AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness
for Emergency Responders correctly
answered to pass
Title 18 United States Code (USC) § 2331 defines domestic terrorism in part as "...appear to be intended
to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or
coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
and occur primarily": - correct answer ✔✔Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Which of the following actions is potentially part of executing an attack?
Theft of employee ID cards
An attempt to gain access to restricted areas
Leaving an unattended vehicle in close proximity to a potential target
All of the above - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following is critical to
meeting that challenge? - correct answer ✔✔Gathering target intelligence
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might include:
All telecommunications towers
Electrical power generation and transmission facilities
Amusement parks
Sewage treatment plants
All of the above - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials CIKR stand for
Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________: - correct answer ✔✔Resources
, What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of Mass
Destruction (WMD) release? - correct answer ✔✔Recognize the hazard/threat
When an incident is suspected of involving criminal or terrorist activity, awareness-level
personnel/responders already on the scene of an incident should be able to recognize the presence of
hazardous materials and do all of the following except: - correct answer ✔✔Neutralize the hazard
The RAIN concept is used by individuals to quickly gather and process information and to synthesize the
information in order to facilitate life safety actions at an incident. The letter "R" in RAIN stands for: -
correct answer ✔✔Recognize
The acronym RAIN represents several action steps to help responders at a Hazardous Material/Weapons
of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) incident. What are these action steps? - correct answer
✔✔Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
Nuclear, and Explosive
Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class? - correct answer
✔✔Class 7
How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list? - correct answer ✔✔9
The seven basic clues for recognizing a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident are potential sources,
container shapes, marking and colors, labels and placards, shipping papers and facility documents,
monitoring and detection equipment, and: - correct answer ✔✔Senses
Protective actions are "those steps taken to safeguard the health and safety of emergency responders
and the public during an incident involving releases of dangerous goods" (DOT 2012, pg. 288). Protective
actions are listed in the green- and ____________ -bordered pages of the Emergency Response
Guidebook (ERG). - correct answer ✔✔Orange
When responding to an incident, awareness-level personnel should resist rushing onto the scene. Use
your Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and take the next three steps: Step 1: Identify the material
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