FIREFIGHTER HAZMAT OPS EXAM NEWEST

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FIREFIGHTER HAZMAT OPS EXAM NEWEST

ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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The V-shaped carrier below depicts a ______ carrier.

a) Low-Pressure

b) High-Pressure

c) Dry Bulk

d) Cyrogenic - ANSWER- c) Dry Bulk

(not what is pictured on test. this is a dry bulk train car. Look for a v-shaped trailer)

A carboy may be used for transporting materials containing:

a) Radioactive Substances

b) Corrosives

c) Explosives

d) Poison Gases - ANSWER- b) Corrosives

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The proper cargo tank truck to carry a shipment of sulfuric acid is an:

a) MC 306/DOT 406

b) MC 307/DOT 407

c) MC 312/DOT 412

d) MC 331 - ANSWER- c) MC 312/DOT 412

A cyrogenic liquid tank car will have:

a) A single uninsulated shell

b) An enclosed time

c) A double shell with insulation

d) Fittings and valves visible on top of the tank car - ANSWER- c) A

double shell with insulation

Which of the following IS NOT mandatory information found on a pesticide label?

a) EPA registration number

b) Signal Word

c) NFPA 704 data

d) Active Ingredients - ANSWER- c) NFPA 704 data

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When implementing tactical activities during a bomb event, responders

should:

a) Stage in the line-of-sight path of the suspected device

b) Use only one radio when in close proximity to the device

c) Be alert for secondary devices

d) Move the device away from primary exposures - ANSWER- c) Be

alert for secondary devices

The rail car pictured below is what type of tank car?

a) Non-pressurized tank car with expansion dome

b) Cyrogenic tank car

c) Pressurized tank car

d) Spec 51 intermodal car - ANSWER- c) Pressurized Tank Car

While surveying a hazardous materials incident scene, you notice yellowish vapors emitting from a cylinder. The driver of the vehicles carrying the cylinders tells you they contain chlorine. As a responder trained to the operations level one of the ways to verify chlorine could

emit these vapors is to:

a) Contact CHEMTREC for assistance

b) Enter the hot zone to read the label on the cylinder

c) Bring a chlorine monitor into the vapor cloud to check the reading 3 / 4

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d) Both A and C are correct - ANSWER- a) Contact CHEMTREC for

assistance

The intermodal tank that is designed for working pressures of 100 to 500psi and usually transports liquefied gases under pressure is known as

an:

a) IMO Type 1

b) IMO Type 2

c) IMO Type 5

d) IMO Type 7 - ANSWER- c) IMO Type 5

DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements, then select your answer

from A-D below.

1) There are many types of intermodal containers, or freight containers that can be used interchangeably on multiple modes of transportation (highway, rail, ship).

2) Cyrogenic liquids cannot be shipped in intermodal containers because they are considered to be too unstable for the type of shipment.

3) Radioactive material containers are shipped in either Type A or Type B containers

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