AWR-160-W WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS - FINAL EXAM 2025!!
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": - (Answer)Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
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 - (Answer)All of the above
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following is critical
to meeting that challenge? - (Answer)Gathering target intelligence
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 - (Answer)All of the above
CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials CIKR stand
for Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________: - (Answer)Resources
What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of Mass
Destruction (WMD) release? - (Answer)Recognize the hazard/threat
, AWR-160-W WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS - FINAL EXAM 2025!!
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: - (Answer)Neutralize the hazard
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: - (Answer)Recognize
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? -
(Answer)Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for? - (Answer)Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and
Explosive
Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class? - (Answer)Class
7
How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list? - (Answer)9
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: - (Answer)Senses
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). - (Answer)Orange
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": - (Answer)Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
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 - (Answer)All of the above
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following is critical
to meeting that challenge? - (Answer)Gathering target intelligence
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 - (Answer)All of the above
CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials CIKR stand
for Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________: - (Answer)Resources
What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of Mass
Destruction (WMD) release? - (Answer)Recognize the hazard/threat
, AWR-160-W WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS - FINAL EXAM 2025!!
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: - (Answer)Neutralize the hazard
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: - (Answer)Recognize
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? -
(Answer)Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for? - (Answer)Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and
Explosive
Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class? - (Answer)Class
7
How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list? - (Answer)9
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: - (Answer)Senses
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). - (Answer)Orange
