FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT
SAFETY OFFICER, 3RD
EDITION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Health and safety officer (HSO) ( correct answers )
The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager
of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer ( correct answers ) 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
answers ) An incident response
system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
( correct answers ) An incident
response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ( correct answers )
NFPA 1500 ( correct HSO requirements, duties
A mental health and that can
disorder
answers ) responsibilities
develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that
involved
NFPA physical( harm
1561 or the threat
correct of harm.
ISO requirements, duties and
answers ) responsibilities
NFPA 1521 ( correct HSO qualifications
answers )
NFPA 1521 ( correct ISO qualifications for fire department
answers ) ISO's
NFPA 1026injuries,
firefighter ( correct ISO qualifications
combined from all activities- for NIMS safety
( correct
answers ) answers ) officers slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- ( correct
answers ) trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground ( correct answers )
declining, but not as fast as the decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M-( correct answers ) monitoring incident
conditions and activities
GRADED
A+
, ISOs responsibilities ( correct answers ) evaluating hazards and unsafe
E- conditions
ISOs responsibilities ( correct answers ) Developing measures that
D- incident handling promote safe
ISOs ( correct answers ) Intervening when an
responsibilities I- immediate or
potential threat
ISOs responsibilities C- ( correct answers ) Communicating urgent and
exists
advisory safety messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- ( correct answers ) primarily an administrative or managerial
position, the ISO role is an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 ( correct answers ) established
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are ( correct answers )
NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521
(qualifications)
US fire service averages more than LODDS annually ( correct answers )
100 Fire service injuries annually, but
declining ( correct answers )
69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) ( correct answers ) 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 answers )
OSHA regulations that often outline the equipment required to accomplish a
given process.
Countermeasure ( correct answers ) An action used to effect hazard
mitigation
Education ( correct answers ) The process of developing one's analytical
ability using principles, concepts, and values
Formal Process ( correct answers ) 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 answers ) An adaptable template that offers wide
flexibility
GRADED
in application
A+
Informal process ( correct answers )A process or operation that is part of a
department's routine but is not written. Because informal processes are not
written, they
SAFETY OFFICER, 3RD
EDITION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Health and safety officer (HSO) ( correct answers )
The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager
of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer ( correct answers ) 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
answers ) An incident response
system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
( correct answers ) An incident
response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ( correct answers )
NFPA 1500 ( correct HSO requirements, duties
A mental health and that can
disorder
answers ) responsibilities
develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that
involved
NFPA physical( harm
1561 or the threat
correct of harm.
ISO requirements, duties and
answers ) responsibilities
NFPA 1521 ( correct HSO qualifications
answers )
NFPA 1521 ( correct ISO qualifications for fire department
answers ) ISO's
NFPA 1026injuries,
firefighter ( correct ISO qualifications
combined from all activities- for NIMS safety
( correct
answers ) answers ) officers slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- ( correct
answers ) trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground ( correct answers )
declining, but not as fast as the decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M-( correct answers ) monitoring incident
conditions and activities
GRADED
A+
, ISOs responsibilities ( correct answers ) evaluating hazards and unsafe
E- conditions
ISOs responsibilities ( correct answers ) Developing measures that
D- incident handling promote safe
ISOs ( correct answers ) Intervening when an
responsibilities I- immediate or
potential threat
ISOs responsibilities C- ( correct answers ) Communicating urgent and
exists
advisory safety messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- ( correct answers ) primarily an administrative or managerial
position, the ISO role is an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 ( correct answers ) established
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are ( correct answers )
NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521
(qualifications)
US fire service averages more than LODDS annually ( correct answers )
100 Fire service injuries annually, but
declining ( correct answers )
69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) ( correct answers ) 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 answers )
OSHA regulations that often outline the equipment required to accomplish a
given process.
Countermeasure ( correct answers ) An action used to effect hazard
mitigation
Education ( correct answers ) The process of developing one's analytical
ability using principles, concepts, and values
Formal Process ( correct answers ) 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 answers ) An adaptable template that offers wide
flexibility
GRADED
in application
A+
Informal process ( correct answers )A process or operation that is part of a
department's routine but is not written. Because informal processes are not
written, they
