Firefighter 1 HazMat Questions And
Answers
(1)fAnyfdestructivefdevice,fsuchfasfanyfexplosive,fincendiary,forfpoisonfgasfbomb,fgrenade,f
rocketfhavingfafpropellantfchargefoffmorefthanf4founcesf(113fgrams),fmissilefhavingfanfexpl
osiveforfincendiaryfchargefoffmorefthanf1/4founcef(7fgrams),fmine,forfdevicefsimilarftofthefab
ove;f(2)fAnyfweaponfinvolvingftoxicforfpoisonousfchemicals;f(3)fAnyfweaponfinvolvingfafdise
aseforganism;forf(4)fAnyfweaponfthatfisfdesignedftofreleasefradiationforfradioactivityfatfafleve
lfdangerousftofhumanflife.f(NFPAf472,fStandardfforfCompetencefoffRespondersftofHazardo
usfMaterials/WeaponsfoffMassfDestructionfIncidents)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
WeaponsfOffMassfDestructionf(WMD)
(NIMS:fAssistantfSafetyfOfficerf-
fHazardousfMaterial.)fThefpersonfwhofworksfwithfthefincidentfmanagementfsystemf(specific
ally,fthefhazardousfmaterialsfbranch/group)ftofensurefthatfrecognizedfhazardousfmaterials/
weaponsfoffmassfdestructionf(WMD)fsafefpracticesfareffollowedfatfhazardousfmaterials/W
MDfincidents.f(NFPAf472)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfSafetyfOfficer
(NIMS:fHazardousfMaterialsfBranchfDirectorf/fGroupfSupervisor)fThefpersonfwhofisfrespon
siblefforfdirectingfandfcoordinatingfallfoperationsfinvolvingfhazardousfmaterialsfandfweapon
sfoffmassfdestructionfasfassignedfbyfthefincidentfcommander.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfOfficer
(NIMS:fHazardousfMaterialsfBranchfDirector/GroupfSupervisor.)fThefpersonfwhofisfrespon
siblefforfdirectingfandfcoordinatingfallfoperationsfinvolvingfhazardousfmaterials/weaponsfoff
massfdestructionfasfassignedfbyfthefincidentfcommander.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfOfficer
Afblisterfformingfagentfthatfisfanfoily,fcolorlessftofdarkfbrownfliquidfwithfanfodorfoffgeraniums.f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Lewisite
Afblisterfformingfagentfthatfisfanfoily,fcolorlessftofdarkfbrownfliquidfwithfanfodorfoffgeraniums.f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Lewisite
Afcancerfcausingfsubstancefthatfisfidentifiedfinfonefoffseveralfpublishedflists,fincluding,fbutfn
otflimitedfto,fNIOSHfPocketfGuideftofChemicalfHazards,fHazardousfChemicalsfDeskfRefere
,nce,fandfthefACGIHf2007fTLVsfandfBEIs.f(NFPAf1851,fStandardfonfSelection,fCare,fandfM
aintenancefoffProtectivefEnsemblesfforfStructuralfFirefFightingfandfProximityfFirefFighting).f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Carcinogen
Afchemicalfactionfinvolvingfthefmovementfoffchemicals,fonfafmolecularflevel,fthroughfintactf
material.f(NFPAf472)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Permeation
Afchemicalfagentfthatfcausesfseverefpulmonaryfdamage;fitfisfafbyfproductfoffincompletefcom
bustion.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Phosgene
Afchemicalfcapablefoffcausingfconvulsionsforfseizuresfwhenfabsorbedfbyfthefbody.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-Convulsant
Afchemicalfdesignedftofinhibitfbreathingfandftypicallyfintendedftofincapacitatefratherfthanfkill
.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-ChokingfAgent
Afchemicalfdesignedftofinhibitfbreathing.fItfisftypicallyfintendedftofincapacitatefratherfthanfkill
.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-ChokingfAgent
Afchemicalfreactionfinvolvingfthefmolecularfbreakdownfoffafprotectivefclothingfmaterialforfeq
uipmentfcausedfbyfcontactfwithfafchemical.fOrfthefmolecularfbreakdownfoffthefspilledforfrele
asedfmaterialftofrenderfitflessfhazardousfduringfcontrolfoperations.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-Degradation
Afchemicalfthatfcausesfaflargefportionfoffpeopleforfanimalsftofdevelopfanfallergicfreactionfaft
