Unit 1 Review Questions Flashcards
- Approximately how many firefighters are killed each year in the United States in the line of duty?
a. 4-60
b. 80-100
c. 130-150
d. 200-210
b. 80-100
- What is the cause of most firefighter deaths?
a. Burns
b. Building collapse
c. Heart attack
d. Smoke inhalation
c. Heart attack
- Out of all firefighter injuries in the line of duty, what percentage occurred while fighting fires?
a. 25%
b. 45%
c. 65%
d. 85%
b. 45%
- What is the most important action you can take to ensure your safety while responding to an emergency incident?
a. Remain seated in the fire apparatus.
b. Fasten your seat belt.
c. Fasten your self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) straps.
d. Wear your helmet.
b. Fasten your seat belt.
- How much water should be consumed to maintain proper hydration for each 5-10 minutes of physical exertion?
a. 4-6 ounces
b. 8-10 ounces
c. 12-16 ounces
d. 20-24 ounces
b. 8-10 ounces
- Which method should routinely be used to clean the SCBA?
a. Soap and water
b. Clean water only
c. Non-solvent degreaser
d. Solvent-based degreaser
a. Soap and water
- When refilling SCBA cylinders from a cascade system, how should it be done?
a. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the lowest pressure.
b. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the highest pressure.
c. One cascade cylinder at a time, but the order does not matter.
d. Open all cascade cylinders at the same time.
a. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the lowest pressure.
- For career departments, how frequently should an SCBA unit be operationally tested?
a. Annually
b. Quarterly
c. Monthly
d. Daily
d. Daily
- Pressure readings on the SCBA cylinder gauge regulator gauge should be _______ each other?
a. the same as
b. within 10 psi of
c. within 50 psi of
d. within 100 psi of
d. within 100 psi of
- Full PPE will weigh nearly _____ pounds?
a. 25
b. 35
c. 50
d. 70
c. 50
- A(n) ______is an SCBA designed to recycle the user’s exhaled air?
a. supplied-air respirator
b. open-circuit breathing apparatus
c. closed-circuit breathing apparatus
d. cascade system
c. closed-circuit breathing apparatus
- When is it necessary to establish Command at a fire or EMS scene?
a. Only when a chief officer is dispatched
b. At all incidents
c. Whenever more than one agency is involved
d. When the incident requires more resources than the initial response
b. At all incidents
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- What is the best command structure for handling this incident?
a. An incident command system using all major functional components
b. A Unified Command
c. A single command
d. No incident command is needed for a single-building fire
c. A single command
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- Which phase of the incident command system was the captain’s report?
a. Transfer of command
b. Termination of command
c. Establishing command
d. Confirming command
c. Establishing command
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- Which of the following ICS components must be implemented for this emergency?
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
- Command
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
b. 1, 2, and 5
c. 2, 3, and 5
d. 5
d. 5
- What is the benefit of requesting a strike team of water tenders rather than five individual water tenders?
a. A strike team responds under the directions of a team leader
b. All water tenders from the strike team will come from a single jurisdiction
c. Individual water tankers are not able to communicate with each other
d. A strike team own rehabilitation unit.
a. A strike team responds under the directions of a team leader
- Which class of fire involves combustible cooking media such as vegetable oils, animal oils, and fats?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class J
d. Class K
d. Class K
- Which extinguisher would be best to use on a Class C fire?
a. Dry powder
b. Film-forming fluoroprotein (FFFP) foam
c. Halon 1211
d. Wet chemical
c. Halon 1211
- Which type of extinguisher can typically be used to extinguish fire in ordinary combustibles, combustible liquids, and charged electrical equipment?
a. Wet chemical fire extinguisher
b. Multi-purpose dry chemical
c. Wetting-agent water extinguisher
d. CO2
b. Multi-purpose dry chemical
- What does the acronym “PASS” stand for?
a. Press, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
b. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
c. Peek, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
d. Poke, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
b. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
- Which of the following is a polar solvent?
