FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT SAFETY
OFFICER EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Health and safety officer (HSO) - ANS The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief
as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - ANS A member of the command staff responsible for the monitoring
and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure
personnel safety.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANS An incident response system developed
by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - ANS An incident response
system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ANS A mental health disorder that can develop in
individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of
harm.
NFPA 1500 - ANS HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - ANS ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
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,NFPA 1521 - ANS HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 - ANS ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - ANS ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - ANS slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - ANS trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - ANS declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - ANS monitoring incident conditions and activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - ANS evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - ANS Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibilities I- - ANS Intervening when an immediate or potential threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - ANS Communicating urgent and advisory safety messages that help
prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - ANS primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is an incident
command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - ANS established Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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, NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - ANS NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties,
responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - ANS 100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - ANS 69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - ANS A member of the fire department appointed by the
incident commander to assist the ISO in the performance of the ISO functions at the incident
scene.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ANS OSHA regulations that often outline the equipment
required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - ANS An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education - ANS The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles, concepts,
and values
Formal Process - ANS A process defined in writing. It can take on many forms; standard
operating procedures, standard operating guidelines, departmental directives, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - ANS An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
Informal process - ANS A process or operation that is part of a department's routine but is
not written. Because informal processes are not written, they are typically learned through new
member training, on the job training, and day to day routine
Mitigation - ANS The overall strategy of hazard control
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OFFICER EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Health and safety officer (HSO) - ANS The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief
as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - ANS A member of the command staff responsible for the monitoring
and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure
personnel safety.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANS An incident response system developed
by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - ANS An incident response
system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ANS A mental health disorder that can develop in
individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of
harm.
NFPA 1500 - ANS HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - ANS ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,NFPA 1521 - ANS HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 - ANS ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - ANS ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - ANS slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - ANS trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - ANS declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - ANS monitoring incident conditions and activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - ANS evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - ANS Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibilities I- - ANS Intervening when an immediate or potential threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - ANS Communicating urgent and advisory safety messages that help
prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - ANS primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is an incident
command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - ANS established Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - ANS NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties,
responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - ANS 100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - ANS 69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - ANS A member of the fire department appointed by the
incident commander to assist the ISO in the performance of the ISO functions at the incident
scene.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ANS OSHA regulations that often outline the equipment
required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - ANS An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education - ANS The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles, concepts,
and values
Formal Process - ANS A process defined in writing. It can take on many forms; standard
operating procedures, standard operating guidelines, departmental directives, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - ANS An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
Informal process - ANS A process or operation that is part of a department's routine but is
not written. Because informal processes are not written, they are typically learned through new
member training, on the job training, and day to day routine
Mitigation - ANS The overall strategy of hazard control
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