erfrepeatedfexposureftofthefsubstance.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Sensitizer
Afchemicalfthatfcausesfthefskinftofblister.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-BlisterfAgent
AfchemicLfthat,fwhenfabsorbedfbyfthefbody,finterferesfwithftheftransferfoffoxygenffromfthefbl
oodftifthefcells.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-BloodfAgent
Afclear,fyellow,forfamberfoilyfliquidfwithfaffaintfsweetfodorfoffmustardforfgarlicfthatfmayfbefdisp
ersedfinfanfaerosolfform.fItfcausesfblisteringfoffexposedfskin.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
SulfurfMustard
Afclear,fyellow,forfamberfoilyfliquidfwithfaffaint,fsweetfodorfoffmustardforfgarlicfthatfcanfbefdisp
ersedfinfanfaerosolfform.fItfcausesfblisteringfoffexposedfskin.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
SulfurfMustard
Afcolorfcodedfmarkingfsystemfbyfwhichfemployersfgiveftheirfpersonnelfthefnecessaryfinform
ationftofworkfsafelyfaroundfchemicals.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HazardousfMaterialsfInformationfSystemf(HMIS)
, Afconcentrationfoffconstituentsfinfairfthatfexceedsf10fpercentfoffitsflowerfflammableflimitsf(LF
L).f(NFPAf115,fStandardfforfLaserfFirefProtection)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
FlammablefVapor
Afdedicatedfteamfofffullyfqualifiedfandfequippedfrespondersfwhofarefreadyftofenterfthefhotfzo
nefatfafmoment'sfnoticeftofrescuefanyfmemberfoffthefhotfzonefentryfteam.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-BackupfEntryfTeam
Afdedicatedfteamfoffrespondersfwhofservefasfanfinformationfgatheringfandfreferralfpointfforft
hefincidentfcommanderfasfwellfasfthefhazardousfmaterialsfofficer.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HazardousfMaterialsfInformationfResearchfTeam
Afdesignationfindicatingfthatfdirectforfairbornefcontactfwithfafmaterialfcouldfresultfinfsignifica
ntfexposureffromfabsorptionfthroughfthefskin,fmucousfmembranes,fandfeyes.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-ThresholdfLimitfValue/Skin
Afdevicefcreatedfbyffillingfafsectionfoffpipefwithfanfexplosivefmaterial.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-PipefBomb
Afdevicefdesignedftofretainfafhazardousfmaterialfinfitsfcontainer.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
RemotefShutfOfffValve
Afdevicefthatfmeasuresfthefamountfoffradioactivefexposureftofanfindividual.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-PersonalfDosimeter
Affilterfcapablefoffcatchingfparticlesfdownftof0.3fmicronfsizefmuchfsmallerfthanfaftypicalfdustf
orfalphafradiationfparticle.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HEPAf(highfefficiencyfparticulatefair)fFilter
Affuelfcomplexfdefinedfbyfkind,farrangement,fvolume,fcondition,fandflocationfthatfdetermine
sfthefeasefoffignitionfand/orfoffresistanceftoffirefcontrol.f(NFPAf1144,fStandardfforfReducingf
StructurefIgnitionfHazardsffromfWildlandfFire)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Hazard
Afgroupfcomprisingfmembersfoffindustry,ftransportation,fthefpublicfatflarge,fmedia,fandffirefa
ndfpolicefagencies;fitfgathersfandfdisseminatesfinformationfonfhazardousfmaterialsfstoredfi
nfthefcommunityfandfensuresfthatftherefarefadequateflocalfresourcesftofrespondftofafchemic
alfeventfinfthefcommunity.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
LocalfEmergencyfPlanningfCommitteef(LEPC)
Afhazardousfchemicalfcompoundfthatfisfreleasedfwhenfafmaterialfdecomposesfunderfheat.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-ToxicfProductfOffCombustion
Afhazardousfmaterialsfmarkingfsystemfdesignedfforffixedffacilityfuse.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-NFPAf704fHazardfIdentificationfSystem
