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University of Cincinnati

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T O"E

Read Chapters 1-3. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write theletter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,

write the letter !. Cite the pa"e number in the te#t where you found your answer.

C#a$ter %& Ha'ar(o)s Materia*s& Overvie+

1. The ability to reo"ni$e a potential ha$ardous materials inident is ritial to ensurin"

one%s safety. &&&&&&&&&&

'. The (mer"eny )lannin" and Community Ri"ht to *now +t was one of the first laws toaffet how fire departments respond in a ha$ardous materials emer"eny. &&&&&&&&&&

3. (ah tate has a tate (mer"eny Response Commission (RC that ats as a liaison

between loal and state levels of authority. &&&&&&&&&&

/. The ations ta0en at ha$ardous materials inidents are lar"ely ditated by the hemials

involved. &&&&&&&&&&

. !ires re2uire a less strai"htforward response than do ha$ardous materials inidents.

&&&&&&&&&&

. 4hen approahin" a ha$ardous materials event, you should ma0e a onsious effort to

han"e your response perspetive. &&&&&&&&&&

5. Response a"enies should not preplan tar"et ha$ards owin" to the health issues involved in

suh plannin". &&&&&&&&&&

6. The "oal of a fire fi"hter is to favorably han"e the outome of a ha$ardous materials

inident. &&&&&&&&&&

7. The +R+ re"ulates and "overns issues relatin" to ha$ardous materials and the

environment. &&&&&&&&&&

18. The ()+%s version of 9+:4;)(R is in Title /8,Protection of the Environment, Part 311,

Worker Safety. &&&&&&&&&&

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FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T O"E cont,(

C#a$ter 2& Ha'ar(o)s Materia*s& -ro$erties an( Effects

1. + physial han"e is essentially a han"e in state< a hemial han"e results in analteration of the hemial nature of the material. &&&&&&&&&&

'. 4ater has an e#pansion rate of 188=1 and a boilin" point of 188 de"rees ! 36 de"rees C.

&&&&&&&&&&

3. >iesel fuel has a hi"her flash point than does "asoline. &&&&&&&&&&

/. The wider the flammable ran"e, the more dan"erous the material. &&&&&&&&&&

. ?apor pressure diretly orrelates to the speed at whih a material will evaporate one it is

released from its ontainer. &&&&&&&&&&

. Radioative isotopes an be deteted by the noise and odors they "ive off. &&&&&&&&&&

5. The nuleus of an atom is made up of protons, neutrons, and eletrons. &&&&&&&&&&

6. + ha$ard is a material apable of posin" an unreasonable ris0 to health, safety, or the

environment. &&&&&&&&&&

7. @erve a"ents atta0 the entral nervous system. &&&&&&&&&&

18. + hemial brou"ht into the body throu"h an open ut is an inAetion e#posure.

&&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T O"E cont,(

C#a$ter .& Reco/ni'in/ an( I(entifyin/ t#e Ha'ar(s

1. 9a$ardous materials inidents an our almost anywhere. &&&&&&&&&&

'. Intermodal tan0s are both shippin" and stora"e vehiles. &&&&&&&&&&

3. @on-bul0 stora"e vessels an also be used as intermodal tan0s. &&&&&&&&&&

/. 9a$ardous materials an be transported in ardboard drums or paper ba"s. &&&&&&&&&&

. The >epartment of Transportation%s mar0in" system is harateri$ed by a system of si"ns,olors, and numbers. &&&&&&&&&&

. ;B is used to represent ompressed o#y"en in the @!)+ ha$ard identifiation system.

&&&&&&&&&&

5. +CI> is used to represent aid in the @!)+ ha$ard identifiation system. &&&&&&&&&&

6. ore than / billion tons of ha$ardous materials are shipped annually in the Dnited tates.

&&&&&&&&&&

7. +n > will usually inlude a responsible party ontat. &&&&&&&&&&

18. C9(R()(CT is a free servie that onnets fire fi"hters with hemial manufaturers,hemists, and other produt speialists who an help durin" a hemial inident.

