Firefighter 1 (Hazmat Section) Study
Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the main goal of awareness-level responders at a hazardous materials incident?
A. To stop the release
✔✔B. To recognize hazards and call for help
C. To operate specialized suits
D. To enter the hot zone
What does the yellow section of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) list?
A. Response guides by material name
✔✔B. Chemicals by UN/NA identification number
C. Evacuation distances
D. First aid measures
What does the blue section of the ERG list?
A. Evacuation distances
✔✔B. Chemicals alphabetically by name
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,C. Firefighting foam selection
D. Hazard classes by number
What does the orange section of the ERG contain?
A. Chemical ID numbers
✔✔B. Safety recommendations and emergency response guides
C. Protective clothing charts
D. Fire spread predictions
What is the purpose of the green section of the ERG?
A. Lists chemicals alphabetically
✔✔B. Provides initial isolation and protective action distances
C. Lists placard colors
D. Identifies PPE levels
Which shape indicates a container under pressure?
A. Box shape
B. Cylindrical with flat ends
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,✔✔C. Cylindrical with rounded ends
D. Rectangular cube
Which color placard usually identifies flammable liquids?
A. Green
✔✔B. Red
C. White
D. Yellow
What is the hazard class for explosives?
✔✔A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. Class 6
What is the hazard class for flammable gases?
A. Class 1
✔✔B. Class 2
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, C. Class 3
D. Class 4
What is the hazard class for flammable liquids?
A. Class 2
✔✔B. Class 3
C. Class 5
D. Class 8
What does the number at the top of an NFPA 704 diamond represent?
✔✔A. Health hazard
B. Reactivity hazard
C. Fire hazard
D. Special hazard
What does the number on the right side of the NFPA 704 diamond represent?
A. Health hazard
✔✔B. Reactivity hazard
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Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the main goal of awareness-level responders at a hazardous materials incident?
A. To stop the release
✔✔B. To recognize hazards and call for help
C. To operate specialized suits
D. To enter the hot zone
What does the yellow section of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) list?
A. Response guides by material name
✔✔B. Chemicals by UN/NA identification number
C. Evacuation distances
D. First aid measures
What does the blue section of the ERG list?
A. Evacuation distances
✔✔B. Chemicals alphabetically by name
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,C. Firefighting foam selection
D. Hazard classes by number
What does the orange section of the ERG contain?
A. Chemical ID numbers
✔✔B. Safety recommendations and emergency response guides
C. Protective clothing charts
D. Fire spread predictions
What is the purpose of the green section of the ERG?
A. Lists chemicals alphabetically
✔✔B. Provides initial isolation and protective action distances
C. Lists placard colors
D. Identifies PPE levels
Which shape indicates a container under pressure?
A. Box shape
B. Cylindrical with flat ends
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,✔✔C. Cylindrical with rounded ends
D. Rectangular cube
Which color placard usually identifies flammable liquids?
A. Green
✔✔B. Red
C. White
D. Yellow
What is the hazard class for explosives?
✔✔A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. Class 6
What is the hazard class for flammable gases?
A. Class 1
✔✔B. Class 2
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, C. Class 3
D. Class 4
What is the hazard class for flammable liquids?
A. Class 2
✔✔B. Class 3
C. Class 5
D. Class 8
What does the number at the top of an NFPA 704 diamond represent?
✔✔A. Health hazard
B. Reactivity hazard
C. Fire hazard
D. Special hazard
What does the number on the right side of the NFPA 704 diamond represent?
A. Health hazard
✔✔B. Reactivity hazard
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