Answers
(1)fAnyfdestructivefdevice,fsuchfasfanyfexplosive,fincendiary,forfpoisonfgasfbomb,fgrenade,f
rocketfhavingfafpropellantfchargefoffmorefthanf4founcesf(113fgrams),fmissilefhavingfanfexpl
osiveforfincendiaryfchargefoffmorefthanf1/4founcef(7fgrams),fmine,forfdevicefsimilarftofthefab
ove;f(2)fAnyfweaponfinvolvingftoxicforfpoisonousfchemicals;f(3)fAnyfweaponfinvolvingfafdise
aseforganism;forf(4)fAnyfweaponfthatfisfdesignedftofreleasefradiationforfradioactivityfatfafleve
lfdangerousftofhumanflife.f(NFPAf472,fStandardfforfCompetencefoffRespondersftofHazardo
usfMaterials/WeaponsfoffMassfDestructionfIncidents)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
WeaponsfOffMassfDestructionf(WMD)
(NIMS:fAssistantfSafetyfOfficerf-
fHazardousfMaterial.)fThefpersonfwhofworksfwithfthefincidentfmanagementfsystemf(specific
ally,fthefhazardousfmaterialsfbranch/group)ftofensurefthatfrecognizedfhazardousfmaterials/
weaponsfoffmassfdestructionf(WMD)fsafefpracticesfareffollowedfatfhazardousfmaterials/W
MDfincidents.f(NFPAf472)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfSafetyfOfficer
(NIMS:fHazardousfMaterialsfBranchfDirectorf/fGroupfSupervisor)fThefpersonfwhofisfrespon
siblefforfdirectingfandfcoordinatingfallfoperationsfinvolvingfhazardousfmaterialsfandfweapon
sfoffmassfdestructionfasfassignedfbyfthefincidentfcommander.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfOfficer
(NIMS:fHazardousfMaterialsfBranchfDirector/GroupfSupervisor.)fThefpersonfwhofisfrespon
siblefforfdirectingfandfcoordinatingfallfoperationsfinvolvingfhazardousfmaterials/weaponsfoff
massfdestructionfasfassignedfbyfthefincidentfcommander.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-HazardousfMaterialsfOfficer
Afblisterfformingfagentfthatfisfanfoily,fcolorlessftofdarkfbrownfliquidfwithfanfodorfoffgeraniums.f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Lewisite
Afblisterfformingfagentfthatfisfanfoily,fcolorlessftofdarkfbrownfliquidfwithfanfodorfoffgeraniums.f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Lewisite
Afcancerfcausingfsubstancefthatfisfidentifiedfinfonefoffseveralfpublishedflists,fincluding,fbutfn
otflimitedfto,fNIOSHfPocketfGuideftofChemicalfHazards,fHazardousfChemicalsfDeskfRefere
,nce,fandfthefACGIHf2007fTLVsfandfBEIs.f(NFPAf1851,fStandardfonfSelection,fCare,fandfM
aintenancefoffProtectivefEnsemblesfforfStructuralfFirefFightingfandfProximityfFirefFighting).f
-fCORRECTffANSWER-Carcinogen
Afchemicalfactionfinvolvingfthefmovementfoffchemicals,fonfafmolecularflevel,fthroughfintactf
material.f(NFPAf472)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Permeation
Afchemicalfagentfthatfcausesfseverefpulmonaryfdamage;fitfisfafbyfproductfoffincompletefcom
bustion.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Phosgene
Afchemicalfcapablefoffcausingfconvulsionsforfseizuresfwhenfabsorbedfbyfthefbody.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-Convulsant
Afchemicalfdesignedftofinhibitfbreathingfandftypicallyfintendedftofincapacitatefratherfthanfkill
.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-ChokingfAgent
Afchemicalfdesignedftofinhibitfbreathing.fItfisftypicallyfintendedftofincapacitatefratherfthanfkill
.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-ChokingfAgent
Afchemicalfreactionfinvolvingfthefmolecularfbreakdownfoffafprotectivefclothingfmaterialforfeq
uipmentfcausedfbyfcontactfwithfafchemical.fOrfthefmolecularfbreakdownfoffthefspilledforfrele
asedfmaterialftofrenderfitflessfhazardousfduringfcontrolfoperations.f(NFPAf472)f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-Degradation
