Firefighter 1 HazMat Questions And Answers

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