Chapter 5 Site Management

Question 1

The National Incident Management System defines this as the location where rescuers can be
placed while awaiting a tactical assignment.
A) Command post
B) Fire station
C) Rehab area
D) Staging area

Answer 1

D) Staging area

Question 2

This type of staging is recommended when an incident grows or escalates, allowing the IC to
designate an area where responding resources beyond the initial response can be placed until a
tactical assignment is given.
A) Level 1 Initial Response Operations
B) Level 1 Sustained Response Operations
C) Level 2 Initial Response Operations
D) Level 2 Sustained Response Operations

Answer 2

D) Level 2 Sustained Response Operations

Question 3

Hazard control zones are areas designated at hazardous materials incidents based on safety
and the degree of the hazard. They are commonly known as all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Hot zone.
B) Warm zone.
C) Cold zone.
D) Isolation zone.

Answer 3

D) Isolation zone.

Question 4

This public protective action involves directing people to go inside a building, seal it up as
effectively as possible, and remain inside the building until the danger from a hazardous
materials release has passed.
A) Isolation perimeter
B) Shelter in place
C) Evacuation
D) Area of refuge

Answer 4

B) Shelter in place

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the six major tasks of site management?
A) Ensuring safe approach and positioning of emergency resources
B) Establishing an isolation perimeter around the incident scene
C) Establishing hazard control zones to ensure safe work areas
D) Transferring command to a superior officer

Answer 5

D) Transferring command to a superior officer

Question 6

What is the highest strategic priority for any incident commander when there may be a victim
involved in a vehicle accident involving a hazardous material release?
A) Property conservation
B) Life safety
C) Environmental considerations
D) Initial response

Answer 6

B) Life safety

Question 7

Good approach and positioning of personnel and apparatuses should follow basic safe
operating principles such as approaching a hazardous materials incident from which direction, if
practical?
A) Uphill and downwind
B) Downhill and downwind
C) Uphill and upwind
D) Downhill and upwind

Answer 7

C) Uphill and upwind

Question 8

What printed reference guide can be used by emergency responders that serves as a good
reference to establish initial evacuation zones?
A) Emergency Response Guide
B) NIOSH Pocket Guide
C) Managing the Incident
D) NFPA 472

Answer 8

A) Emergency Response Guide

Question 9

The staging area manager accounts for all incoming emergency response units and assigns
resources from the staging area to their tactical assignment at the request of the ___________.
A) hazmat branch director
B) incident commander
C) logistics section chief
D) operations section chief

Answer 9

B) incident commander

Question 10

Once the isolation perimeter is established, maintaining the perimeter throughout the
incidents is usually maintained by ___________.
A) hazmat technicians
B) law enforcement
C) operations level responders
D) safety officer

Answer 10

B) law enforcement

Question 11

When establishing an isolation perimeter for an outdoor scenario, what geographic elements
can be used to secure the incident site?
A) Roadway features
B) Traffic signals
C) Roadway signs
D) Public transportation

Answer 11

A) Roadway features

Question 12

The primary purpose of establishing three different hazard control zones within the isolation perimeters is to provide the highest level of control and ______________ for all responders working at the emergency scene.
A) command accountability
B) equipment accountability
C) personnel accountability
D) victim accountability

Answer 12

C) personnel accountability

Question 13

The hot zone should be large enough to provide one or more of these as necessary.
A) Area of refuge
B) Control area
C) Control points
D) Escape routes

Answer 13

A) Area of refuge

Question 14

Initial monitoring efforts when determining the size of your hazard control zones should
concentrate on determining the _________ concentration level.
A) IDLH
B) TLV-C
C) VOC
D) TLV/TWA

Answer 14

A) IDLH

Question 15

If the atmosphere is considered to be oxygen enriched or oxygen deficient, the area should
be designated as the _____ zone.
A) cold
B) hot
C) warm
D) isolation

Answer 15

B) hot

Question 16

The size of hazard control zones should change over time as the risks increase or decrease, however, during long duration incidents, holding onto large pieces of real estate may generate political problems that can erode the incident commander’s_______.
A) credibility
B) promotion
C) reliability
D) position

Answer 16

A) credibility

Question 17

Security and law enforcement officers involved in establishing a perimeter or in securing buildings need to know what the potential ________ and risk appear to be.
A) exposures
B) evacuees
C) hazards
D) personnel

Answer 17

C) hazards

Question 18

If the hazards are known and the risks can be easily evaluated, what initial operations can be implemented at an acceptable level of risk to responders?
A) Containment
B) Decontamination
C) Rescue
D) Research

Answer 18

C) Rescue

Question 19

This is a strategy used by the incident commander to protect the general population from a hazardous material.
A) Emergency response plans
B) Hazard control zones
C) Public protection actions
D) Standard operating procedures

Answer 19

C) Public protection actions

Question 20

Prior knowledge of the hazmat or the facility through planning information or computer dispersion models acquired through the hazards __________ process can also assist the IC in the
evaluation of which public protective action to deploy.
A) analysis
B) response
C) research
D) planning

Answer 20

A) analysis

Question 21

What book is a good resource for the IC in making quick initial judgment calls on which
public protective action to implement as well as providing basic guidelines concerning the size of
the initial isolation zone?
A) NIOSH Pocket Guide
B) Emergency Response Guide
C) NFPA 472
D) Managing the Incident

Answer 21

B) Emergency Response Guide

Question 22

When evaluating a structure for protect-in-place, hazmat responders should be familiar with
the types of structures in the community and consider all of the following variables EXCEPT:
A) Age of the building.
B) Prevailing wind direction.
C) Building height.
D) Occupancy limits.

Answer 22

D) Occupancy limits.

Question 23

Limited-scale evacuations are implemented when the incident affects a couple of buildings
and a _______ amount of people.
A) large
B) small
C) determined
D) sheltered

Answer 23

B) small

Question 24

When conducting full-scale evacuations, there are two factors the IC must consider. Which factor involves endangering the lives of those being evacuated such as traffic accidents, heart attacks, and exposure to the hazardous material?
A) Expenses
B) Life safety
C) Transportation needs
D) Responder safety

Answer 24

B) Life safety

Question 25

Which of the following situations would NOT be a consideration for implementing a full-scale evacuation?
A) Large leak of a flammable gas
B) Large quantities of explosives
C) Leaks or releases that are difficult to control
D) IC determines that the incident can be controlled

Answer 25

D) IC determines that the incident can be controlled?

Question 26

Once people are evacuated, you must let them know about your progress. Which of the four critical issues covers keeping evacuees up-to-date on the incident’s progress?
A) Alerting and notification
B) Transportation
C) Relocation facility
D) Information

Answer 26

D) Information