Afchemicalfthatfcausesfaflargefportionfoffpeopleforfanimalsftofdevelopfanfallergicfreactionfaft
erfrepeatedfexposureftofthefsubstance.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Sensitizer
Afchemicalfthatfcausesfthefskinftofblister.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-BlisterfAgent
AfchemicLfthat,fwhenfabsorbedfbyfthefbody,finterferesfwithftheftransferfoffoxygenffromfthefbl
oodftifthefcells.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-BloodfAgent
Afclear,fyellow,forfamberfoilyfliquidfwithfaffaintfsweetfodorfoffmustardforfgarlicfthatfmayfbefdisp
ersedfinfanfaerosolfform.fItfcausesfblisteringfoffexposedfskin.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
SulfurfMustard
Afclear,fyellow,forfamberfoilyfliquidfwithfaffaint,fsweetfodorfoffmustardforfgarlicfthatfcanfbefdisp
ersedfinfanfaerosolfform.fItfcausesfblisteringfoffexposedfskin.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
SulfurfMustard
Afcolorfcodedfmarkingfsystemfbyfwhichfemployersfgiveftheirfpersonnelfthefnecessaryfinform
ationftofworkfsafelyfaroundfchemicals.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HazardousfMaterialsfInformationfSystemf(HMIS)
, Afconcentrationfoffconstituentsfinfairfthatfexceedsf10fpercentfoffitsflowerfflammableflimitsf(LF
L).f(NFPAf115,fStandardfforfLaserfFirefProtection)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
FlammablefVapor
Afdedicatedfteamfofffullyfqualifiedfandfequippedfrespondersfwhofarefreadyftofenterfthefhotfzo
nefatfafmoment'sfnoticeftofrescuefanyfmemberfoffthefhotfzonefentryfteam.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-BackupfEntryfTeam
Afdedicatedfteamfoffrespondersfwhofservefasfanfinformationfgatheringfandfreferralfpointfforft
hefincidentfcommanderfasfwellfasfthefhazardousfmaterialsfofficer.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HazardousfMaterialsfInformationfResearchfTeam
Afdesignationfindicatingfthatfdirectforfairbornefcontactfwithfafmaterialfcouldfresultfinfsignifica
ntfexposureffromfabsorptionfthroughfthefskin,fmucousfmembranes,fandfeyes.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-ThresholdfLimitfValue/Skin
Afdevicefcreatedfbyffillingfafsectionfoffpipefwithfanfexplosivefmaterial.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-PipefBomb
Afdevicefdesignedftofretainfafhazardousfmaterialfinfitsfcontainer.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
RemotefShutfOfffValve
Afdevicefthatfmeasuresfthefamountfoffradioactivefexposureftofanfindividual.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-PersonalfDosimeter
Affilterfcapablefoffcatchingfparticlesfdownftof0.3fmicronfsizefmuchfsmallerfthanfaftypicalfdustf
orfalphafradiationfparticle.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
HEPAf(highfefficiencyfparticulatefair)fFilter
Affuelfcomplexfdefinedfbyfkind,farrangement,fvolume,fcondition,fandflocationfthatfdetermine
sfthefeasefoffignitionfand/orfoffresistanceftoffirefcontrol.f(NFPAf1144,fStandardfforfReducingf
StructurefIgnitionfHazardsffromfWildlandfFire)f-fCORRECTffANSWER-Hazard
Afgroupfcomprisingfmembersfoffindustry,ftransportation,fthefpublicfatflarge,fmedia,fandffirefa
ndfpolicefagencies;fitfgathersfandfdisseminatesfinformationfonfhazardousfmaterialsfstoredfi
nfthefcommunityfandfensuresfthatftherefarefadequateflocalfresourcesftofrespondftofafchemic
alfeventfinfthefcommunity.f-fCORRECTffANSWER-
LocalfEmergencyfPlanningfCommitteef(LEPC)
Afhazardousfchemicalfcompoundfthatfisfreleasedfwhenfafmaterialfdecomposesfunderfheat.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-ToxicfProductfOffCombustion
Afhazardousfmaterialsfmarkingfsystemfdesignedfforffixedffacilityfuse.f-
fCORRECTffANSWER-NFPAf704fHazardfIdentificationfSystem