a. Alcohol
b. Gasoline
c. Diesel Fuel
d. Water
a. Alcohol
- What is the term for the retaining device that breaks when the locking pin is pulled on an extinguisher?
a. Handle
b. Trigger
c. Tamper seal
d. Horn
c. Tamper seal
You are watching a video clip of two firefighters entering a two-story house with a fire coming out of a side window. Smoke is pouring out of the upper half of the front door and you can see that the upper floor is full of smoke. As the clip continues, the smoke on the upper floor gets darker and darker and begins boiling out of the window. To your surprise, a firefighter emerges in the turbulent smoke of the window. He is clearly in trouble.
- What phase is this fire in?
a. Ignition
b. Growth
c. Fully developed
d. Decay
c. Fully developed
You are watching a video clip of two firefighters entering a two-story house with a fire coming out of a side window. Smoke is pouring out of the upper half of the front door and you can see that the upper floor is full of smoke. As the clip continues, the smoke on the upper floor gets darker and darker and begins boiling out of the window. To your surprise, a firefighter emerges in the turbulent smoke of the window. He is clearly in trouble.
- How is the heat from this fire traveling from one room to another on the second floor?
a. Convection
b. Direct contact
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
c. Conduction
- Which is not a part of the fire triangle?
a. Fuel
b. Chemical chain reaction
c. Oxygen
d. Heat
b. Chemical chain reaction
- _________ is the speed of the smoke leaving a burning building.
a. Smoke velocity
b. Smoke density
c. Smoke volume
d. Smoke color
a. Smoke velocity
- ________ is a hot, high-volume, high-velocity, turbulent, ultra-dense black smoke that indicates an impending flashover or auto-ignition?
a. Black fire
b. Laminar flow
c. BLEVE
d. Pyrolysis
b. Laminar flow
- A ________ is a tool that is used to remove lock cylinders from structural doors so the locking mechanism can be unlocked?
a. K-tool
b. Kelly tool
c. Rabbet tool
d. Keyhole saw
a. K-tool
- A ______ is a prying tool that incorporates a pick and a fork, designed for use in the fire service?
a. Ceiling hook
b. Pry bry
c. Halligan tool
d. Crowbar
c. Halligan tool
- A ____ is a tool made of hardened steel with handles on the sides used to force doors and to breach walls?
a. Battering ram
b. Halligan tool
c. Maul
d. Mallet
a. Battering ram
- The “irons” or “marriage” usually consists of what two tools?
a. Pick-head axe and Halligan
b. Flat-head axe and Halligan
c. Flat-head axe and Clemens hook
d. Pick-head axe and Clemens hook
b. Flat-head axe and Halligan
- Gripping pliers are included in which functional category?
a. Cutting
b. Pushing or pulling
c. Prying or spreading
d. Rotating
d. Rotating
- What type of rope is designed to be used for securing objects, hoisting equipment, and blocking off scenes?
a. One-person life safety rope
b. Two-person life safety rope
c. Utility rope
d. Personal escape rope
c. Utility rope
- The part of the rope used for lifting or hoisting is called the _____?
a. Standing end
b. Running end
c. Bight
d. Round turn
b. Running end
- The knot used to secure the leftover working end of the rope?
a. Safety
b. Figure either
c. Bowline
d. Half hitch
a. Safety
- A _____rope is a rope generally made out of synthetic material that stretches very little under load?
a. Dynamic
b. Twisted
c. Braided
d. Static
d. Static
- Once rope has gotten wet, what should be done with it?
a. Lay it in the sunlight so that it does not mold
b. Air dry it out of direct sunlight
c. Place it in a clothes dryer on high heat
d. The rope can no longer be used
b. Air dry it out of direct sunlight
- The front door to the office area is a glass door. What type of glass would most likely be used in this door?
a. Tempered
b. Plate
c. Double-pane
d. Laminate
a. Tempered
- Which type of door is more commonly used as a front exit?
