Hazardous Materials Response Guidelines Flashcards
What is the first responsibility of the arriving officer at a hazardous materials incident?
- A) Establishing an isolation perimeter
- B) Setting up a staging area
- C) Utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS)
- D) Collecting shipping papers
Utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS)
What should be used to assist in establishing the perimeter if safely possible?
- A) Firefighters only
- B) Police officers, security guards, etc.
- C) Ambulance personnel
- D) Bystanders
Answer: B) Police officers, security guards, etc.
What is the minimum level of personal protective clothing required for hot zone operations?
- A) Structural firefighting gear
- B) Level A fully encapsulating clothing
- C) Positive pressure SCBA with full bunker gear
- D) Level B non-encapsulating clothing
Answer: C) Positive pressure SCBA with full bunker gear
What should be done if the on-scene or available Miami units cannot handle the hazardous materials situation?
- A) Continue with the incident management procedure
- B) Request mutual aid activation
- C) Abandon the incident scene
- D) Perform a decontamination procedure
Answer: B) Request mutual aid activation
Who is responsible for briefing the entry teams before they enter the hot zone?
- A) Incident Commander
- B) Hazardous Materials Team OIC
- C) Safety Officer
- D) Decon Officer
Answer: B) Hazardous Materials Team OIC
According to the procedures, what is an incident initially dispatched as hazardous materials considered?
A. Low risk until confirmed otherwise by on-scene units
B. Always considered low risk
C. High risk until confirmed otherwise by on-scene units
D. Only after evaluation by the Incident Commander (IC)
Answer: C**
- Which reference material should be consulted to assist in collecting pertinent information about the material(s) involved in a HAZ-MAT incident?A. N.F.P.A. Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials (white/gray/blue)
B. DOT emergency response guidebook orange/green
C. A&B
D. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Handbook
N.F.P.A. Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials (white/gray/blue) and DOT emergency response, guidebook, orange/ yellow
Who directly supervises ALL HOT ZONE activities at a Hazmat incident?
a. Incident Commander (IC)
b. Decon Officer
c. Hazardous Materials Team OIC
d. Safety Officer
c. Hazardous Materials Team OIC
The IC designated Safety Officer shall be positioned where?
a. Direct supervision of HOT ZONE activities
b. Hazard evaluation in the WARM ZONE
c. Positioning in the WARM ZONE
d. Emergency service functions only
Positioning in the WARM ZONE
Question 7: In which zone does the Hazardous Material Team Liaison to the Medical Sector Officer operate?**
a. HOT ZONE
b. COLD ZONE
c. WARM ZONE
d. Decon area
Also known as the Decon officer should be located in the warm zone
Question 8: How are the levels of protective clothing within HOT and WARM ZONES determined?**
a. Incident Commander’s choice
b. Decon Officer’s recommendation
c. Hazardous Materials Team OIC’s specification
d. Safety Officer’s decision
Hazardous Materials Team OIC’s specification
Fire Captain Smith’s company is the first arriving suppression company to arrive at the
scene of a hazardous material incident. One of the two steps of the HAZ-MAT Incident
Procedure that Captain Smith should perform if safely possible is to:
A. coordinate the collection and interpretation of all available information regarding
the material.
B. control the material using appropriate techniques.
C. select the appropriate protective clothing required for the hazards and properties
of the involved materials
D. identify the material.
D. identify the material.
Identify and isolate 
