Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, 3rd Edition Exam
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Health and safety officer (HSO) ✔Correct Answer-The individual assigned and authorized by
the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer ✔Correct Answer-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) ✔Correct Answer-An incident response system
developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) ✔Correct Answer-An incident
response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ✔Correct Answer-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 ✔Correct Answer-HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 ✔Correct Answer-ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1521 ✔Correct Answer-HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 ✔Correct Answer-ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 ✔Correct Answer-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- ✔Correct Answer-slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- ✔Correct Answer-trending
upward
number of injuries on the fire ground ✔Correct Answer-declining, but not as fast as the
decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- ✔Correct Answer-monitoring incident conditions and
activities
, ISOs responsibilities E- ✔Correct Answer-evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- ✔Correct Answer-Developing measures that promote safe incident
handling
ISOs responsibilities I- ✔Correct Answer-Intervening when an immediate or potential threat
exists
ISOs responsibilities C- ✔Correct Answer-Communicating urgent and advisory safety
messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- ✔Correct Answer-primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is
an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 ✔Correct Answer-established Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are ✔Correct Answer-NFPA 1561 (requirements,
duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually ✔Correct Answer-100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining ✔Correct Answer-69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) ✔Correct Answer-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) ✔Correct Answer-OSHA regulations that often outline the
equipment required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure ✔Correct Answer-An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education ✔Correct Answer-The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles,
concepts, and values
Formal Process ✔Correct Answer-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 ✔Correct Answer-An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Latest Version
|Already Graded A+
Health and safety officer (HSO) ✔Correct Answer-The individual assigned and authorized by
the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer ✔Correct Answer-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) ✔Correct Answer-An incident response system
developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) ✔Correct Answer-An incident
response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ✔Correct Answer-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 ✔Correct Answer-HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 ✔Correct Answer-ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1521 ✔Correct Answer-HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 ✔Correct Answer-ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 ✔Correct Answer-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- ✔Correct Answer-slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- ✔Correct Answer-trending
upward
number of injuries on the fire ground ✔Correct Answer-declining, but not as fast as the
decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- ✔Correct Answer-monitoring incident conditions and
activities
, ISOs responsibilities E- ✔Correct Answer-evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- ✔Correct Answer-Developing measures that promote safe incident
handling
ISOs responsibilities I- ✔Correct Answer-Intervening when an immediate or potential threat
exists
ISOs responsibilities C- ✔Correct Answer-Communicating urgent and advisory safety
messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- ✔Correct Answer-primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is
an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 ✔Correct Answer-established Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are ✔Correct Answer-NFPA 1561 (requirements,
duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually ✔Correct Answer-100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining ✔Correct Answer-69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) ✔Correct Answer-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) ✔Correct Answer-OSHA regulations that often outline the
equipment required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure ✔Correct Answer-An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education ✔Correct Answer-The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles,
concepts, and values
Formal Process ✔Correct Answer-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 ✔Correct Answer-An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