a. Inward swinging
b. Outward swinging
c. Sliding
d. Revolving
b. Outward swinging
- On a _____ door, you can check the hinges to see if they can be disassembled or the pins removed before more destructive methods are used?
a. Inward swinging
b. Outward swinging
c. Sliding
d. Revolving
b. Outward swinging
- A ______is a second, separate latch that locks and reinforces the regular latch?
a. Deadbolt
b. Jamb
c. Latch
d. Rabbet
b. Jamb
- When possible, which is the preferred method of cleaning the ladder?
a. Stiff-bristle brush, mild detergent, and water
b. Soft-bristle brush and water
c. Stiff-bristle brush and water
d. Soft-bristle brush, mild solvent, and water
b. Soft-bristle brush and water
- How should wire-rope halyard extensions be checked?
a. With the fly section fully extended
b. With the fly section partially extended
c. With the fly section fully bedded
d. The position of the fly section does not matter
c. With the fly section fully bedded
- In addition to after each use, when should a ladder normally be visually inspected?
a. Daily
b. Weekly
c. Monthly
d. Yearly
c. Monthly
- What are the spring-loaded, retractable, curved metal pieces that allow the tip of a roof ladder to be secured to the peak of a pitched roof?
a. Halyard
b. Tie rod
c. Prawls
d. Roof hooks
d. Roof hooks
- What are the two main structural components that run the entire length of most ladders or ladders sections?
a. Rails
b. Truss blocks
c. Beams
d. Guides
c. Beams
- The main purpose of _______is to find deceased victims?
a. Search
b. Rescue
c. Primary search
d. Secondary search
d. Secondary search
- When rescuing a victim from a window, the ladder tip should be placed _____?
a. Just below the windowsill
b. Just above the windowsill
c. Beside the window
d. Above the window header
a. Just below the windowsill
- Where should a search begin?
a. Search the areas where the live victims may be located immediately around the fire
b. Search the area directly above the fire and the rest of that floor
c. Search the higher-level floors, working from the top floor down
d. Search the fire floor, working your way toward the fire
a. Search the areas where the live victims may be located immediately around the fire
- The minimum number of rescuers required to properly remove a victim from a vehicle and onto a longboard is _____?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
c. 4
- The most efficient method to remove an unconscious or unresponsive victim from a dangerous location is a _____?
a. Two-person walking assist
b. Clothes drag
c. Two-person extremity carry
d. Two-person chair carry
b. Clothes drag
- You decide to vertically ventilate the structure. What is your greatest concern?
a. Falling from the roof
b. The roof collapsing
c. Cutting the hole in the wrong location
d. Crews putting a hose line through the ventilation hole
b. The roof collapsing
- What is a trench cut?
a. A cut that is only the width and depth of the saw blade; it is used to inspect cockloft spaces from the roof
b. A ventilation opening that runs along the top of a peaked roof
c. An additional ventilation opening made for the purpose of creating a larger opening or limiting fire spread
d. A roof cut that is made from one load-bearing wall to another load-bearing wall and that is intended to prevent horizontal fire spread in a building
d. A roof cut that is made from one load-bearing wall to another load-bearing wall and that is intended to prevent horizontal fire spread in a building
- What is hydraulic ventilation?
a. The process of making openings on the same level as the fire so that smoke, heat, and gases can escape horizontally from a building8 through openings such as doors and windows
b. A process of removing heat, smoke, and gases from a fire area by using exhaust fans, blowers, air-conditioning systems, or smoke ejectors.
c. Ventilation that relies on fans to push or force clean air into a structure
d. Ventilation that relies on the movement of air caused by a fog stream that is placed 2 to 4 feet in front of the open window
d. Ventilation that relies on the movement of air caused by a fog stream that is placed 2 to 4 feet in front of the open window
- What is smoke inversion?
a. The condition in which smoke hangs low to the ground due to the presence of cold air
b. The vertical airflow within buildings caused by temperature-created density differences between the building interior and exterior or between two interior spaces.
