AWR-160-W WMD/TErrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders (TEEX) – Flashcards

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":

The four most common terrorist activities include gathering target intelligence, acquiring materials necessary for an attack, preparing materials, and:

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might include:

CIKR refers to Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources. They are potential targets for criminals and terrorists using hazardous materials. Which of the following is not considered a part of critical infrastructure?

The responder at the awareness level will carry out all of the following response actions except:

Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall transportation policies?

Hazardous materials are classified using the United Nations Identification (UN ID) numbering system. The UN ID numbers are _____ digits long.

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:

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).

The blue area of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 diamond identifies hazards related to:

The type of shipping paper used in highway transportation is called a:

The Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances provides specific guidance for:

What is an example of a blood agent?

Advantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities include all of the following except:

Common sources in the community where Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC) can be found include which of the following locations?

TRACEM-P outlines potential hazards and mechanisms of injury at a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident. The letter "T" stands for:

Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the following except:

In regard to control zones, the Incident Command Post (ICP) is located in the:

Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An example of this biological agent is:

The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anthrax, plague, and smallpox are which category of biological agents?

Which of these is not a potential source in your community for biological agents?

Abandoned spray devices and unscheduled and unusual spraying activities are potential indicators of a possible biological incident.

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.

What is the most likely radiological device that a terrorist might use in a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident?

Nuclear weapons have a low probability of use and their size may be larger than a conventional explosive device.

The advantages of using radiological materials for terrorist activity are prevalent commercial use of radiological material and the psychological and economic impacts of such an attack.

All of the following are potential sources of radioactive material except:

A responder can protect himself/herself from radiation by using time as a response action. How is time used as a protective action?

Indicators of a possible radiological incident include:

Electrically initiated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) generally consist of four components. Those components are represented by the acronym PIES, which stands for Power source, ________, Explosive, and Switch.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), checking for additional explosive devices should include all of the following steps except:

Some potential sources of explosives in your community include all of the following except:

The indicators of a criminal/terrorist act involving explosives are:

In regard to protective actions for explosive devices, the area where the blast originates is referred to as ___________ perimeter/isolation zone.

Trained responders will assess a post-blast site before entering the area. They will look for structural hazards such as: