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TCFP HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS
EXAMINATION COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR JUST RELEASED
In the Emergency Response Guidebook, 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:
A. orange-bordered section only.
B. green and orange-bordered sections.
C. table of placards section.
D. yellow and blue-bordered sections. - Answer-D. yellow
and blue-bordered sections.
When using the Emergency Response Guidebook, the
next step the first
responder should follow after learning a material's 3-digit
guide number is to:
A. go to the blue-bordered section.
B. go to the yellow-bordered section.
C. call CHEMTREC.
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D. go to the orange-bordered section. - Answer-D. go to
the orange-bordered section.
Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a
truck, you locate the
4-digit ID number on an orange panel. You should look
first in the Emergency
Response Guidebook for guidance in the:
A. green-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. yellow-bordered section.
D. orange-bordered section. - Answer-C. yellow-bordered
section.
The lead agency during a terrorist emergency (crisis
management) is the:
A. regional hazmat team.
B. FEMA.
C. U.S. Fire Administration.
D. FBI. - Answer-D. FBI.
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A tank carrier designed to haul various chemicals whose
pressures do not exceed 40 psi would be an:
A. MC 306/DOT 406.
B. MC 307/DOT 407.
C. MC 312/DOT 412.
D. MC 331. - Answer-B. MC 307/DOT 407.
When using water to extinguish a fire involving pesticides
or a poison, the primary concern should be:
A. reactivity.
B. resistance to solubility.
C. run-off contamination.
D. product recovery. - Answer-C. run-off contamination.
If a product with a vapor density of 1.6 escaped from its
container, you would expect the product to:
A. collect in low-lying areas.
B. rapidly dissipate if outdoors
C. float on water
D. sink in water - Answer-A. collect in low-lying areas.
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The best source of information on a specific hazardous
material is:
A. NFPA 704.
B. the Emergency Response Guidebook.
C. the transporting vehicle's driver.
D. the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
- Answer-D. the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS).
If, in using the Emergency Response Guidebook, a first
responder discovers the entry for the material in question
is highlighted and there is no fire involved, the first
responder should go directly to the:
A. yellow-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. green-bordered section.
D. table of placards. - Answer-C. green-bordered section.
The mission of the first responder trained to the
awareness level includes all of the following except:
A. recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
B. surveying the incident from a close proximity to
determine the identity of the material involved.
TCFP HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS
EXAMINATION COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR JUST RELEASED
In the Emergency Response Guidebook, 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:
A. orange-bordered section only.
B. green and orange-bordered sections.
C. table of placards section.
D. yellow and blue-bordered sections. - Answer-D. yellow
and blue-bordered sections.
When using the Emergency Response Guidebook, the
next step the first
responder should follow after learning a material's 3-digit
guide number is to:
A. go to the blue-bordered section.
B. go to the yellow-bordered section.
C. call CHEMTREC.
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D. go to the orange-bordered section. - Answer-D. go to
the orange-bordered section.
Upon arrival at a hazardous material incident involving a
truck, you locate the
4-digit ID number on an orange panel. You should look
first in the Emergency
Response Guidebook for guidance in the:
A. green-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. yellow-bordered section.
D. orange-bordered section. - Answer-C. yellow-bordered
section.
The lead agency during a terrorist emergency (crisis
management) is the:
A. regional hazmat team.
B. FEMA.
C. U.S. Fire Administration.
D. FBI. - Answer-D. FBI.
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A tank carrier designed to haul various chemicals whose
pressures do not exceed 40 psi would be an:
A. MC 306/DOT 406.
B. MC 307/DOT 407.
C. MC 312/DOT 412.
D. MC 331. - Answer-B. MC 307/DOT 407.
When using water to extinguish a fire involving pesticides
or a poison, the primary concern should be:
A. reactivity.
B. resistance to solubility.
C. run-off contamination.
D. product recovery. - Answer-C. run-off contamination.
If a product with a vapor density of 1.6 escaped from its
container, you would expect the product to:
A. collect in low-lying areas.
B. rapidly dissipate if outdoors
C. float on water
D. sink in water - Answer-A. collect in low-lying areas.
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The best source of information on a specific hazardous
material is:
A. NFPA 704.
B. the Emergency Response Guidebook.
C. the transporting vehicle's driver.
D. the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
- Answer-D. the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS).
If, in using the Emergency Response Guidebook, a first
responder discovers the entry for the material in question
is highlighted and there is no fire involved, the first
responder should go directly to the:
A. yellow-bordered section.
B. blue-bordered section.
C. green-bordered section.
D. table of placards. - Answer-C. green-bordered section.
The mission of the first responder trained to the
awareness level includes all of the following except:
A. recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
B. surveying the incident from a close proximity to
determine the identity of the material involved.