c. The process in which rising smoke, heat, and gases encounter a horizontal barrier such as a ceiling and begin to move out and back down
d. Recirculation of exhausted air that is drawn back into a negative-pressure fan in a circular motion
The condition in which smoke hangs low to the ground due to the presence of cold air
- A cut that is made using power saws and axes to cut along and between roof supports so that the sections created can be tilted into the opening is a ____?
a. Louvered cut
b. Kerf cut
c. Triangle cut
d. Secondary cut
a. Louvered cut
- When setting up positive-pressure ventilation, how far should the fan be placed in front of the opening?
a. Inside the building, 3 to 4 feet away from the door
b. In the doorway
c. 3 to 4 feet in front of the doorway
d. 8 to 10 feet in front of the doorway
c. 3 to 4 feet in front of the doorway
- Large-diameter hose is ____or larger and is designed to move large volumes of water to supply master stream appliances, portable hydrants, manifolds, standpipe and sprinkler systems, and fire department pumpers from hydrants and in relay?
a. 2.5 inches
b. 3 inches
c. 3.5 inches
d. 4 inches
c. 3.5 inches
- The ____ hose load is achieved by standing the hose on its edge, then placing the next fold on its edge, and so on?
a. Flat
b. Forward
c. Reverse
d. Accordion
d. Accordion
- _____ is the pressure that exists at a given point under normal distribution system conditions measured at the residual hydrant with no hydrants flowing?
a. Static pressure
b. Flow pressure
c. Residual pressure
d. Elevation pressure
a. Static pressure
- The ____ are the largest-diameter pipes in a water distribution system, carrying the greatest amounts of water?
a. Distributors
b. Primary feeders
c. Secondary feeders
d. Large diameter hose
b. Primary feeders
- A ____ is a device that has a 2 ½ inch inlet and a 2 ½ inch outlet in addition to two 1 ½ outlets, it is used to supply many hoses from one source?
a. Water thief
b. Gated wye
c. Four-way hydrant valve
d. Dump valve
a. Water thief
- A ____ is a hose adaptor that is used to join two female hose couplings?
a. Hose jacket
b. Double-male
c. Double-female
d. Siamese connection
b. Double-male
- Hose with a diameter of 2 ½ or 3 inches is considered ____?
a. Small diameter
b. Medium diameter
c. Intermediate diameter
d. Large diameter
b. Medium diameter
- What steps will you take to pull a minuteman load?
a. While facing the engine, pull the hose one-third of the way out, place the hose on your should, turn, and then walk toward the proper location.
b. While facing away from the engine, pull the hose one-third of the way out, turn, place the hose on your shoulder, and then walk toward the proper location.
c. Place your arm through the larger loop then grasp the smaller loop with that hand. Pull the hose and walk toward the proper location.
d. Place your arm through the larger loop then grasp the smaller loop with the opposite hand. Pull the hose and walk toward the proper location.
b. While facing away from the engine, pull the hose one-third of the way out, turn, place the hose on your shoulder, and then walk toward the proper location.
- A nozzle that can deliver a wide range of water stream flows and operates by a means of an internal spring-loaded piston is called a(n) ____?
a. Adjustable-gallonage fog nozzle
b. Bresnan distributing nozzle
c. Fog stream nozzle
d. Automatic-adjusting fog nozzle
d. Automatic-adjusting fog nozzle
- What is a device placed in the hose line that draws foam concentrate from a container and introduces it into the fire stream?
a. Foam injector
b. Aerator
c. Foam educator
d. Batch mixer
c. Foam educator
- What is the method that applies the steam onto a nearby object, such as a wall, instead of directly aiming at the fire called?
a. Roll-on
b. Sweep
c. Rain-down
d. Bank-down
d. Bank-down
- _____foam increases with the effectiveness of water as an extinguishing agent by reducing the surface tension of water?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
a. Class A
- Who is responsible for conducting a risk-benefit analysis during a fire?
a. Incident Commander
b. Company officer
c. Firefighter
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
- Which of the follow is not part of the 11 Rules of Engagement?
