AWR-160-W WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When responding to an incident, awareness-level personnel should resist rushing
onto the scene. Use your Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and take the next
three steps: Step 1: Identify the material (yellow or blue section); Step 2: Identify the 3-
digit guide number; Step 3: Locate response actions within the _______ pages. - ✔✔
✔✔On the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings, the
instability/reactivity hazard appears on the right side of the diamond and are what color?
- ✔✔Yellow
✔✔Labels are applied to individual Hazardous Materials (HazMat) packages. They are
approximately a: - ✔✔4-inch diamond
✔✔Placards are diamond-shaped markings that appear on both ends and each side of
a container. They are approximately a: - ✔✔10-inch diamond
✔✔Shipping papers used during rail transportation of a hazardous material are called a:
- ✔✔Consist or waybill
✔✔Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments. - ✔✔True
✔✔The shipping paper found in air transportation is called a(n): - ✔✔Air bill
✔✔Recommended initial isolation and protective action zones are represented
graphically by using geometric shapes. What is the shape of the initial isolation zone? -
✔✔Circle
✔✔Which are the correct three methods for determining the appropriate guide pages in
the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)? - ✔✔United Nations/North American
(UN/NA) Identification (ID) number, the name of the material, or a placard
✔✔Referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), what is the United
Nations Identification (UN ID) number for the chemical agent lewisite? - ✔✔2810
✔✔According to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, a spill
from many small packages would be classified as a: - ✔✔Large spill
✔✔In what physical form are blister agents normally disseminated? - ✔✔Liquid
✔✔Chemical agents have four routes of entry into the body. They are inhalation,
ingestion, absorption, and: - ✔✔Injection
, ✔✔There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent
primarily attacks the lung tissue? - ✔✔Choking agent
✔✔What Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) primarily attacks the airway and lungs,
causing irritation of the entire airway from the nose to the lungs resulting in what is
commonly known as dry-land drowning? - ✔✔Choking agent
✔✔Disadvantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Difficult to acquire
✔✔Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in many
communities?
Warehouses
Fuel tank farms
Hospitals
All of the above
Feedback - ✔✔The correct answer is: All of the above
✔✔TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a Hazardous
Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter "T" stands for: - ✔✔Thermal
✔✔Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Numerous terrorists
✔✔To prevent the spread of chemical agents, individuals should use control zones at a
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident based on safety and the degree of hazard. The
control zones are: - ✔✔The correct answer is: Hot zone, warm zone, and cold zone
✔✔Of the different routes of entry, what is the most deadly route for anthrax? -
✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What type of biological agent is anthrax? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An
example of this biological agent is: - ✔✔Smallpox
✔✔The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except: -
✔✔Day or night
✔✔The advantages of using biological agents include:
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When responding to an incident, awareness-level personnel should resist rushing
onto the scene. Use your Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and take the next
three steps: Step 1: Identify the material (yellow or blue section); Step 2: Identify the 3-
digit guide number; Step 3: Locate response actions within the _______ pages. - ✔✔
✔✔On the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings, the
instability/reactivity hazard appears on the right side of the diamond and are what color?
- ✔✔Yellow
✔✔Labels are applied to individual Hazardous Materials (HazMat) packages. They are
approximately a: - ✔✔4-inch diamond
✔✔Placards are diamond-shaped markings that appear on both ends and each side of
a container. They are approximately a: - ✔✔10-inch diamond
✔✔Shipping papers used during rail transportation of a hazardous material are called a:
- ✔✔Consist or waybill
✔✔Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments. - ✔✔True
✔✔The shipping paper found in air transportation is called a(n): - ✔✔Air bill
✔✔Recommended initial isolation and protective action zones are represented
graphically by using geometric shapes. What is the shape of the initial isolation zone? -
✔✔Circle
✔✔Which are the correct three methods for determining the appropriate guide pages in
the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)? - ✔✔United Nations/North American
(UN/NA) Identification (ID) number, the name of the material, or a placard
✔✔Referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), what is the United
Nations Identification (UN ID) number for the chemical agent lewisite? - ✔✔2810
✔✔According to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, a spill
from many small packages would be classified as a: - ✔✔Large spill
✔✔In what physical form are blister agents normally disseminated? - ✔✔Liquid
✔✔Chemical agents have four routes of entry into the body. They are inhalation,
ingestion, absorption, and: - ✔✔Injection
, ✔✔There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent
primarily attacks the lung tissue? - ✔✔Choking agent
✔✔What Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) primarily attacks the airway and lungs,
causing irritation of the entire airway from the nose to the lungs resulting in what is
commonly known as dry-land drowning? - ✔✔Choking agent
✔✔Disadvantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Difficult to acquire
✔✔Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in many
communities?
Warehouses
Fuel tank farms
Hospitals
All of the above
Feedback - ✔✔The correct answer is: All of the above
✔✔TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a Hazardous
Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter "T" stands for: - ✔✔Thermal
✔✔Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Numerous terrorists
✔✔To prevent the spread of chemical agents, individuals should use control zones at a
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident based on safety and the degree of hazard. The
control zones are: - ✔✔The correct answer is: Hot zone, warm zone, and cold zone
✔✔Of the different routes of entry, what is the most deadly route for anthrax? -
✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What type of biological agent is anthrax? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An
example of this biological agent is: - ✔✔Smallpox
✔✔The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except: -
✔✔Day or night
✔✔The advantages of using biological agents include:
