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SSRA HAZMAT - IFSAC 25EXAM LATEST UPDATE
How do blood agents cause harm?
a. They interfere with the body's ability to use oxygen.
b. They cause immediate and widespread bleeding from all body orifices.
c. They are infectious.
d. They cause disseminated blood coagulation. - Answer a. They interfere with the
body's ability to use oxygen.
If terrorist activity is suspected at an incident, first responders must immediately:
a. take public safety samples.
b. retreat.
c. notify law enforcement.
d. attempt to restrain those responsible. - Answer c. notify law enforcement.
Which responder will need to develop and implement an incident action plan (IAP)?
a. The first responder assigned to the Operations section
b. Anyone trained to the Hazardous Material Technician level
c. The highest ranking officer on scene
d. A first responder assuming the role of IC - Answer d. A first responder assuming the
role of IC
What type of occupancy is MOST likely to be targeted by terrorists?
a. A rural farm
b. An old building with no historical significance
c. A private residence
d. An airport - Answer d. An airport
What procedural action of the termination phase compiles the information obtained from
the debriefings, postincident reports, and critiques to identify trends regarding
operational strengths and weaknesses?
,a. Operational recovery
b. Postincident critique
c. On-scene debriefing
d. Postincident analysis - Answer d. Postincident analysis
What kind of explosives are usually used as detonators because they are easily initiated
and highly sensitive to heat?
a. Low
b. High
c. Primary
d. Secondary - Answer c. Primary
An effective strategy to protect first responders at hazmat incidents is:
a. recovery, withdrawal, and termination.
b. time, distance, and shielding.
c. progress reports.
d. evidence preservation. - Answer b. time, distance, and shielding.
What types of explosives commonly take the form of a white crystal or powder that must
be mixed with a fuel source?
a. Nitrate-based
b. Fluorine-based
c. Chlorate-based
d. Peroxide-based - Answer c. Chlorate-based
At hazmat incidents, response models are used to:
a. maintain a consistent understanding of the problem even if conditions change.
b. decide which incident management system to use.
c. simplify the problem-solving process.
d. gather information on the incident after it has been terminated. - Answer c. simplify
the problem-solving process.
The boundary established to prevent unauthorized access to and egress from the scene
is called the:
, a. isolation perimeter.
b. toxic inhalation hazard diameter.
c. biohazard distance.
d. half life. - Answer a. isolation perimeter.
Unusually colored smoke or flames combined with unusually fast burning fires may
indicate:
a. an explosive device.
b. a biological weapon.
c. a nuclear explosion.
d. radiological contamination. - Answer a. an explosive device.
What information should be provided to responders before they leave the scene?
a. Evacuation and escape procedures
b. Postincident analysis
c. Postincident critiques
d. Signs and symptoms of an exposure - Answer d. Signs and symptoms of an exposure
Which statement best describes the three modes of operation?
a. Modes of operation determine incident priorities at an incident.
b. They are based on the assumption that responders should interfere with incidents as
little as possible.
c. The mode of operation may change during the course of an incident.
d. Only one mode of operation should be used at an incident in order to avoid confusion.
- Answer c. The mode of operation may change during the course of an incident.
Like size-up, hazard and risk assessment is:
a. unique to hazmat incidents.
b. completed before plan implementation.
c. often a formality.
d. a continual evaluation. - Answer d. a continual evaluation.
Attempts to confine a hazardous material that has been released from its container are
called _____ strategies.
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