a. Constantly monitor fire-ground communications for critical radio reports
b. Report unsafe practices or condition that can harm you
c. Do not abandon your position and retreat before deteriorating conditions can harm you unless directed to do so by the IC
d. Declare a Mayday as soon as you think you are in danger
c. Do not abandon your position and retreat before deteriorating conditions can harm you unless directed to do so by the IC
- If you become lost during your search, what should you do?
a. Continue searching until you find something that is familiar
b. Switch the hand that is in contact with the wall and try to find your way out
c. Transmit a mayday communication over the radio
d. Transmit an “emergency traffic” communication over the radio
c. Transmit a mayday communication over the radio
- The time rating for an SCBA is based on ____?
a. A standard rate of consumption for a typical firefighter under high exertions in a test laboratory
b. A standard rate of consumption for a typical adult under high exertion conditions in a test laboratory
c. A standard rate of consumption for a typical adult under low exertion conditions in a test laboratory
d. A standard rate of consumption for a typical firefighter under low exertion conditions in a test laboratory
c. A standard rate of consumption for a typical adult under low exertion conditions in a test laboratory
- When is a personal accountability report not necessary?
a. When changing from an offensive to a defensive strategy
b. When an emergency evacuation has been declared
c. Every 10 minutes
d. Upon transfer of command
d. Upon transfer of command
- What is the purpose of critical incident stress management?
a. To prevent the public’s reaction to critical incidents from having a negative impact of the firefigher’s work and life
b. To prevent a firefighter’s reaction to critical incidents from having a negative impact on the firefighter’s work and life
c. To prevent firefighters from having an emotional response to critical situations
d. To prevent the public from having an emotional response to critical situations
b. To prevent a firefighter’s reaction to critical incidents from having a negative impact on the firefighter’s work and life
- A grass fire is characterized by what type of fuel?
a. Fine
b. Light
c. Medium
d. Coarse and heavily compacted
a. Fine
- Which of the following would be considered surface fuels?
a. Roots
b. Duff
c. Brush
d. Trees
c. Brush
- A McLeod tool is a ______?
a. Axe with an adz
b. Tool that combines a hoe with an adz
c. Tool that combines a hoe with a rake
d. Long-handled D rake with hardened, triangular-shaped steel teeth
c. Tool that combines a hoe with a rake
- A backfire is a(n) _____?
a. Pincer attack
b. Flanking attack
c. Direct attack
d. Indirect attack
d. Indirect attack
- The basic guideline for a wildland fire safety zone should include a minimum separation area of at least _____ times the height of the fire?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
c. Four
- You decide to remove the roof of a car and you begin with the vertical support member that runs along the windshield and the front of the passenger side door. What is the term for this member?
a. “A” post
b. “B” post
c. “C” post
d. “D” post
a. “A” post
- Prior to making your first cut on the vehicle, you must first stabilize the vehicle. What will you use?
a. Rescue-lift air bag
b. Struts
c. Cribbing
d. Spreaders
c. Cribbing
- What type of glass is generally used in the side and rear windows of automobiles
a. Laminated
b. Tempered
c. Heat-resistant
d. Flat
b. Tempered
- Which of the following would precede the others in the extrication process?
a. Disentangle the patient
b. Stabilize the vehicle
c. Assess the patient
d. Transport the patient
b. Stabilize the vehicle
- After covering the patient, the next stop in removing a windshield with an axe is to cut?
a. Along the “A” post starting at the top
b. In the center, starting at the top
c. Along the top
d. Along the bottom of the windshield
b. In the center, starting at the top
- What level of responder takes offensive actions at technical rescue incidents?
a. Technician
b. First responder
c. Operations
d. Awareness
a. Technician
- In what zone is the contamination corridor usually located?
a. Cold
b. Tepid
c. Warm
d. Hot
c. Warm
- A rope rescue operation of greater than 45⁰ is considered a _____ rescue?
a. Low-angle
b. High-angle
c. Obtuse-angle
d. Acute-angle
b. High-angle
It is 1300 hours and your company is dispatched for an incident that involves several leaking drums at a local self-storage facility near the elementary school. En route to the scene, you start thinking about the potential scene. As your apparatus approaches the dispatched address, you see a white cloud appearing from the doorway of one of the storage lockers. Your officer immediately stops the apparatus and notifies dispatch with a report of what he has observed. He starts requesting additional resources.
