Firefighter HAZMAT OPS Practice Test 1
The piping for the ____________ contained outside of the tank, usually on the ends, with a manhole
on top of the tank.
a) IM 101
b) IM 102
c) IM 105
d) IM 107 - ANSWER-b) IM 102
The statement, "Keep Away from Waterways," is found on a pesticide label. This statement is referred
to as a/an:
a) Signal Word
b) Hazard Statement
c) Pest Control Product Warning
d) Incompatibility Statement - ANSWER-b) Hazard Statement
The vehicle pictured below is an:
a) MC 331
b) MC 338
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 306/DOT 406 - ANSWER-c) MC 312/DOT 412
A recon team is sent to observe a tank truck that has rolled over. The team reports that the vehicle is
an MC 312. The container most probably contains a:
a) Flammable Liquid
b) Corrosive Liquid
c) Poison Gas
d) Flammable Solid - ANSWER-b) Corrosive Liquid
In response to an incident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer, you arrive and size up the situation.
From your position, you only have a side view of the tractor trailer. You know it is an:
a) MC 331
b) MC 338
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 306/DOT 406 - ANSWER-a) MC 331
An MC 307/DOT 407 low-pressure chemical carrier is designed to carry chemicals with pressures not
to exceed _________ psi.
a) 3.0
b) 75.0
c) 40.0
d) 30.0 - ANSWER-c) 40.0
An uninsulated, single-shell vessel which carries gases that have been liquefied, is an:
a) MC 306/DOT 406
b) MC 307/DOT 407
, c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 331 - ANSWER-d) MC 331
The V-shaped carrier below depicts a ______ carrier.
a) Low-Pressure
b) High-Pressure
c) Dry Bulk
d) Cyrogenic - ANSWER-c) Dry Bulk
(not what is pictured on test. this is a dry bulk train car. Look for a v-shaped trailer)
A carboy may be used for transporting materials containing:
a) Radioactive Substances
b) Corrosives
c) Explosives
d) Poison Gases - ANSWER-b) Corrosives
The proper cargo tank truck to carry a shipment of sulfuric acid is an:
a) MC 306/DOT 406
b) MC 307/DOT 407
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 331 - ANSWER-c) MC 312/DOT 412
A cyrogenic liquid tank car will have:
a) A single uninsulated shell
b) An enclosed time
c) A double shell with insulation
d) Fittings and valves visible on top of the tank car - ANSWER-c) A double shell with insulation
Which of the following IS NOT mandatory information found on a pesticide label?
a) EPA registration number
b) Signal Word
c) NFPA 704 data
d) Active Ingredients - ANSWER-c) NFPA 704 data
When implementing tactical activities during a bomb event, responders should:
a) Stage in the line-of-sight path of the suspected device
b) Use only one radio when in close proximity to the device
c) Be alert for secondary devices
d) Move the device away from primary exposures - ANSWER-c) Be alert for secondary devices
The rail car pictured below is what type of tank car?
a) Non-pressurized tank car with expansion dome
b) Cyrogenic tank car
c) Pressurized tank car
d) Spec 51 intermodal car - ANSWER-c) Pressurized Tank Car
While surveying a hazardous materials incident scene, you notice yellowish vapors emitting from a
cylinder. The driver of the vehicles carrying the cylinders tells you they contain chlorine. As a
The piping for the ____________ contained outside of the tank, usually on the ends, with a manhole
on top of the tank.
a) IM 101
b) IM 102
c) IM 105
d) IM 107 - ANSWER-b) IM 102
The statement, "Keep Away from Waterways," is found on a pesticide label. This statement is referred
to as a/an:
a) Signal Word
b) Hazard Statement
c) Pest Control Product Warning
d) Incompatibility Statement - ANSWER-b) Hazard Statement
The vehicle pictured below is an:
a) MC 331
b) MC 338
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 306/DOT 406 - ANSWER-c) MC 312/DOT 412
A recon team is sent to observe a tank truck that has rolled over. The team reports that the vehicle is
an MC 312. The container most probably contains a:
a) Flammable Liquid
b) Corrosive Liquid
c) Poison Gas
d) Flammable Solid - ANSWER-b) Corrosive Liquid
In response to an incident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer, you arrive and size up the situation.
From your position, you only have a side view of the tractor trailer. You know it is an:
a) MC 331
b) MC 338
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 306/DOT 406 - ANSWER-a) MC 331
An MC 307/DOT 407 low-pressure chemical carrier is designed to carry chemicals with pressures not
to exceed _________ psi.
a) 3.0
b) 75.0
c) 40.0
d) 30.0 - ANSWER-c) 40.0
An uninsulated, single-shell vessel which carries gases that have been liquefied, is an:
a) MC 306/DOT 406
b) MC 307/DOT 407
, c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 331 - ANSWER-d) MC 331
The V-shaped carrier below depicts a ______ carrier.
a) Low-Pressure
b) High-Pressure
c) Dry Bulk
d) Cyrogenic - ANSWER-c) Dry Bulk
(not what is pictured on test. this is a dry bulk train car. Look for a v-shaped trailer)
A carboy may be used for transporting materials containing:
a) Radioactive Substances
b) Corrosives
c) Explosives
d) Poison Gases - ANSWER-b) Corrosives
The proper cargo tank truck to carry a shipment of sulfuric acid is an:
a) MC 306/DOT 406
b) MC 307/DOT 407
c) MC 312/DOT 412
d) MC 331 - ANSWER-c) MC 312/DOT 412
A cyrogenic liquid tank car will have:
a) A single uninsulated shell
b) An enclosed time
c) A double shell with insulation
d) Fittings and valves visible on top of the tank car - ANSWER-c) A double shell with insulation
Which of the following IS NOT mandatory information found on a pesticide label?
a) EPA registration number
b) Signal Word
c) NFPA 704 data
d) Active Ingredients - ANSWER-c) NFPA 704 data
When implementing tactical activities during a bomb event, responders should:
a) Stage in the line-of-sight path of the suspected device
b) Use only one radio when in close proximity to the device
c) Be alert for secondary devices
d) Move the device away from primary exposures - ANSWER-c) Be alert for secondary devices
The rail car pictured below is what type of tank car?
a) Non-pressurized tank car with expansion dome
b) Cyrogenic tank car
c) Pressurized tank car
d) Spec 51 intermodal car - ANSWER-c) Pressurized Tank Car
While surveying a hazardous materials incident scene, you notice yellowish vapors emitting from a
cylinder. The driver of the vehicles carrying the cylinders tells you they contain chlorine. As a
