The Ultimate TCFP Hazmat Awareness /
Hazmat Ops Study Guide Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
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.
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.
C. isolating the area of the emergency and preventing entry by unauthorized persons.
D. calling for the appropriate help to mitigate the incident.
B. surveying the incident from a close proximity to determine the identity of the material
involved.
First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to:
A. select and use proper PPE.
B. implement basic decontamination measures.
,C. realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate notifications.
D. apply basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.
C. realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate notifications.
The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used:
A. whenever the index entry is highlighted.
B. whenever the entry is identified as a toxic inhalation hazard.
C. whenever the entry is identified as a dangerous water reactive material.
D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number or
materialname indexes.
D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number or materialname
indexes.
Upon arrival to a 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 Emergency Response Guidebook for guidance?
A. In the orange-bordered action guide section.
B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
C. In the yellow-bordered identification number index section.
D. In the green-bordered table of initial isolation and protective action
distances section.
B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
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.
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.
D. go to the orange-bordered section.
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.
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.
, D. FBI.
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.
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.
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
A. collect in low-lying areas.
Hazmat Ops Study Guide Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
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.
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.
C. isolating the area of the emergency and preventing entry by unauthorized persons.
D. calling for the appropriate help to mitigate the incident.
B. surveying the incident from a close proximity to determine the identity of the material
involved.
First responders trained to the Awareness level have the ability to:
A. select and use proper PPE.
B. implement basic decontamination measures.
,C. realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate notifications.
D. apply basic hazard and risk assessment techniques.
C. realize the need for additional resources and make the appropriate notifications.
The isolation distance in the numbered guides is to be used:
A. whenever the index entry is highlighted.
B. whenever the entry is identified as a toxic inhalation hazard.
C. whenever the entry is identified as a dangerous water reactive material.
D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number or
materialname indexes.
D. once the 3-digit guide number has been obtained through the ID number or materialname
indexes.
Upon arrival to a 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 Emergency Response Guidebook for guidance?
A. In the orange-bordered action guide section.
B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
C. In the yellow-bordered identification number index section.
D. In the green-bordered table of initial isolation and protective action
distances section.
B. In the blue-bordered material index section.
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.
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.
D. go to the orange-bordered section.
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.
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.
, D. FBI.
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.
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.
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
A. collect in low-lying areas.
