AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness For Emergency Responders

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":

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

There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following is critical to meeting that challenge?

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

CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials CIKR stand for Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________:

What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) release?

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:

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:

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?

What does the acronym CBRNE stand for?

Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class?

How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list?

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:

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).

On the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings, the instability/reactivity hazard appears on the right side of the diamond and are what color?

Labels are applied to individual Hazardous Materials (HazMat) packages. They are approximately a:

Placards are diamond-shaped markings that appear on both ends and each side of a container. They are approximately a:

Shipping papers used during rail transportation of a hazardous material are called a:

Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments.

The shipping paper found in air transportation is called a(n):

Recommended initial isolation and protective action zones are represented graphically by using geometric shapes. What is the shape of the initial isolation zone?

Which are the correct three methods for determining the appropriate guide pages in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?

Referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), what is the United Nations Identification (UN ID) number for the chemical agent lewisite?

According to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, a spill from many small packages would be classified as a:

In what physical form are blister agents normally disseminated?

Chemical agents have four routes of entry into the body. They are inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and:

There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent primarily attacks the lung tissue?

What Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) primarily attacks the airway and lungs, causing irritation of the entire airway from the nose to the lungs resulting in what is commonly known as dry-land drowning?

Disadvantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities include all of the following except:

Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in many communities? Warehouses Fuel tank farms Hospitals All of the above Feedback

TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter "T" stands for:

Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the following except:

To prevent the spread of chemical agents, individuals should use control zones at a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident based on safety and the degree of hazard. The control zones are:

Of the different routes of entry, what is the most deadly route for anthrax?

What type of biological agent is anthrax?

Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An example of this biological agent is:

The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except:

The advantages of using biological agents include: Select one: Availability Difficulty of detection Ease of spreading All of the above

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has three categories of biological agents. Of these categories, which one is considered the highest priority that could cause the highest risk to the public and national security?

A local community has multiple occupancies and locations for biological agents. Some examples include all of the following except:

Abandoned spray devices and unscheduled and unusual spraying activities are potential indicators of a possible biological incident.

Of the different types of radiation, which can travel hundreds of meters in open air and can penetrate most materials?

Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is also known as radiation paleness.

An atom is the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination with another element. Only unstable atoms release excess energy in the form of rays and particles.

A Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) is a conventional explosion that is used to spread radioactive material. This is also known as a(n):

Nuclear weapons have a low probability of use and their size may be larger than a conventional explosive device.

Heavy containers, delayed effects, and hazards to terrorists are disadvantages of using radiological material for terrorist activity.

All of the following are potential sources of radioactive material except:

A responder can protect himself/herself from radiation by using time as a response action. How is time used as a protective action?

A responder can protect himself/herself from radiation by using distance as a response action. How is distance used as a protective action?

Indicators of a possible radiological incident include some of the following except:

The three categories of high explosives are:

Electrically initiated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) generally consist of four components. Those components are represented by the acronym PIES, which stands for Power source, Initiator, _________, and Switch.

Electrically initiated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) generally consist of four components. Those components are represented by the acronym PIES, which stands for Power source, ________, Explosive, and Switch.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), checking for additional explosive devices should include all of the following steps except:

Some potential sources of explosives in your community include all of the following except:

The indicators of a criminal/terrorist act involving explosives include a(n):

In regard to protective actions for explosive devices, the area where the blast originates is referred to as ___________ perimeter/isolation zone.

Trained responders will assess a post-blast site before entering the area. They will look for structural hazards such as: