TCFP GFD HAZMAT AWARENESS OPS
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The mission of the first responder trained to the awareness level
includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Surveying the incident from a close proximity to determine the
identify of the material involved.
●● First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to:
Answer: Realize the need for additional resources and make the
appropriate notification.
●● The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used:
Answer: Once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the
ID number or material name indexes.
●● Upon arrival to hazardous material incident involving a truck, you
learn it is carrying magnesium scrap. You are unable to obtain the 4 digit
ID number. Where should you look FIRST in the ERG for guidance?
Answer: In the blue-bordered material index section.
,●● In the ERG, a first responder would expect to find the highlighted
entries indicating that a material is either a toxic inhalation hazard or a
dangerous water reactive material in the:
Answer: Yellow and blue bordered sections
●● When using the ERG, the next step the first responder should follow
after learning a material's 3 digit guide number is to:
Answer: go to the orange bordered section.
●● Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a truck, you
locate the 4 digit ID number of an orange panel. You should look FIRST
in the ERG for guidance in the:
Answer: Yellow bordered section
●● The lead agency during a terrorist emergency (crisis management) is
the :
Answer: FBI
●● A tank carrier designed to haul various chemicals whose pressures
DO NOT exceed 40 PSI would be an:
Answer: MC 307/DOT 407
●● When using water to extinguish a fire involving pesticides or a
poison, the PRIMARY concern should be:
,Answer: Run-off contamination
●● If a product with a vapor density of 1.6 escaped from its container,
you would expect the product to:
Answer: Collect in low lying areas
●● The BEST source of information on a specific hazardous material is:
Answer: The manufacturers MSDS
●● When attempting to collect hazard information during an emergency
incident, the responders could contact ______ for immediate information
on the material's properties, its hazards, and suggested control
techniques.
Answer: CHEMTREC
●● T/F Emergency decontamination must take place in the decon
corridor
Answer: False
●● In order to determine whether the personal protective equipment
provided is appropriate for defensive operations, the ERG should be
consulted. The section in which this information would be found is
colored:
Answer: Orange
, ●● 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
Answer: remain on top of water, as it is lighter than water.
●● The active ingredients on a presticide label will be:
Answer: listed by name and percentage
●● Control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for
establishing initial isolation distances can be found:
Answer: In the ERG
●● The piping for the ______ is contained outside of the tank, usually
on the ends, with a manhole on top of the tank.
Answer: IM 102
●● What level of training is required to don chemical protective
clothing?
Answer: Hazmat Operations
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The mission of the first responder trained to the awareness level
includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Surveying the incident from a close proximity to determine the
identify of the material involved.
●● First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to:
Answer: Realize the need for additional resources and make the
appropriate notification.
●● The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used:
Answer: Once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the
ID number or material name indexes.
●● Upon arrival to hazardous material incident involving a truck, you
learn it is carrying magnesium scrap. You are unable to obtain the 4 digit
ID number. Where should you look FIRST in the ERG for guidance?
Answer: In the blue-bordered material index section.
,●● In the ERG, a first responder would expect to find the highlighted
entries indicating that a material is either a toxic inhalation hazard or a
dangerous water reactive material in the:
Answer: Yellow and blue bordered sections
●● When using the ERG, the next step the first responder should follow
after learning a material's 3 digit guide number is to:
Answer: go to the orange bordered section.
●● Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a truck, you
locate the 4 digit ID number of an orange panel. You should look FIRST
in the ERG for guidance in the:
Answer: Yellow bordered section
●● The lead agency during a terrorist emergency (crisis management) is
the :
Answer: FBI
●● A tank carrier designed to haul various chemicals whose pressures
DO NOT exceed 40 PSI would be an:
Answer: MC 307/DOT 407
●● When using water to extinguish a fire involving pesticides or a
poison, the PRIMARY concern should be:
,Answer: Run-off contamination
●● If a product with a vapor density of 1.6 escaped from its container,
you would expect the product to:
Answer: Collect in low lying areas
●● The BEST source of information on a specific hazardous material is:
Answer: The manufacturers MSDS
●● When attempting to collect hazard information during an emergency
incident, the responders could contact ______ for immediate information
on the material's properties, its hazards, and suggested control
techniques.
Answer: CHEMTREC
●● T/F Emergency decontamination must take place in the decon
corridor
Answer: False
●● In order to determine whether the personal protective equipment
provided is appropriate for defensive operations, the ERG should be
consulted. The section in which this information would be found is
colored:
Answer: Orange
, ●● 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
Answer: remain on top of water, as it is lighter than water.
●● The active ingredients on a presticide label will be:
Answer: listed by name and percentage
●● Control of the scene begins by isolating the site. The process for
establishing initial isolation distances can be found:
Answer: In the ERG
●● The piping for the ______ is contained outside of the tank, usually
on the ends, with a manhole on top of the tank.
Answer: IM 102
●● What level of training is required to don chemical protective
clothing?
Answer: Hazmat Operations
