Incident Safety Officer Complete Set Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Incident Safety Officer Complete Set Exam Questions and Correct Answers 3 ISO Traps: - CORRECT ANSWER-The Bunker Cop syndrome: spends too much time looking for missing, damaged, or inapproprate use of PPE...focusing on a small part of the scene instead of big picture can be bad. The CYA Mode: Citing rules and regulations in order to keep people out of danger or the ISO not held liable...instead of showing genuine concern for the personnel safety The Worker: Pitching in to help crews do tasks and losing ability to stay mobile and observant to the scene A classification given to the probability that a victim will survive the environment. CORRECT ANSWER-Rescue profile A collapse in which stressed concrete, reinforced concrete, and steel girders are impending access. Included are collapses that require the response of USAR teams and specialized equipment and collapses that threaten other structures or that involve the possibility of significant secondary collapse. - CORRECT ANSWER-Heavy collapse A collapse in which usually a light-frame (wood) partition collapses and common fire department equipment from engine and truck companies) can access or shore areas for search and extrication. - CORRECT ANSWER-Light Collapse A collapse of ordinary construction that involves masonry materials and heavy wood. Lightweight construction with unstable large open spans should also be classified as moderate. - CORRECT ANSWER-Moderate Collapse A collapsed building make of cinder block walls and small timber beams should be classified as which type of collapse? - CORRECT ANSWER-Moderate collapse A cyclic, four-arena model that allows the incident safety officer to mentally process the surveying and monitoring functions of typical incident activities and concerns CORRECT ANSWER-ISO Action Model A legal phrase for the effort to act in a reasonable or prudent way, given circumstances, with due regard to laws - CORRECT ANSWER-Due diligence A limited access area for members directly aiding or supporting operations in the hot zone. - CORRECT ANSWER-Warm Zone A person who meets or exceeds the NFPA 1670 requirements for Rescue Technician and is trained in the responsibilities of the ISO position as it relates to the specific rescue incident - CORRECT ANSWER-Assistant safety officer--rescue tech (ASO-RT) A person who meets or exceeds the NFPA 472 requirements for Hazardous Materials Technician and is trained in the responsibilities of the ISO position as it relates to hazmat response. - CORRECT ANSWER-Assistant safety officer--hazmat (ASO-HM) A statistics-based concept that, for every one serious injury, there are thirty minor injuries, and over six hundred near misses or close calls. - CORRECT ANSWERAccident triangle A subway derailment below ground is similar to what kind of incident? - CORRECT ANSWER-Confined space Hazmat Industrial entrapment Structural collapse A sudden, short-lived rise in fire intensity, attributed to wind, fuel, or topographical changes. - CORRECT ANSWER-Flaring