plan

at a terrorism event, when preserving evidence, the first responder should: avoid entering the scene until FBI arrives minimize the number of people working in the area interview everyone at the incident scene

minimize the number of people working in the area

one of the keys to evidence preservation is do not enter into a crime scene, even for life saving operations move any evidence to a central location for security if you need to move something make sure you put it back minimize the number of people working in the area

minimize the number of people working in the area

at a hazardous materials incident, which function area is responsible for developing a special Technical group to the basic incident command system planning logistics command operations

operations

a _____ sound often occurs when metal has been softened by high heat and pressure

pinging

Which task at a a hazardous materials incident will be provided by logistics providing info to the media coordinating interactions between law enforcement personnel and emergency response operations monitoring the incident and personnel and assuring compliance with the safety procedures responsible for securing facilities, services, and equipment

responsible for securing facilities, services, and equipment

what is unique about hazardous materials incident management system

there are typically two safety officers assigned

When initiating an incident management system at hazardous materials incident it is important to remember that an individuals span of control is

1 to 5

Within the incident command system, the optimum span of control is 5:1 8:1 10:1 30:1

5:1

A level II incident is beyond the normal capabilities of the first responder having jurisdiction and may require a response from: CHEMTREC a hazardous material response team. the national radiological commission. the NRC.

A hazardous material response team

when responding to a potential hazardous material incident, the safest way to approach the scene is to

Approach from uphill and upwind even if i requires a longer response time

When attempting to collect hazard information during an emergency incident, the responders could contact______ for immediate information.

CHEMTREC

Identify the five major functions within the Incident Management System Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance command,safety,liaison,information,and operations command,planning,safety,logistics,and finance operations,logistics,planning,support, and service

Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance

At a hazardous materials emergency, the Operations Section serves the task of: establishing incident objectives controlling and overseeing equipment and personnel inventories. controlling the tactical portion of the incident coordinating all medical and health concerns

Controlling the tactical portion of the incident

what should responders do with runoff from emergency decontamination? flush into a convenient storm drain using copious amounts of water divert into an area where it can be treated or disposed of try to delay decon until a decon corridor or are is established perform the decor process in the hot zone so that runoff just becomes part of the original problem

Divert into an area where it can be treated or disposed of later

The lead agency during a terrorist attack is the Federal Bureau of Investigation regional hazmat team us fire admin federal emergency management association

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Once the Safety Officer arrives on the scene, the incident commander should: Have the Safety Officer review the incident action plan delegate command to safety officer Place the safety officer under operations Make the safety officer a branch officer

Have the Safety Officer review the incident action plan

what is the minimum level of training is required to don chemical protective clothing

Hazmat ops

The zone where contamination has occurred or has the potential to occur and requires established entry and exit control points, is known as a _____ zone Warm/contamination reduction safety/cold hot/exclusion cold/support

Hot/exclusion

control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for establishing initial isolation distances can be found: MSDS ERG CHEMTREC Poison control

In the ERG

The individual responsible for establishing and managing the overall plan, developing an organizational structure, and allocating resources describes the: safety officer Operations section chief incident commander decon officer

Incident commander

the first step or most important thing to accomplish upon arrival at a hazardous materials or suspected hazardous materials incident is

Isolation of the area and prevention of entry

At a suspected terrorist incident, evidence collection is primarily the responsibility of:

Law enforcement

The active ingredients on a pesticide label will be: listed by name chemical compound only listed but not specifically named listed as a percentage only

Listed by name

Who is responsible for requesting additional resources at a HAZARDOUS materials incident? finance/admin chief safety officer staging officer logistics section chief

Logistics section chief

In order to determine whether the PPE provided is appropriate for defensive operations, the ERG should be consulted. The section in which this information would be found is colored: yellow blue orange green

Orange

Which is a consideration when setting up an emergency decontamination area? access to communication location of incident command water quality run off

Run off

at a hazardous materials incident, the assistant safety officer directly reports to the incident commander safety officer dispatcher hazmat team lead

Safety Officer

You arrive on the scene of a vehicle accident involving a cargo tank truck carrying gasoline. The truck is leaking its product into a small lake. The driver of the truck gives you an MSDS sheet on gasoline, which gives a specific gravity of 0.8. With this information, you can predict that the product will:

Sink to the bottom

safety briefings should be a verbal relay of information on the written safety plan t/f

T

safety briefings should include the reminder that the incident is also a crime scene t/f

T

the safety briefing should stress the potential hazards that exist t/f

T

Level III incidents often require the technical expertise of ______ to be brought in for appropriate handling of such an incident. a specialist mutual aide fire dept. firefighters with hazardous clothing an insurance agent

a specialist

Respiratory protective equipment should be cleaned and inspected

after each use

one of the factors that can change the evacuation area is:

change in wind direction

When sheltering people in place, the citizens should be directed to: keep all heating, ventilation, and ac running close all heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems

close all heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems

Which protective action must be taken during shelter in-place protection close all windows establish water curtain use positive pressure to protect the structure ensure heating, ventilation, AC system remains operating

close all windows

back-up personnel should be advised of the incident action plan and positioned in the _____ zone hot warm cold emergency

cold

if a product with a vapor densitry of 1.6 escaped from its container, you would expect the product to:

collect in low-lying areas

The ______ is the location where coordination, control, and communications are centralized. command post warm zone staging area news media post

command post

How often should a self contained breathing apparatus unit be inspected after it has been used?

daily

The decision to evacuate or shelter in place is relatively easy to make t/f

f

evacuation is always preferred over sheltering in place t/f

f

The command post is located in the warm zone t/f

false

The _____ zone is the are of highest known hazard

hot/exclusion

prior to allowing responders to act, they should be briefed on all of the following except: anticipated duration of the task the materials long-term effects location of command how to plug a leak

how to plug a leak

To minimize the physical limitations of PPE, a firefighter should:

hydrate frequently

when a fire involves the cargo of a truck transporting explosives, the responder should

immediately evacuate the area

When the safety officer notices a critical emergency condition at an incident, they should:

intervene in the unsafe action

When determining the location of the command post, it is vital that: the ic can view the scene from it it is located downhill and downwind. the ic has two views of the incident. it is in a safe zone

it is in a safe zone

Which is correct regarding emergency decontamination

it is required when immediate medical attention is required

when dealing with a level III incident, it is expected that evacuation of people will cover an area of several square blocks large scale evacuation one mile upwind one block in each direction

large scale evacuation

what would show that the correct actions were taken at a flammable gas leak? monitor readings remain unchanged leak is not contained scene is not controlled lower readings on the monitor

lower readings on the monitors

The best source of information on a specific hazardous material is the:

material safety data sheet (msds)

The goal of an emergency decon procedure is to

remove any threatening contamination as quickly as possible

The person who advises the incident commander of existing or potentially unsafe conditions, monitoring conditions of personnel, and compliance with standard operating procedures is the: operations officer safety officer recon officer team leader

safety officer

the incident command post at a hazardous materials incident

should relay their location to the dispatcher and responding personnel

if a safety officer notices an unsafe activity at an emergency, the safety officer should

stop the activity immediately

sheltering in place is a method of safeguarding people in a hazardous area t/f

t

If you are initiating the incident management system at a hazardous materials incident, the person assigned as the safety officer must be trained to awareness trained to operations trained to technician second highest ranking

trained to the technician level

The hot zone is the area immediately around the release t/f

true

The warm zone includes the decontamination area t/f

true

when operating at a hazardous materials scene, what is required when operating in a hot zone.

utilization of the buddy system

The area that exists just outside the hot/exclusion zone is known as the:

warm zone