All Hazmat Awareness Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step a responder should take when approaching a possible HazMat incident?
a) Enter quickly to assess
✔✔b) Recognize and identify hazards from a safe distance
c) Begin rescue operations immediately
d) Spray water to cool the area
What is the purpose of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
a) Provides firefighting tactics
✔✔b) Gives initial isolation and protective action distances
c) Explains how to wear SCBA
d) Provides medical treatment only
What color section of the ERG lists hazardous materials by ID number?
a) Blue
b) Green
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,✔✔c) Yellow
d) Orange
What does the blue diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol represent?
✔✔a) Health hazards
b) Flammability hazards
c) Reactivity hazards
d) Special hazards
What type of container is a rail tank car?
a) Intermodal container
✔✔b) Transportation container
c) Portable tank
d) Fixed facility tank
Which signal word indicates the highest level of hazard on chemical labels?
a) Warning
✔✔b) Danger
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,c) Caution
d) Hazardous
What is the main purpose of awareness-level personnel at a HazMat incident?
a) Enter the hot zone
✔✔b) Recognize, protect, and notify
c) Perform decontamination
d) Stop the leak
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for?
a) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive ✔✔
b) Critical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Environmental
c) Chemical, Biological, Rescue, Nuclear, Emergency
d) Critical, Biological, Radiation, Neutralization, Evacuation
What placard color represents non-flammable gases?
a) Red
✔✔b) Green
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, c) Yellow
d) Blue
Which is an example of a biological hazard?
a) Gasoline
b) Radiation
✔✔c) Anthrax spores
d) Chlorine gas
What should responders do if they cannot identify a HazMat?
a) Approach closer for details
✔✔b) Use the ERG guide 111 for “Unknown Substance”
c) Begin suppression efforts
d) Evacuate without informing command
What is the first priority when arriving at a HazMat scene?
✔✔a) Personal safety
b) Rescue operations
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step a responder should take when approaching a possible HazMat incident?
a) Enter quickly to assess
✔✔b) Recognize and identify hazards from a safe distance
c) Begin rescue operations immediately
d) Spray water to cool the area
What is the purpose of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
a) Provides firefighting tactics
✔✔b) Gives initial isolation and protective action distances
c) Explains how to wear SCBA
d) Provides medical treatment only
What color section of the ERG lists hazardous materials by ID number?
a) Blue
b) Green
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,✔✔c) Yellow
d) Orange
What does the blue diamond on the NFPA 704 symbol represent?
✔✔a) Health hazards
b) Flammability hazards
c) Reactivity hazards
d) Special hazards
What type of container is a rail tank car?
a) Intermodal container
✔✔b) Transportation container
c) Portable tank
d) Fixed facility tank
Which signal word indicates the highest level of hazard on chemical labels?
a) Warning
✔✔b) Danger
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,c) Caution
d) Hazardous
What is the main purpose of awareness-level personnel at a HazMat incident?
a) Enter the hot zone
✔✔b) Recognize, protect, and notify
c) Perform decontamination
d) Stop the leak
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for?
a) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive ✔✔
b) Critical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Environmental
c) Chemical, Biological, Rescue, Nuclear, Emergency
d) Critical, Biological, Radiation, Neutralization, Evacuation
What placard color represents non-flammable gases?
a) Red
✔✔b) Green
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, c) Yellow
d) Blue
Which is an example of a biological hazard?
a) Gasoline
b) Radiation
✔✔c) Anthrax spores
d) Chlorine gas
What should responders do if they cannot identify a HazMat?
a) Approach closer for details
✔✔b) Use the ERG guide 111 for “Unknown Substance”
c) Begin suppression efforts
d) Evacuate without informing command
What is the first priority when arriving at a HazMat scene?
✔✔a) Personal safety
b) Rescue operations
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