Chapter 9: Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction and CBRNE – Emergency Preparedness
& Incident Response Study Guide
Terrorists use weapons of mass destruction on ________ as a primary means of achieving their
goals. - correct answer ✔✔Civilians
Officers are usually trained to quickly enter the scene and help victims as soon as possible. Will
this technique work for WMD incidents? - correct answer ✔✔No
What can rushing into a chemical, biological, or explosive scene result in? - correct answer
✔✔First responders death or death of additional victims
Any device or object that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to any
human or animal, or severe emotional or mental harm to any human, through release,
dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors; any device or
object involving biological agent; any device or object that is designed or intended to release
radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human or life; or any biological agent, toxin,
vector, or delivery system - correct answer ✔✔Weapon of mass destruction
It is what kind degree of a crime to unlawfully manufacture, possess, sell, deliver, send, mail,
display, use, threaten to use, attempt to,use, conspire to,use, or make readily accessible to
others a "weapon of mass destruction" under s. 790.166, F.S. - correct answer ✔✔First degree
felony
A "hoax" weapon of mass destruction is what degree of a crime? - correct answer ✔✔2nd
degree felony
Primary locations of WMD attacks include high impact targets and often focus on heavily
frequented locations. Such examples include: - correct answer ✔✔(1) Airports
(2) Subways
(3) Schools
, (4) Places of worship
(5) Government buildings
(6) Large public gatherings, such as fairs, festivals and sporting events
WMD's include weapons that could release : - correct answer ✔✔(1) Biological contamination
(2) Toxic Chemicals
(3) Incendiary fires
(4) Conventional explosives
Any fake device that represents a WMD is called a - correct answer ✔✔Hoax
Making a false report concerning the placing or planting of a weapon of mass destruction is
what degree of a crime? - correct answer ✔✔2nd degree felony
Each WMD is unique because of:(3) - correct answer ✔✔(1) Scope of death and destruction it
may cause
(2) Insidious nature of the weapon
(3) Personal danger to first responders
Historically, do terrorist conduct pre-operational surveillance before an attack? - correct answer
✔✔Yes
If yes, what are some forms of this surveillance? - correct answer ✔✔(1) Videotaping
(2) Sketching floor plans
(3) Photographing structural features
(4) Taking notes on security measures
& Incident Response Study Guide
Terrorists use weapons of mass destruction on ________ as a primary means of achieving their
goals. - correct answer ✔✔Civilians
Officers are usually trained to quickly enter the scene and help victims as soon as possible. Will
this technique work for WMD incidents? - correct answer ✔✔No
What can rushing into a chemical, biological, or explosive scene result in? - correct answer
✔✔First responders death or death of additional victims
Any device or object that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to any
human or animal, or severe emotional or mental harm to any human, through release,
dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors; any device or
object involving biological agent; any device or object that is designed or intended to release
radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human or life; or any biological agent, toxin,
vector, or delivery system - correct answer ✔✔Weapon of mass destruction
It is what kind degree of a crime to unlawfully manufacture, possess, sell, deliver, send, mail,
display, use, threaten to use, attempt to,use, conspire to,use, or make readily accessible to
others a "weapon of mass destruction" under s. 790.166, F.S. - correct answer ✔✔First degree
felony
A "hoax" weapon of mass destruction is what degree of a crime? - correct answer ✔✔2nd
degree felony
Primary locations of WMD attacks include high impact targets and often focus on heavily
frequented locations. Such examples include: - correct answer ✔✔(1) Airports
(2) Subways
(3) Schools
, (4) Places of worship
(5) Government buildings
(6) Large public gatherings, such as fairs, festivals and sporting events
WMD's include weapons that could release : - correct answer ✔✔(1) Biological contamination
(2) Toxic Chemicals
(3) Incendiary fires
(4) Conventional explosives
Any fake device that represents a WMD is called a - correct answer ✔✔Hoax
Making a false report concerning the placing or planting of a weapon of mass destruction is
what degree of a crime? - correct answer ✔✔2nd degree felony
Each WMD is unique because of:(3) - correct answer ✔✔(1) Scope of death and destruction it
may cause
(2) Insidious nature of the weapon
(3) Personal danger to first responders
Historically, do terrorist conduct pre-operational surveillance before an attack? - correct answer
✔✔Yes
If yes, what are some forms of this surveillance? - correct answer ✔✔(1) Videotaping
(2) Sketching floor plans
(3) Photographing structural features
(4) Taking notes on security measures
