Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, 3rd Edition /
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Health and safety officer (HSO) - (ANSWER)The individual assigned and
authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - (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) - (ANSWER)An incident response
system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - (ANSWER)An
incident response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - (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 - (ANSWER)HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - (ANSWER)ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
,NFPA 1521 - (ANSWER)HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 - (ANSWER)ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - (ANSWER)ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - (ANSWER)slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- -
(ANSWER)trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - (ANSWER)declining, but not as fast as the
decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - (ANSWER)monitoring incident conditions and
activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - (ANSWER)evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - (ANSWER)Developing measures that promote safe
incident handling
, ISOs responsibilities I- - (ANSWER)Intervening when an immediate or potential
threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - (ANSWER)Communicating urgent and advisory safety
messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - (ANSWER)primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO
role is an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - (ANSWER)established Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - (ANSWER)NFPA 1561
(requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - (ANSWER)100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - (ANSWER)69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - (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.
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Health and safety officer (HSO) - (ANSWER)The individual assigned and
authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - (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) - (ANSWER)An incident response
system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - (ANSWER)An
incident response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - (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 - (ANSWER)HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - (ANSWER)ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
,NFPA 1521 - (ANSWER)HSO qualifications
NFPA 1521 - (ANSWER)ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - (ANSWER)ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - (ANSWER)slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- -
(ANSWER)trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - (ANSWER)declining, but not as fast as the
decline in the number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - (ANSWER)monitoring incident conditions and
activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - (ANSWER)evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - (ANSWER)Developing measures that promote safe
incident handling
, ISOs responsibilities I- - (ANSWER)Intervening when an immediate or potential
threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - (ANSWER)Communicating urgent and advisory safety
messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - (ANSWER)primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO
role is an incident command staff position
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - (ANSWER)established Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - (ANSWER)NFPA 1561
(requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - (ANSWER)100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - (ANSWER)69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - (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.
