Chapter 3

Question 1

For Awareness level personnel, notification procedures may be as 
simple as: (113)
A. calling 911.
B. implementing the response.
C. performing isolation procedures.
D. creating the incident action plan

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What should an Awareness level responder do if terrorist or criminal 
activity is suspected? (114)
A. Restrain suspects
B. Plan the response
C. Search for booby traps
D. Notify law enforcement

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Isolation and protective distances in the Emergency Response
Guidebook (ERG) are based on conditions commonly associated with
incidents: (114)
A. at sea.
B. in flight.
C. in open areas.
D. at fixed facilities

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When using the ERG to locate appropriate initial action, what
provides the most specific initial action guide? (115)
A. The Table of Placards
B. The Road Trailer Identification Chart
C. Four-digit ID number or chemical names
D. Container profiles in the white pages at the front of the book

Answer 4

C

Question 5

Where in the ERG would you find identification charts for road 
trailers? (116)
A. Green pages
B. Yellow-bordered pages
C. White pages, front section
D. White pages, back section

Answer 5

C

Question 6

Where in the ERG would you find information about terrorist use of
chemical, biological, or radiological agents? (116)
A. Green pages
B. Yellow-bordered pages
C. White pages, front section
D. White pages, back section

Answer 6

D

Question 7

Which section of the ERG provides a four-digit UN/NA ID number 
index list in numerical order? (118)
A. Green pages
B. Yellow-bordered pages
C. White pages, front section
D. White pages, back section

Answer 7

B

Question 8

The blue-bordered pages in the ERG provide: (118)
A. evacuation distances.
B. fire and explosion hazards.
C. a four-digit UN/NA ID number index list in numerical order.
D. an index of dangerous goods in alphabetical order by material
name

Answer 8

D

Question 9

Green highlighting in the yellow-bordered and blue-bordered pages
of the ERG indicates that the substance: (118)
A. is fissile.
B. polymerizes.
C. is extremely flammable.
D. releases gases that are a toxic inhalation hazard (TIH)

Answer 9

D

Question 10

ERG Initial Action Guides are provided in the: (118)
A. green pages.
B. blue-bordered pages.
C. yellow-bordered pages.
D. orange-bordered pages

Answer 10

D

Question 11

Where would you find information on protective clothing and
respiratory protection recommendations? (120)
A. The ID Guide in the yellow-bordered pages
B. The Public Safety Section in the orange-bordered pages
C. The green highlighted sections of the blue-bordered pages
D. The Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances

Answer 11

B

Question 12

Where is the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances 
found in the ERG? (122)
A. Green pages
B. Blue-bordered pages
C. Yellow-bordered pages
D. Orange-bordered pages

Answer 12

A

Question 13

The ERG defines a large spill as: (126)
A. less than 55 gallons.
B. more than 55 gallons.
C. a spill that happens in a warmer, more active atmosphere.
D. a spill that happens in cooler, calmer atmospheric conditions

Answer 13

B

Question 14

The minimum initial isolation distance given by Table 1 in the ERG
will always be at least: (126)
A. 50 feet (15 m).
B. 100 feet (30 m).
C. 200 feet (60 m).
D. 500 feet (150 m)

Answer 14

B

Question 15

Table 3 of the ERG provides initial isolation and protective action
distances for large spills involving different container types, time of
day, and different: (127)
A. altitudes.
B. latitudes.
C. wind speeds.
D. types of precipitation

Answer 15

C

Question 16

Why is it important to stop potentially contaminated individuals or
animals from leaving the scene of a hazmat incident? (128)
A. To preserve evidence
B. To avoid the threat of misinformation
C. To stop the spread of hazardous materials
D. To prevent victims from taking legal actions

Answer 16

C

Question 17

The boundary established to prevent unauthorized access to and
egress from the scene is called the: (128)
A. half life.
B. isolation perimeter.
C. biohazard distance.
D. toxic inhalation hazard diameter

Answer 17

B

Question 18

In some outdoor incidents, a traffic cordon may be established: 
(128)
A. within the outer cordon.
B. to and from the incident.
C. beyond the outer cordon.
D. inside the isolation perimeter

Answer 18

C

Question 19

Once the scene is secure, Awareness level responders are likely not
trained to necessary levels to continue mitigation of the incident; the
exception may be: (129)
A. biohazards.
B. terrorist incidents.
C. incidental releases.
D. incendiary devices

Answer 19

C

Question 20

If terrorist or criminal activity is suspected, the first responder
should: (129)
A. document their observations.
B. immediately begin decon procedures.
C. disarm booby traps and secondary devices.
D. question witnesses and observers at the scene

Answer 20

A

Question 21

When does it become important to protect evidence? (129)
A. At a railway incident
B. At a pipeline explosion
C. At a suspected crime scene or terrorist event
D. At transportation incidents involving a foreign carrier

Answer 21

C