&&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T TO

Read Chapters /-. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write theletter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,


C#a$ter 4& Esti1atin/ -otentia* Har1 an( -*annin/ a Res$onse

1. >e"radation and penetration refer to the same proess. &&&&&&&&&&

'. 4hen dealin" with a ha$ardous material, a variety of soures of information should be

ompared for onsisteny. &&&&&&&&&&

3. + Eevel F ensemble provides a hi"h level of respiratory protetion but less s0in protetion

than Eevel +. &&&&&&&&&&

/. Eevel > ensemble is the hi"hest level of protetion. &&&&&&&&&&

. +ir-purifyin" respirators +)R provide breathin" air and are appropriate for use when

suffiient o#y"en for breathin" is not available. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T TO cont,(

C#a$ter & I1$*e1entin/ t#e -*anne( Res$onse

1. The duration of the ha$ardous materials inident is a fator in determinin" whether shelter-

in-plae is a viable option. &&&&&&&&&&

'. onitorin" and portable detetion devies assist the inident ommander in determinin"

the hot, warm, and old $ones and the evauation distanes re2uired. &&&&&&&&&&

3. The safety of responders is paramount to maintainin" an effetive response to any

ha$ardous materials inident. &&&&&&&&&&

/. 4hen possible, approah a ha$ardous materials inident autiously from downwind of thesite. &&&&&&&&&&

. The ba0up personnel remain on standby in the old $one awaitin" orders to prepare for

follow-up duties. &&&&&&&&&&

. The deontamination team must be in plae before anyone enters the hot $one.

&&&&&&&&&&

5. There are several ways to isolate the ha$ard area and reate the ontrol $ones.

&&&&&&&&&&

6. +ll personnel must be fully briefed before they approah the ha$ard area or enter the old

$one. &&&&&&&&&&

7. The warm $one ontains ontrol points for aess orridors as well as the deontamination

orridor. &&&&&&&&&&

18. +n inident that involves a "aseous ontaminant will re2uire a lar"er hot $one than one

involvin" a li2uid lea0. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T TO cont,(

C#a$ter 3& Terroris1

1. +nthra# and the pla"ue are e#amples of nerve a"ents. &&&&&&&&&&

'. (mer"eny responders are deontaminated one they leave the ontaminated area.

&&&&&&&&&&

3. Gamma rays are the least harmful of the three types of radiation. &&&&&&&&&&

/. Feta partiles are also ative nerve a"ents. &&&&&&&&&&

. + personal dosimeter is used to measure the amount of radioative e#posure. &&&&&&&&&&

. oman is a hi"hly infetious disease that 0ills appro#imately 38 perent of those infeted

with it. &&&&&&&&&&

5. Dniversal preautions must be ta0en when respondin" to ats of yberterrorism.

&&&&&&&&&&

6. !ire fi"hters must beome familiar with potential terrorist tar"ets and ations beause they

are often involved in the initial response and handlin" of a terrorist inident. &&&&&&&&&&

7. The first emer"eny response units to arrive should establish an outer perimeter to ontrol

aess to and from the sene. &&&&&&&&&&

18. (#posure to hi"h levels of radiation an ause vomitin" and di"estive system dama"e

within a short time. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T THREE

Read Chapters 5-18. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write theletter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,


C#a$ter & Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& -ersona* -rotective E6)i$1ent

1. Feta partiles are more ener"eti than alpha partiles and pose a "reater health ha$ard.

&&&&&&&&&&

'. tandard firefi"htin" turnout "ear offers little hemial protetion, but does have a hi"h

de"ree of abrasion resistane and prevents diret s0in ontat. &&&&&&&&&&

3. Tyve0 provides satisfatory protetion from all hemials. &&&&&&&&&&

/. ?apor-protetive lothin" and hemial-protetive lothin" are idential. &&&&&&&&&&

. >e"radation is the proess by whih a hemial moves throu"h a "iven material on the

moleular level. &&&&&&&&&&

. Reusable Eevel + suits are re2uired to be pressure-tested after eah use. &&&&&&&&&&

5. Eimited use hemial-protetive lothin" is e#peted to be disarded alon" with the other

ha$ardous waste "enerated by the inident. &&&&&&&&&&

6. 9()+ filters are effetive for anthra# spores. &&&&&&&&&&

7. )owered air-purifyin" respirators are effetive for protetion a"ainst asphy#iants suh as

nitro"en and helium. &&&&&&&&&&

18. The rapid and destrutive way that "asoline dissolves a tyrofoam up is an e#ample of

de"radation. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T THREE cont,(

C#a$ter 7& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Tec#nica* Deconta1ination

