FIREFIGHTER HAZMAT OPS FINAL
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTIONS
FULLY CORRECT
⫸ The members of your fire company are tasked to respond to
hazardous materials incidents. Which NFPA chapter would apply in
order to complete the appropriate JPRs?
Chapter 4 of NFPA 472
Chapter 5 of NFPA 472
Chapter 5 of NFPA 1072
Chapter 7 of NFPA 1072 Answer: Chapter 5 of NFPA 1072
⫸ Per the OSHA HAZWOPER regulation, which of the following
competencies is not required of an operations level responder?
a) Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment
b) Knowledge of how to select and use proper personal protective
equipment provided to the first responder
c) Knowledge of how to perform basic control, containment, and/or
confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and
personal protective equipment available with the responder's unit
d) Knowledge of the classification, identification, and verification of
known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and
equipment Answer: Knowledge of the classification, identification, and
verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey
instruments and equipment
,⫸ What is the name of the federal document containing the hazardous
materials response competencies? This regulation, issued in the late
1980s, standardized training for hazardous materials response for
hazardous waste site operations.
NFPA 471 paragraph 4, subsection (q)
NFPA 473 section 5.2.2.1
NFPA 472; CFR, book number 29, part 1910.120
HAZWOPER; CFR, Title 29, part 1910.120, subpart (q) Answer:
HAZWOPER; CFR, Title 29, part 1910.120, subpart (q)
⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
Based on the above information, does your crew have the right level of
training to enter the lab, identify the liquid, and clean up the spill?
a) Yes, awareness-level responders are trained to take offensive action to
clean up unknown chemical spills
b) N Answer: No, you are not trained to take offensive action, but you
will safely secure the area and request the properly trained personnel to
respond.
, ⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
If you are able to get a chemical name of the spilled substance, which
reference source listed below would provide the most complete
information regarding the scenario above?
The ERG
Going to the lab and looking at the spill yourself
Asking a scientist fr Answer: An SDS for the material
⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTIONS
FULLY CORRECT
⫸ The members of your fire company are tasked to respond to
hazardous materials incidents. Which NFPA chapter would apply in
order to complete the appropriate JPRs?
Chapter 4 of NFPA 472
Chapter 5 of NFPA 472
Chapter 5 of NFPA 1072
Chapter 7 of NFPA 1072 Answer: Chapter 5 of NFPA 1072
⫸ Per the OSHA HAZWOPER regulation, which of the following
competencies is not required of an operations level responder?
a) Knowledge of the basic hazard and risk assessment
b) Knowledge of how to select and use proper personal protective
equipment provided to the first responder
c) Knowledge of how to perform basic control, containment, and/or
confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and
personal protective equipment available with the responder's unit
d) Knowledge of the classification, identification, and verification of
known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and
equipment Answer: Knowledge of the classification, identification, and
verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey
instruments and equipment
,⫸ What is the name of the federal document containing the hazardous
materials response competencies? This regulation, issued in the late
1980s, standardized training for hazardous materials response for
hazardous waste site operations.
NFPA 471 paragraph 4, subsection (q)
NFPA 473 section 5.2.2.1
NFPA 472; CFR, book number 29, part 1910.120
HAZWOPER; CFR, Title 29, part 1910.120, subpart (q) Answer:
HAZWOPER; CFR, Title 29, part 1910.120, subpart (q)
⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
Based on the above information, does your crew have the right level of
training to enter the lab, identify the liquid, and clean up the spill?
a) Yes, awareness-level responders are trained to take offensive action to
clean up unknown chemical spills
b) N Answer: No, you are not trained to take offensive action, but you
will safely secure the area and request the properly trained personnel to
respond.
, ⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
If you are able to get a chemical name of the spilled substance, which
reference source listed below would provide the most complete
information regarding the scenario above?
The ERG
Going to the lab and looking at the spill yourself
Asking a scientist fr Answer: An SDS for the material
⫸ Your crew is dispatched to a biotechnology research company for an
odor investigation. Your initial information from the dispatch center
reported an unusual odor in one of the laboratories. Upon arrival, a
security guard meets you at the street and relays the location of a spill of
an unknown liquid. He reports that a scientist called the security desk to
report finding a broken one-gallon, amber-colored glass container in
laboratory 206. He tells you that the lab is evacuated and there are no
injuries or exposures. It is unknown how the container was broken or
any other history of the event. You and your crew are trained to the
hazardous materials awareness level.
