Section II - Chapter 2 - Response Challenges for WMD

Question 1

Seasoned HM/WMD responders often report that some of their most difficult challenges are materials _________ _________ where a great deal of time is required to categorize and identify the agent or material.

Answer 1

illegally dumped

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Question 2

WMD
The arsenal of agents or materials that could be used as a weapon by a terrorist has been defined and categorized by the _______, the _________ __________ __________ __________ and the Department of ___________ __________.

Answer 2

military / Federal Emergency Management Agency / Homeland Security

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Question 3

WMD

Most training materials use the term _________ agents or materials.

Answer 3

CBRNE

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Question 4

Biological materials include bacteria such as _________, viruses such as _________ or toxins such as _______ made from castor beans.

Answer 4

anthrax / smallpox / ricin

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Question 5

Nuclear materials include ________ devices and ____________ sources.

Answer 5

nuclear / radiological

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Question 6

If the IC responds to a reported explosion and finds that the device did not appear to cause structural failure or did not appear to intentionally injure or kill people, then it may have been used to disperse _____________ materials.

Answer 6

radiological

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Question 7

___________ agents or materials could also be used by a terrorist to intentionally injure or kill people including first responders.

Answer 7

Incendiary

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Question 8

Chemical agents are identified as nerve agents such as _______, blistering agents such as ________ _________, blood agents such as __________ _______, choking agents such as _________, or riot control agents such as __________ spray.

Answer 8

sarin / sulfur mustard / hydrogen cyanide / chlorine / pepper

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Question 9

___________ materials have traditionally been the material of choice for terrorist attacks.

Answer 9

Explosive

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Question 10

Entries into the incident scene must be approved by the ? or ?

Answer 10

Site Access Control Leader or Branch Director/Group Supervisor

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Question 11

While most response agencies have some capacity to perform _______ _____________, the potential for the need to conduct this task on a moments notice is a critical consideration for a CBRNE incident.

Answer 11

mass decontamination

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Question 12

Decontamination considerations for victims removing their ________ along with their __________ ___________ at an incident that may be contaminated will be a critical incident management issue. The HM Branch Director may elect to create a __________ ____________ Group under the direction of a Group Supervisor.

Answer 12

clothing / personal possessions / Personal Possessions Group

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Question 13

Should an incident result in fatalities in the contamination area, the bodies may need to be ______________ before they are removed. Simply placing the bodies inside a body bag and removing them from the area only results in moving the ?

Answer 13

decontaminated / incident to another location

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Question 14

Should a detection device activate indicating the presence of a CBRNE agent, the entry team must utilize a ?

Answer 14

second method of detection to confirm the reading

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Question 15

The use of ________ will go a long way to provide protection from many CBRNE agents.

Answer 15

SCBA

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Question 16

The HM Branch Director or Group Supervisor is typically the incident personnel responsible for to conduct _____ ___________ at the incident scene.

Answer 16

air monitoring

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