WMD/Terrorism Awareness For Emergency
Responders AWR-160 Questions with Correct
Answers
Which acronym is used to remember potential Weapon of Mass
Destruction (WMD) material? Correct Answer-CBRNE
Which National Incident Management System (NIMS) component
enable effective and efficient incident management and coordination by
providing a flexible, standardized incident management structure
Correct Answer-Command and management
The four most common terrorist activities include gathering target
intelligent, acquiring materials necessary for an attack, appearing
materials, and Correct Answer-Executing the first step of an attack and
dry runs (practice runs)
Due to their importance to our national security and economy, some
industries are more sustainable to terrorist threats. Identify these
industries: Correct Answer-Both b and C (Health care & Energy)
You are a first responder dispatched to a Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
incident. You find evidence that the incident may be the result of
criminal or terrorist activity. Who would you first notify? Correct
Answer-Incident Commander
The five phases of the Hazardous Materials (HazMat) life cycle are
production, transportation, storage, use, and Correct Answer-Disposal
, Individuals trained to the awareness level are personnel who are likely to
witness an incident and have been trained to initiate emergency response
by: Correct Answer-Notify the proper authorities
If all you know is the name of the material, which section of the
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) would you look in first?
Correct Answer-Blue
A label or placard with a three-bladed fan usually refers to which class?
Correct Answer-Radioactive
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility
markings are _______-shaped signs Correct Answer-Diamond
In detecting clues to the presence of Hazardous Materials (HazMat) at
the scene of an incident, using the scene of touch, taste, or _______ is
not recommended Correct Answer-Smell
According to the Emergency Response Guide (ERG), which of the
following are protective actions that an awareness-level responder might
take? Correct Answer-Shelter-in-place/Evacuate
You respond to a highway incident in which a truck has been rear-ended,
and squares of a white, fibrous substance are strewn across the roadway.
You are able to speak to the driver, and his bill of lading identifies the
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