Practice Test #1 - Hazmat Operations - Firefighter 1 State Written

A red placard with the number 3 on the back of a tanker indicates:

Flammable liquid

You arrive first at a tanker rollover marked with a Class 8 placard, product leaking. Your first action as an Operations-level responder is to:

Isolate the area and establish command

An oval, smooth-surface, non-pressurized tanker carrying gasoline is classified as:

MC-306/DOT-406

A tanker with visible reinforcing rings around its circumference most likely carries:

Corrosives

Shipping papers for a highway hazmat load are called the _ and kept by the _:

Bill of Lading; the driver

On a train, hazmat shipping papers are located:

In the caboose with the conductor (Waybill/Consist)

Vapor density greater than 1 means a gas will:

Sink and pool in low areas

Specific gravity less than 1 means a liquid will:

Float on water

A BLEVE occurs when:

A pressurized container holding liquefied gas fails from external heat

Operations-level responders are limited to which type of action?

Defensive only

Which decon type is performed immediately with no formal setup, for life-threatening contamination?

Emergency decon

Technical decon takes place in the:

Warm zone

The first unit on scene at a hazmat incident should assume:

Defensive position

In the EVADE acronym, 'A' stands for:

Assume a secondary device is present at all scenes

In the EVADE acronym, 'D' stands for:

Do not become part of the problem

Level __ PPE is required for an unknown environment per HAZWOPER:

Level B

A chemical that moves through PPE at the molecular level with no visible hole is:

Permeation

An underflow dam is used when the spilled product:

Floats on top of water

An overflow dam is used when the spilled product:

Sinks below water

The minimum number of responders that may enter a contaminated area is:

2 (never less than two)

A backup team must be ready to enter within approximately:

A minute

REL stands for:

Recommended Exposure Limit

TWA stands for:

Time-Weighted Average (8hr/day, 40hr/week)

IDLH stands for:

Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health

The green-bordered pages of the ERG are used to find:

Evacuation distances

The orange-bordered pages of the ERG are used to find:

Emergency response guides

Carbon monoxide is best described as having:

No odor and no taste

The antidote for hydrogen cyanide poisoning is:

Hydroxocobalamin

A cyanide antidote kit should be administered:

In a prehospital setting

Span of control refers to:

How many people one supervisor can effectively manage

Which ICS position has authority to alter or terminate unsafe activities?

Safety officer

In a CAN report, the letters stand for:

Conditions, Actions, Needs

FIRESCOPE is credited with creating:

The ICS

A 'Mayday' is called when an entry team member needs:

More than 30 seconds to resolve a hot zone issue

On the NFPA 704 diamond, the blue quadrant represents:

Health hazard

On the NFPA 704 diamond, the red quadrant represents:

Flammability

On the NFPA 704 diamond, the yellow quadrant represents:

Reactivity

On the NFPA 704 diamond, the white quadrant represents:

Special hazards

NFPA 704 hazard scale runs from 0 to 4, with 4 meaning:

Severe hazard, the worst rating

A chemical NOT listed in 4H MEDIC ANNA is assumed to be:

Heavier than air

The 'shuns' of evacuation include which of the following:

Persuasion

Which container hauls propane and ammonia, identifiable by rounded ends:

MC-331

Which container is used for cryogenic liquids, double-jacketed and insulated:

MC-338

DOT Class 1 represents:

Explosives

DOT Class 6 represents:

Toxic and infectious substances

DOT Class 8 represents:

Corrosives

A simple asphyxiant works by:

Displacing oxygen without being toxic itself

A chemical asphyxiant works by:

Poisoning the body’s ability to use oxygen

Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by long-term exposure to:

Asbestos

The DECIDE model’s six steps are:

Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate

Bulk storage containers are classified as such above:

119 gallons

Hazard control zones are established based primarily on:

The chemical and physical properties of the released material