- Based on the type of incident, which level of hazardous materials training will be needed to mitigate it?
a. Awareness
b. Operations
c. Technician
d. Specialist employee
c. Technician
It is 1300 hours and your company is dispatched for an incident that involves several leaking drums at a local self-storage facility near the elementary school. En route to the scene, you start thinking about the potential scene. As your apparatus approaches the dispatched address, you see a white cloud appearing from the doorway of one of the storage lockers. Your officer immediately stops the apparatus and notifies dispatch with a report of what he has observed. He starts requesting additional resources.
- Which actions should the first arriving company consider as first priority
a. Life safety of responders
b. Evacuation
c. Technician
d. Specialist employee
a. Life safety of responders
It is 1300 hours and your company is dispatched for an incident that involves several leaking drums at a local self-storage facility near the elementary school. En route to the scene, you start thinking about the potential scene. As your apparatus approaches the dispatched address, you see a white cloud appearing from the doorway of one of the storage lockers. Your officer immediately stops the apparatus and notifies dispatch with a report of what he has observed. He starts requesting additional resources.
- Which actions, if any, should awareness-level personnel take in the incident described above?
a. None
b. Identification of product
c. Notification of emergency and trained personnel
d. Make entry to assist in evacuation
c. Notification of emergency and trained personnel
It is 1300 hours and your company is dispatched for an incident that involves several leaking drums at a local self-storage facility near the elementary school. En route to the scene, you start thinking about the potential scene. As your apparatus approaches the dispatched address, you see a white cloud appearing from the doorway of one of the storage lockers. Your officer immediately stops the apparatus and notifies dispatch with a report of what he has observed. He starts requesting additional resources.
- Which actions, if any, should operations-level responders take in the incident described above?
a. Evacuation
b. Entry to identify the product
c. Entry to stop the leaking drum
d. Act in a defensive fashion
a. Evacuation
It is 1300 hours and your company is dispatched for an incident that involves several leaking drums at a local self-storage facility near the elementary school. En route to the scene, you start thinking about the potential scene. As your apparatus approaches the dispatched address, you see a white cloud appearing from the doorway of one of the storage lockers. Your officer immediately stops the apparatus and notifies dispatch with a report of what he has observed. He starts requesting additional resources.
- Because the incident has occurred in your community, which local committee would have an impact on your preplanning and knowledge of this facility?
a. State Emergency Response Commission
b. Local emergency planning committee
c. OSHA HAZWOPER regulations
d. NFPA Standards
b. Local emergency planning committee
The tones go off for a multi-vehicle incident on a major highway that runs through the center of the response area. Additional information comes in stating that there are five semitrailers involved in an accident. Two of the semitrailers were double trailers and all five trailers were placarded with various different hazard classes. Upon arrival at the scene, the captain hands you binoculars and asks you to identify the hazardous material, obtain information, and start establishing protective action distances to protect response personnel and citizens.
- You start obtaining the four-digit identification numbers off of several trailers. Which section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) could you consult to obtain the chemical name and appropriate guide to action for the specific chemical family?
a. White section
b. Blue section
c. Yellow section
d. Green section
c. Yellow section
The tones go off for a multi-vehicle incident on a major highway that runs through the center of the response area. Additional information comes in stating that there are five semitrailers involved in an accident. Two of the semitrailers were double trailers and all five trailers were placarded with various different hazard classes. Upon arrival at the scene, the captain hands you binoculars and asks you to identify the hazardous material, obtain information, and start establishing protective action distances to protect response personnel and citizens.
