FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT SAFETY
OFFICER (DAVID DODSON) EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
This title is used to refer to the individual in charge of a departments entire safety and health
program. - ANS Safety Officer
In 1991 The Fire department safety officers Association (FDSOA) developed and offered a class
titled? - ANS Preparing the Fireground Safety Officer
A________ is the individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the
health and safety program. - ANS Health and Safety Officer (HSO)
The title of safety officer can mean many things, but it is most often associated with
__________ at incidents. - ANS Delegated Responsibility
_____________ is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing
safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety. -
ANS An Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
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,_________ was developed through Homeland Security Presidential 5 (HSPD5) to create and
mandate a consistent nationwide approach to prepare for, respond to and recover form
domestic incidents regardless of cause, size, or complexity. - ANS NIMS
On its website NIMS offers a glossary of terms relating to incident command defining safety
officer as _____________. - ANS A member of command staff
a comparison of HSO and ISO functions - ANS ISO functions
Monitor incidents
evaluate hazards/risk
develop preventive measures
intervene to prevent harm
communicate safety messages
incident action plan review
Accident investigation
post-incident analysis
safety committee participation
procedure review
OSHA compliance
Safety & Health eduction
Accident prevention program
facility safety
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,infection control
risk management administration
data analysis
HSO functions
In 1970 Congress passed the __________ which created the Occupational safety and health
administration (OSHA). President Nixon signed the act into law that December. -
ANS Williams-Steiger Act
What law gives equal rights and responsibility to employers and employees with respect to safe
working conditions? - ANS Williams-Steiger Act
The roots of risk management and a decided safety officer in todays fire service lie in the
development and 1987 adoption of _______________________. - ANS NFPA 1500 Standard
on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.
As a companion document to NFPA 1500, NFPA 1501 was created by? - ANS NFPA Fire
Department Occupational Health and Safety Technical Committee
In 1970s _____________ program was developed and used for multiagency incidents on the
west coast. - ANS FIRESCOPE (Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for
Potential Emergencies)
In _________ the International Fire Service Training Association Published Incident Command
System, a manual in which a safety officer position was integral to the command staff. -
ANS 1983
_____________ recognizes the safety officer as direly reporting to the IC. NIIMS is a direct
descended of the FIRESCOPE program. - ANS The National Interagency Incident Management
System, NIIMS, used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
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, An ________ is qualified to deploy nationwide as part of a national incident management team.
(IMT) - ANS SOF1
An _______ is usually qualified at the state or local level to function at woodland and interface
fires or other disasters. - ANS SOF
_____________ Can be the safety officer assigned to initial attack operations, the safety officer
assigned to incidents that have not escalated to a Type 1 or 2 incident, and the field assistant
used by an SOF1 or SOF2. - ANS The Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
There are approximately ________ predesignated Type 1 IMT's and ______ Type 2 ITMs stand
around the united states, responding to incidents on a rotational basis as needed. - ANS 16
32
_________ is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 IMT's - ANS The National
Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
In ________, President George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5,
Management of Domestic Incidents. - ANS 2004
NFPA ________ is now written as professional qualifications document using the hob
performance requirement (JPR) format to outline specific knowledge and skill objectives for the
HSO and ISO. - ANS 1521
HSO requirements, dues, and responsibilities - ANS NFPA 1500
ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities - ANS NFPA 1561
HSO Qualifications - ANS NFPA 1521
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OFFICER (DAVID DODSON) EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS.
This title is used to refer to the individual in charge of a departments entire safety and health
program. - ANS Safety Officer
In 1991 The Fire department safety officers Association (FDSOA) developed and offered a class
titled? - ANS Preparing the Fireground Safety Officer
A________ is the individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the
health and safety program. - ANS Health and Safety Officer (HSO)
The title of safety officer can mean many things, but it is most often associated with
__________ at incidents. - ANS Delegated Responsibility
_____________ is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing
safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety. -
ANS An Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,_________ was developed through Homeland Security Presidential 5 (HSPD5) to create and
mandate a consistent nationwide approach to prepare for, respond to and recover form
domestic incidents regardless of cause, size, or complexity. - ANS NIMS
On its website NIMS offers a glossary of terms relating to incident command defining safety
officer as _____________. - ANS A member of command staff
a comparison of HSO and ISO functions - ANS ISO functions
Monitor incidents
evaluate hazards/risk
develop preventive measures
intervene to prevent harm
communicate safety messages
incident action plan review
Accident investigation
post-incident analysis
safety committee participation
procedure review
OSHA compliance
Safety & Health eduction
Accident prevention program
facility safety
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,infection control
risk management administration
data analysis
HSO functions
In 1970 Congress passed the __________ which created the Occupational safety and health
administration (OSHA). President Nixon signed the act into law that December. -
ANS Williams-Steiger Act
What law gives equal rights and responsibility to employers and employees with respect to safe
working conditions? - ANS Williams-Steiger Act
The roots of risk management and a decided safety officer in todays fire service lie in the
development and 1987 adoption of _______________________. - ANS NFPA 1500 Standard
on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.
As a companion document to NFPA 1500, NFPA 1501 was created by? - ANS NFPA Fire
Department Occupational Health and Safety Technical Committee
In 1970s _____________ program was developed and used for multiagency incidents on the
west coast. - ANS FIRESCOPE (Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for
Potential Emergencies)
In _________ the International Fire Service Training Association Published Incident Command
System, a manual in which a safety officer position was integral to the command staff. -
ANS 1983
_____________ recognizes the safety officer as direly reporting to the IC. NIIMS is a direct
descended of the FIRESCOPE program. - ANS The National Interagency Incident Management
System, NIIMS, used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, An ________ is qualified to deploy nationwide as part of a national incident management team.
(IMT) - ANS SOF1
An _______ is usually qualified at the state or local level to function at woodland and interface
fires or other disasters. - ANS SOF
_____________ Can be the safety officer assigned to initial attack operations, the safety officer
assigned to incidents that have not escalated to a Type 1 or 2 incident, and the field assistant
used by an SOF1 or SOF2. - ANS The Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
There are approximately ________ predesignated Type 1 IMT's and ______ Type 2 ITMs stand
around the united states, responding to incidents on a rotational basis as needed. - ANS 16
32
_________ is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 IMT's - ANS The National
Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
In ________, President George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5,
Management of Domestic Incidents. - ANS 2004
NFPA ________ is now written as professional qualifications document using the hob
performance requirement (JPR) format to outline specific knowledge and skill objectives for the
HSO and ISO. - ANS 1521
HSO requirements, dues, and responsibilities - ANS NFPA 1500
ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities - ANS NFPA 1561
HSO Qualifications - ANS NFPA 1521
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