WMD/Terrorism Awareness For Emergency Responders AWR-160 Questions & Answers Already Passed!!

Which acronym is used to remember potential Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) material? - AnswerCBRNE Which National Incident Management System (NIMS) component enable effective and efficient incident management and coordination by providing a flexible, standardized incident management structure - Answer-Command and management The four most common terrorist activities include gathering target intelligent, acquiring materials necessary for an attack, appearing materials, and - Answer-Executing the first step of an attack and dry runs (practice runs) Due to their importance to our national security and economy, some industries are more sustainable to terrorist threats. Identify these industries: - Answer-Both b and C (Health care & Energy) You are a first responder dispatched to a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. You find evidence that the incident may be the result of criminal or terrorist activity. Who would you first notify? - AnswerIncident Commander The five phases of the Hazardous Materials (HazMat) life cycle are production, transportation, storage, use, and - Answer-Disposal Individuals trained to the awareness level are personnel who are likely to witness an incident and have been trained to initiate emergency response by: - Answer-Notify the proper authorities If all you know is the name of the material, which section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) would you look in first? - Answer-Blue A label or placard with a three-bladed fan usually refers to which class? - Answer-RadioactiveThe National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings are _______-shaped signs - Answer-Diamond In detecting clues to the presence of Hazardous Materials (HazMat) at the scene of an incident, using the scene of touch, taste, or _______ is not recommended - Answer-Smell According to the Emergency Response Guide (ERG), which of the following are protective actions that an awareness-level responder might take? - Answer-Shelter-in-place/Evacuate You respond to a highway incident in which a truck has been rear-ended, and squares of a white, fibrous substance are strewn across the roadway. You are able to speak to the driver, and his bill of lading identifies the cargo as white asbestos. What guide number is assigned to this material? - Answer-171 According to the ERG, are you required to refer to Table 1: initial Isolation and Protective Action Distance for this material? - Answer-No As an immediate precautionary measure, how far should you isolate the spill in all directions? - Answer- 75 feet (25 meters) Which route of injury into the body occurs when a toxic substance is introduced directly into the blood by me such as needles, sharp metal, or any other mechanical names? - Answer-Injection There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent causes skin burns and pustules? - Answer-Bilster Agent Common sources in the community were Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC) can be found include which of the following locations? - Answer-Manufacturing plants, Food processing and storage facilities , and Shipyards Identify other possible indicators of terrorist attack - Answer-Laboratory equipment not relevant to the building occupancyWhich controls zone includes control points for the access corridor, and thus assists in reducing the spread of catamination? - Answer-Warm Zone Which category of biological agents is considered high priority and includes toxins that pose the highest risk to the public and national security? - Answer-Category A Which type of plague presents with sudden onset of weakness, high fever, and tender or swollen lymph nodes? - Answer-Bubonic plague Clandestine biological warfare laboratories are usually located in what type of areas: - Answer-Both A and C (Industrial manufacturing/ Abandoned housing and lower-income apartment complex areas) What are indicators that a biological incident may have occurred? - Answer-Both A and B ( Usual number of sick or dying animals/ A abnormal or unusual aerial application) The symptoms and effect of a biological release may not be immediately visible at the scene, because of: - Answer-Time between exposure and and incubation of the disease Which best describes external contamination with radiological material? - Answer-Radiological material physically attached to a person's skin and/or hair Potential sources of radioactive material can be located in: - Answer-D. All of a above (Hospitals, Cancer treatment facilities, University laboratories) What is the most likely radiological device that terrorist might use in a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident? - Answer-Dirty bomb One disadvantage to terrorists of using radiological materials i weapons is: - AnswerDepartment of Transportation (DOT) standard/regulations are mandated for construction of shipping containers. What type of container is required for transporting low level radioactive material such as protective clothing - Answer-IndustrialA responder can protect himself/herself from radiation by using shielding as a response action. What materials are best for protecting against gamma radiation? - Answer-Heavy elements (e.g., lead and steel) Explosive that are compositions designed to detonate at a rate of more than 0.62 miles/seconds (mi/s) (1,000 meters/seconds [m/s]) (i.e., military explosive and commercial explosives) are called: - AnswerHigh explosives When two particular chemicals, such as sugar and sulfuric acid, are brought together they react violently with each other, with a surrounding atmospheric temperature the catalyst. These types of explosives are called: - Answer-Hyperbolic explosive Electrical initiated improvised Explosive Devices (IED) generally consists of four components. Which acronym is used to identify the four components of an IED? - Answer-PIES When pieces of an explosive device or its container come apart and are driven outward from the center of the blast, it is called: - Answer-Fragmentation