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AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness For Emergency Responders
AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness For Emergency Responders
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AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness ForEmergency Responders
The definition of terrorism according to Title 18 United States Code (USC) is:
Correct Ans - Acts 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
Which of the following activities are indicators of potential terrorist activity?
Correct Ans - All of the above
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist
targets. CIKR might include: Correct Ans - All of the above
The Food and Agriculture sector has critical dependencies with which other
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sectors? Correct Ans -
All of the above
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 "I" in RAIN stands for: Correct Ans -
Isolate
Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall
transportation policies? Correct Ans - Which one of these government
agencies establishes the nation's overall transportation policies?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class 1 is colored:
Correct Ans - Orange
Examples of clues that use the senses to indicate hazardous materials include:
Correct Ans - Fire or vapor clouds,
A hissing sound,
Visible corrosion
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 Ans - Orange
A container with round, hemispherical ends is considered dangerous because
the contents are: Correct Ans - Pressurized
Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments.
Correct Ans - True
An area surrounding the incident in which persons may be exposed to
dangerous and life-threatening concentrations of material is called the:
Correct Ans - Initial isolation zone
There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which
agent primarily attacks the lung tissue? Correct Ans - Choking agent
All of the following are advantages of using chemical agents for terrorist
activities except: Correct Ans - Deployment is hazardous to terrorists
Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in
many communities? Correct Ans - All of the above
TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter "T" stands for: Correct
Ans - Thermal
Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of
the following except: Correct Ans - Numerous terrorists
In regard to control zones, the Incident Command Post (ICP) is located in the:
Correct Ans - Cold zone
Vaccination is the most effective tool for: Correct Ans - Viruses
The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following
except: Correct Ans - Day or night
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