1. (mer"eny medial responders are responsible for establishin" a deontamination orridor

for the initial emer"eny response rews and vitims. &&&&&&&&&&

'. >urin" "ross deontamination, hospital staff use low pressure, hi"h volume water flow to

rise off and dilute ontaminates. &&&&&&&&&&

3. ?auumin" is the removal of dusts, partiles, and some li2uids by su0in" them into a

ontainer. &&&&&&&&&&

/. )ersonnel leavin" the hot $one should plae used tools in a tool drop area near thedeontamination orridor. &&&&&&&&&&

. +n item that will be submitted as evidene should arrive for deontamination double

ba""ed. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204


C#a$ter & Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Mass Deconta1ination

1. ass deontamination and emer"eny deontamination are similar, e#ept that emer"eny

deontamination needs to be addressed muh more 2ui0ly. &&&&&&&&&&

'. 4ater washin" will not han"e the physial or hemial properties of C;, so the

appliation of water would yield minimum benefit. &&&&&&&&&&

3. Controllin" runoff is a primary obAetive when mass deontamination is implemented.

&&&&&&&&&&

/. >eontaminatin" ambulatory vitims is a muh slower proess than deontaminatin" non-ambulatory vitims. &&&&&&&&&&

. 4hen deontaminatin" non-ambulatory vitims, be sure to leave lothin" or towelsunderneath the vitims to allow for absorption of the produt. &&&&&&&&&&

. Feause water is a "ood "eneral-purpose solvent, washin" as muh of the ontaminant as

possible with a massive water spray is the best and 2ui0est way to deontaminate a lar"e"roup of people. &&&&&&&&&&

5. Contaminated patients will almost always wait for responders to establish a formal

deontamination area. &&&&&&&&&&

6. ome visous hemials annot be ompletely removed from the s0in by washin" alone.

&&&&&&&&&&

7. (videne preservation is not an important onsideration in mass deontaminationativities. &&&&&&&&&&

18. @aturally ourrin" barriers an be used to diret a movin" "roup and reate a mana"eable

traffi flow. &&&&&&&&&&

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FST 204


C#a$ter %0& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Evi(ence -reservation an( Sa1$*in/

1. Re"ardless of the type of atta0 or weapon dissemination method, it is imperative that

evidene be preserved, sampled, and olleted properly. &&&&&&&&&&

'. +n intentional release or atta0 involvin" ha$ardous materials would be investi"ated by

the (nvironmental )rotetion +"eny. &&&&&&&&&&

3. ethamphetamine is a psyhostimulant dru" manufatured ille"ally in illiit laboratories.

&&&&&&&&&&

/. 9a$ardous materials first responders at the sene are in the best position to deide whetherthe evidene they find will be admissible in ourt and worthy of preservation.

&&&&&&&&&&

. )lasti ontainers should not be used to hold evidene-ontainin" petroleum produts

beause these hemials may lead to deterioration of the plasti. &&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T FOUR

Read Chapters 11-1/. If you believe the statement to be more true than false, write theletter T in the spae provided. If you believe the statement to be more false than true,


C#a$ter %%& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& -ro()ct Contro*

1. In a ha$ardous materials inident, all emer"eny response personnel must reo"ni$e and

identify whih ha$ardous materials may be present. &&&&&&&&&&

'. The opposite of absorption is adsorption. &&&&&&&&&&

3. +ll e#posures need to be proteted in the same way. &&&&&&&&&&

/. !irefi"htin" foams should be sprayed diretly on the burnin" material and surfae.

&&&&&&&&&&

. In some ases the inident ommander may deide to withdraw to a safe distane and let

the ha$ardous materials inident run its ourse. &&&&&&&&&&

. The reovery phase and lean-up will li0ely re2uire amounts of resoures and e2uipment

that are far beyond the apabilities of loal responders. &&&&&&&&&&

5. C 385H>;T /85 ar"o tan0s are ertified to arry hemials that are transported at hi"hpressure. &&&&&&&&&&

6. any hemial proesses, or piped systems that arry hemials, have a way to remotelyshut down a system or isolate a valve. &&&&&&&&&&

7. >ilution an be used only when the identity and properties of the ha$ardous material are

0nown with ertainty. &&&&&&&&&&

18. + retention tehni2ue is used to rediret the flow of a li2uid away from an area.

