Book 37: CHAPTER 6 TERRORISM AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Question 1

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Intent to ___, ____, or cause _____

Answer 1

Harm disrupt or cause panic

Question 2

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Presence of a

Answer 2

Second device

Question 3

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Need to

Answer 3

Preserve evidence (criminal act)

Question 4

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Type of

Answer 4

Product (designed to be lethal)

Question 5

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

• _______ methods (bio-agent detection difficult)

Answer 5

Detection methods

Question 6

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Location or _____

Answer 6

Venue

Question 7

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

• Number of

Answer 7

Victims

Question 8

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

_____ required

Answer 8

Decon

Question 9

Additional challenges of a terrorist or WMD incident may include:

Threat of spread of

Answer 9

Contamination or panic

Question 10

The intent of the terrorist is to ______ and ____ innocent victims, disrupt the _______ of a specific area and cause _____.

Answer 10

Injure and kill
Infrastructure
Panic

Question 11

(CBRNE) products could be used. What does CBRNE stand for

Answer 11

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive

Question 12

The Department has adopted alert levels that will be used to guide response actions. The alert levels are

Answer 12

numeric

Question 13

There are___ Threat Conditions, each identified by a description and corresponding color.

Answer 13

five

Question 14

Severe =

High =

Elevated =

Guarded =

Low =

Answer 14

Red

Orange

Yellow

Blue

Green

Question 15

Threat conditions may be set for a particular______ or ________

Answer 15

geographic area or industrial sector.

Question 16

The evaluation of this threat information shall include, but not be limited to, the following factors:

1. To what degree is the threat information ______?
2. To what degree is the threat information _______?
3. To what degree is the threat _____ and/or ______?
4. How grave are the potential _______of the threat?

Answer 16

Credible

Corroborated

Specific and or imminent

Consequences

Question 17

Actual response decisions will be made by the _____ _____ or ____ ______ _______ based on a situation assessment provided at the time of occurrence.

Answer 17

Fire chief or deputy department commander

Question 18

Normal activity

Answer 18

Low alert one(green)

Question 19

Significant risk of terrorist attack

Answer 19

Elevated yellow (alert 3)

Question 20

General risk of terrorist attack

Answer 20

Guarded alert 2 (blue)

Question 21

High risk of terrorist attack

Answer 21

High orange (alert 4)

Question 22

Severe risk of terrorist attack

Answer 22

severe red (alert 5)

Question 23

Unless there is specific information that would impact on local conditions, the normal level of preparedness of Department resources is also sufficient for an

Answer 23

Elevated (yellow) threat condition