Incident Safety Officer Exam Questions With
100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
Individual turbine blades can be __ to __ feet long creating a rotational diameter and danger zone of
more than ___ feet
60 to 130/300
a ___ is defined in writing and can take on many forms:SOPS, SOGS, departmental directives,
temporary memorandums
formal process
Procedures
Strict directives that must be followed with little or no flexibility
An ___ is a process or operation that is part of a departments routine but that is not written
Informal process
___ has renowned video "what you are is where you were when"
Dr morris massey
The primary function of an ISO is to
Identify hazards
Bret tarver southwest supermarket fire in phoenix (march 14, 2001) triggered sweeping change in
procedures training and attitudes
Guidelines
Adaptable templates that allow flexibility in application
The protective(insulative) quality of structural gear is given as a relative value known as ____
Thermal protective performance(TPP)
June 18, 2007 nine firefighters died in collapse of sofa store in charleston SC
Mitigation hierarchy
Elimination
Reduction
Adaption
Transfer
Avoidance
___ Is a measurement given to the durability of equipment when exposed to a flash fire event
Thermal protective performance (TPP)
The actual action used for mitigation is called
,Countermeasure
What are the three factors that must be addressed as part of the personnel leg of the safety triad
Training, health, attitude
Reading smoke was triggered by the late David Ross
The hallmark of a good iso and any decision maker is
The ability to continually reassess risk versus benefit
K&T wiring (knob and tube)
Single, minimally insulated or uninsulated parallel wire runs supported by ceramic knobs used as
spacers/supports between the wires
What are the four key attributes of smoke
Volume, velocity(pressure), density, color
___ is defined as the products of incomplete combustion and pyrolytic decomposition that include an
aggregate of particles, aerosols, and fire gasses that are toxic, flammable and volatile
Smoke
Most smoke at a typical building fire comes from
Materials breaking down without burning (pyrolysis)
______ serves as a warning sign of impending flashover or flame over. Also called "rollover"
Ghosting
A standard 3 by 4 foot PV panel weighs approximately ___ pounds
40
Bright orange conduit or cable can indicate:
High-voltage power (up to 700volts and 125 amps) is used in the drivetrain of a vehicle
Bright blue conduit or cables can indicate:
Medium-voltage drivetrains (less fhan high voltage but more than typical 12 or 24 volt systems)
What are the two most common utility gases
Propane and natural gas
situational awareness.
1970s simple five step size up
1980s 13 point size up
1990s 27 point
, Prior to elimination, hazard ____ and _______ are the control methods most often employed at an
incident
Adaption, reduction
Dr. Gasaway suggests that there are three levels of SA
Capturing current cues and clues
Comprehending the situation
Predicting the future
smoke is ignitable as low as ______
450•F
Smoke has a collective flammable range of ___ to ____ in air
1 to 74%
Survivability can be rated as __,__,__
High(go), marginal(go with caution), zero(no go)
Explosive growth phase is a combination of _______ and _______
Flashover and flame-over
Smoke _______ is an indicator of pressure that has built up in the building
Velocity
What are the five steps of risk management
1. Hazard identification
2. Hazard evaluation
3. Hazard prioritization
4. Hazard control
5. Hazard monitoring
Two forces cause smoke to pressurize in a building:
Convection heat or smoke volume
Unfinished wood gives off a distinctive brown smoke as it approaches ____ to _____ stage heating
Mid to late-stage
SPE model
Severity 1-5
Probability 1-5
Exposure 1-4
Solar energy is used primarily in two ways:
Electrical generation and thermal heating
100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
Individual turbine blades can be __ to __ feet long creating a rotational diameter and danger zone of
more than ___ feet
60 to 130/300
a ___ is defined in writing and can take on many forms:SOPS, SOGS, departmental directives,
temporary memorandums
formal process
Procedures
Strict directives that must be followed with little or no flexibility
An ___ is a process or operation that is part of a departments routine but that is not written
Informal process
___ has renowned video "what you are is where you were when"
Dr morris massey
The primary function of an ISO is to
Identify hazards
Bret tarver southwest supermarket fire in phoenix (march 14, 2001) triggered sweeping change in
procedures training and attitudes
Guidelines
Adaptable templates that allow flexibility in application
The protective(insulative) quality of structural gear is given as a relative value known as ____
Thermal protective performance(TPP)
June 18, 2007 nine firefighters died in collapse of sofa store in charleston SC
Mitigation hierarchy
Elimination
Reduction
Adaption
Transfer
Avoidance
___ Is a measurement given to the durability of equipment when exposed to a flash fire event
Thermal protective performance (TPP)
The actual action used for mitigation is called
,Countermeasure
What are the three factors that must be addressed as part of the personnel leg of the safety triad
Training, health, attitude
Reading smoke was triggered by the late David Ross
The hallmark of a good iso and any decision maker is
The ability to continually reassess risk versus benefit
K&T wiring (knob and tube)
Single, minimally insulated or uninsulated parallel wire runs supported by ceramic knobs used as
spacers/supports between the wires
What are the four key attributes of smoke
Volume, velocity(pressure), density, color
___ is defined as the products of incomplete combustion and pyrolytic decomposition that include an
aggregate of particles, aerosols, and fire gasses that are toxic, flammable and volatile
Smoke
Most smoke at a typical building fire comes from
Materials breaking down without burning (pyrolysis)
______ serves as a warning sign of impending flashover or flame over. Also called "rollover"
Ghosting
A standard 3 by 4 foot PV panel weighs approximately ___ pounds
40
Bright orange conduit or cable can indicate:
High-voltage power (up to 700volts and 125 amps) is used in the drivetrain of a vehicle
Bright blue conduit or cables can indicate:
Medium-voltage drivetrains (less fhan high voltage but more than typical 12 or 24 volt systems)
What are the two most common utility gases
Propane and natural gas
situational awareness.
1970s simple five step size up
1980s 13 point size up
1990s 27 point
, Prior to elimination, hazard ____ and _______ are the control methods most often employed at an
incident
Adaption, reduction
Dr. Gasaway suggests that there are three levels of SA
Capturing current cues and clues
Comprehending the situation
Predicting the future
smoke is ignitable as low as ______
450•F
Smoke has a collective flammable range of ___ to ____ in air
1 to 74%
Survivability can be rated as __,__,__
High(go), marginal(go with caution), zero(no go)
Explosive growth phase is a combination of _______ and _______
Flashover and flame-over
Smoke _______ is an indicator of pressure that has built up in the building
Velocity
What are the five steps of risk management
1. Hazard identification
2. Hazard evaluation
3. Hazard prioritization
4. Hazard control
5. Hazard monitoring
Two forces cause smoke to pressurize in a building:
Convection heat or smoke volume
Unfinished wood gives off a distinctive brown smoke as it approaches ____ to _____ stage heating
Mid to late-stage
SPE model
Severity 1-5
Probability 1-5
Exposure 1-4
Solar energy is used primarily in two ways:
Electrical generation and thermal heating