&&&&&&&&&&

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204

ASSI!"ME"T FOUR cont,(

C#a$ter %2& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& 8icti1 Resc)e an( Recovery

1. In most ha$ardous materials inidents, at least five trained responders are re2uired to ma0e

a resue attempt. &&&&&&&&&&

'. In ha$ardous materials response, the entry teamHba0up team ratio is always 1=1.

&&&&&&&&&&

3. Fa0up team members are dressed one ))( level down from that worn by the entry team.

&&&&&&&&&&

/. Typially, definitive medial are is rendered to vitims durin" resue mode. &&&&&&&&&&

. (mer"eny deontamination is performed in potentially life-threatenin" situations to

rapidly remove the bul0 of the ontamination from an individual. &&&&&&&&&&

. +mbulatory vitims who are within the line of si"ht and are able to wal0 may be direted

and enoura"ed to leave the area under their own power. &&&&&&&&&&

5. The radle-in-arms arry an be used by one responder to arry a hild or small adult.

&&&&&&&&&&

6. The best method for one person to remove a vitim from a vehile without ompromisin"

the ne0 and spine is with a lon" ba0board resue tehni2ue. &&&&&&&&&&

7. 9a$ardous materials teams pratied the onept of rapid intervention before it was

adopted in strutural firefi"htin". &&&&&&&&&&

18. Chemial "loves improve de#terity and ma0e both lothin" and s0in easier to "rasp.

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FST 204


C#a$ter %.& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Res$onse to I**icit La9oratories

1. + ommon harateristi of methamphetamine labs is the use of ephedrine and

pseudoephedrine old mediine tablets. &&&&&&&&&&

'. Illiit laboratories an be small enou"h to fit inside the trun0 of a ar. &&&&&&&&&&

3. Fiolo"ial a"ents suh as anthra# an be ultured ille"ally in illiit laboratories.

&&&&&&&&&&

/. Tablets are "round in household blenders as the first step in methamphetamine prodution.

&&&&&&&&&&

. Clandestine dru" laboratories will rarely have unusual hemial odors. &&&&&&&&&&

. Fiolo"ial to#ins are typially e#trated from a plant or animal. &&&&&&&&&&

5. Cyanide is typially e#trated from the amphor bean, whih "ives it its harateristi

smell. &&&&&&&&&&

6. )ersonal protetive e2uipment is routinely used by those operatin" landestine dru"

laboratories. &&&&&&&&&&

7. Canine teams used in law enforement may need to be deontaminated. &&&&&&&&&&

18. >eontamination areas and e2uipment should be established prior to any responder

enterin" an illiit laboratory. &&&&&&&&&&


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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

FST 204


C#a$ter %4& Mission5S$ecific Co1$etencies& Air Monitorin/ an( Sa1$*in/

1. The + CGI was the first and most popular monitorin" instrument used in the fire

servie. &&&&&&&&&&

'. Too little o#y"en reates a health ris0, but too muh o#y"en reates an elevated fire ris0.

&&&&&&&&&&

3. The hi"hest level of safety e#ists when the atmosphere reahes 188 of the E(EHE!E.

&&&&&&&&&&

/. Colorimetri tubes are desi"ned to detet sin"le substanes andHor hemial families or

"roups. &&&&&&&&&&

. + arbon mono#ide sensor may pi0 up the presene of hydro"en sulfide, hydro"en, or

hydro"en yanide. &&&&&&&&&&

. The p9 sale "oes from 8 stron" base on the low end of the sale to 1/ stron" aid on

the opposin" end of the sale. &&&&&&&&&&

5. (letrohemial sensors have a shelf life of to 5 years, dependin" on the use.

&&&&&&&&&&

6. In some ases, radiation detetion devies an identity whih type of radiation is present

alpha, beta, "amma. &&&&&&&&&&

7. )ersonal dosimeters stay on the responder throu"hout an inident. &&&&&&&&&&

18. Reation time for a devie an be as short as 1 or ' seonds or as lon" as 8 to 78 seonds.

&&&&&&&&&&

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