Standardized Awareness Training (AWR-160-SAT) test answers
Individuals trained to the awareness level are personnel who are likely to witness an incident and have been trained to initiate emergency response by:
Notifying the proper authorities
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following is critical to meeting that challenge?
Gathering target intelligence
Which of the following activities are indicators of potential terrorist activity?
Gathering target intelligence
Acquiring materials necessary for an attack
Preparing weapons
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Acquiring materials necessary for an attack
Preparing weapons
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Which of the following might be considered a suspicious object?
Unattended bags
Unsolicited objects received through the mail
Vehicles with an unidentified owner
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Unsolicited objects received through the mail
Vehicles with an unidentified owner
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
The Food and Agriculture sector has critical dependencies with which other Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sectors?
Transportation Systems
Energy
Water
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Energy
Water
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
You are a first responder dispatched to a hazardous materials incident. You find evidence that it may be the result of criminal or terrorist activity. Who would you first notify?
Incident Commander
What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) release?
Recognize the hazard/threat
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?
Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
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 "A" in RAIN stands for:
Avoid
Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall transportation policies?
Department of Transportation (DOT)
A label or placard with a three-bladed fan usually refers to which class?
Radioactive
A label or a placard colored black and white with a skull and crossbones falls under which class?
Class 6 - Toxic
In detecting clues to the presence of hazardous materials at the scene of an incident, using the sense of touch, taste, or __________ is not recommended.
Smell
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).
Orange
In the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), there are two ways to identify material: United Nations ID number (yellow section) or the printed name of the material (blue section).
True
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 fixed facility markings are ______-shaped signs.
Diamond
The bill of lading is normally found in the:
Cab of the truck
Shipping papers used during rail transportation of a hazardous material are called a:
Consist or waybill
Labels are applied to individual Hazardous Materials (HazMat) packages. They are approximately a:
4-inch diamond
The shipping paper used in water transportation is called a:
Dangerous cargo manifest
An MSDS provides detailed information about a hazardous material and any danger related to the material. MSDS is an acronym for:
Materials Safety Data Sheet
Which are the correct three methods for determining the appropriate guide pages in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)?
United Nations/North American (UN/NA) Identification (ID) number, the name of the material, or a placard
The __________-colored section of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) contains a table of chemicals organized by ID number and includes only the product name and guide number.
Yellow
Referring to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), what is the United Nations Identification (UN ID) number for the chemical agent lewisite?
2810
Recommended initial isolation and protective action zones are represented graphically by using geometric shapes. What is the shape of the initial isolation zone?
Circle
There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent causes skin burns and blisters?
Blister agent
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?
Choking agent
There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Which CWA prevents the blood from providing oxygen to tissue and the organs?
Blood agent
Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC) are chemicals used and/or created by industries that can have a significant impact on human health if released. Three examples of TICs that are readily available are anhydrous ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and:
Chlorine
All of the following are advantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities except:
Deployment is hazardous to terrorists
Common sources in the community where Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC) can be found include which of the following locations?
Manufacturing plants
Food processing and storage facilities
Shipyards
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Food processing and storage facilities
Shipyards
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
TRACEM-P is an acronym used to outline potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents. What does the "P" in TRACEM-P stand for?
Psychological
Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the following except:
Numerous terrorists
In regard to control zones, the Incident Command Post (ICP) is located in the:
Cold zone
What type of biological agent is anthrax?
Bacteria
There are three types of biological agents. They are bacteria, viruses, and toxins. Of the three types, which does smallpox fall under?
Viruses
Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An example of this biological agent is:
Smallpox
What type of incident involves the ease of spreading and the difficulty of detection?
Biological
The advantages of using biological agents include:
Availability
Difficulty of detection
Ease of spreading
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
Difficulty of detection
Ease of spreading
All of the above [**This is the Correct Answer]
The effects of a biological attack may not be immediately visible at a scene. Which group would likely be the first to observe the indications of an attack?
Health care workers and emergency communication operators
Which of these is not a potential source in your community for biological agents?
Auto manufacturing plants
Abandoned spray devices and unscheduled and unusual spraying activities are potential indicators of a possible biological incident.
True
Of the different types of radiation, which can travel hundreds of meters in open air and can penetrate most materials?
Gamma particles
Radiation can travel:
In all directions
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.
True
A Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) is a conventional explosion that is used to spread radioactive material. This is also known as a(n):
Dirty bomb
The difference between a nuclear weapon detonation and a conventional explosion is:
Fission
Heavy containers, delayed effects, and hazards to terrorists are disadvantages of using radiological material for terrorist activity.
True
Potential sources of radioactive material can be located in:
All of the above
The principles of __________, __________, and __________ are usually applied to radiological incidents but they also apply to chemical agents.
Time; distance; shielding
The concepts of time, distance, and shielding are important for protection from:
Radiation
Indicators of a possible radiological incident include all of the following except:
Microwaves
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, Explosive, and:
Switch
The three categories of high explosives are:
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
The acronym PIES is used to describe Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) components. PIES stands for:
Power source, Initiator, Explosive, and Switch
Additional explosive devices (also called secondary devices) are sometimes used specifically to target emergency responders.
True
Some potential sources of explosives in your community include all of the following except:
Elementary schools
The indicators of a criminal/terrorist act involving explosives include a(n):
Theft of explosives
In regard to protective actions for explosive devices, the area where the blast originates is referred to as ___________ perimeter/isolation zone.
Hot
Trained responders will assess a post-blast site before entering the area. They will look for structural hazards such as:
Glass, concrete and steel fragments, and collapse hazards