- Once you have the basic chemical name and identification number, which section of the ERG would be most beneficial in assisting to determine the initial isolation and protection distances necessary for the chemical?
a. Orange section
b. Blue section
c. Yellow section
d. Green section
a. Orange section
The tones go off for a multi-vehicle incident on a major highway that runs through the center of the response area. Additional information comes in stating that there are five semitrailers involved in an accident. Two of the semitrailers were double trailers and all five trailers were placarded with various different hazard classes. Upon arrival at the scene, the captain hands you binoculars and asks you to identify the hazardous material, obtain information, and start establishing protective action distances to protect response personnel and citizens.
- While obtaining the placard information on the last trailer, you find that the four-digit number is highlighted in the section you are looking. Based on this notation, what section of the ERG should you go to immediately?
a. White section
b. Blue section
c. Yellow section
d. Green section
d. Green section
The tones go off for a multi-vehicle incident on a major highway that runs through the center of the response area. Additional information comes in stating that there are five semitrailers involved in an accident. Two of the semitrailers were double trailers and all five trailers were placarded with various different hazard classes. Upon arrival at the scene, the captain hands you binoculars and asks you to identify the hazardous material, obtain information, and start establishing protective action distances to protect response personnel and citizens.
- Once you have obtained basic chemical information, the driver hands you paperwork on one of the loaded chemicals involved and you find that the product is a gas with a vapor density of 2.4. Based on this information, what would you expect a leak of this material to do?
a. Rise quickly and dissipate in normal air
b. Rise slowly and hang in the air
c. Sink to a low-lying area
d. Sink and dissipate
c. Sink to a low-lying area
The tones go off for a multi-vehicle incident on a major highway that runs through the center of the response area. Additional information comes in stating that there are five semitrailers involved in an accident. Two of the semitrailers were double trailers and all five trailers were placarded with various different hazard classes. Upon arrival at the scene, the captain hands you binoculars and asks you to identify the hazardous material, obtain information, and start establishing protective action distances to protect response personnel and citizens.
- Another trailer has placards that denote that it is carrying several low-level radioactive materials. The driver hands you the Bill of Lading shipping paper and information that explains each material. It shows that one material gives off “Alpha” energy. How far will this product travel if released from its container?
a. Miles
b. Yards
c. Feet
d. Inches
d. Inches
- When using the ERG, where would you find information with regard to water-reactive materials?
a. White section
b. Blue section
c. Yellow section
d. Green section
d. Green section
- When using the ERG, where would you find basic information with regard to protective clothing?
a. White section
b. Blue section
c. Yellow section
d. Green section
a. White section
Your company has been dispatched to a multiple-vehicle accident. Upon arrival at the scene, you observe a box truck and a highway cargo tank overturned in the middle of the road. Product is leaking out of the cargo tank top. Your officer assigns you the task of sizing up the situation and determining the type of materials involved. The involved cargo tank truck has an oval shape and is red.
- Based on the type of tanker involved, which product is most likely being released?
a. Gasoline
b. Sulfuric acid
c. Ethanol-blended fuel
d. Both A and C
d. Both A and C
Your company has been dispatched to a multiple-vehicle accident. Upon arrival at the scene, you observe a box truck and a highway cargo tank overturned in the middle of the road. Product is leaking out of the cargo tank top. Your officer assigns you the task of sizing up the situation and determining the type of materials involved. The involved cargo tank truck has an oval shape and is red.
- Which type of label or placard would you most likely find on this tank truck?
a. NFPA 704 labels located on all four sides of the tank
b. HMIS labels located on all four sides of the vehicle
c. Military markings on two sides of the vehicle
d. DOT placard on all four sides of the tank truck
d. DOT placard on all four sides of the tank truck
- Which shipping papers would be present on the tank truck and where would they be located?
a. A bill of lading would be located in the cab within reach of the driver
b. A waybill would be located in a tube on the side of the tank
c. A bill of lading would be located in a tube on the side of the tank
d. A consist would be carried by the driver
a. A bill of lading would be located in the cab within reach of the driver
