PBCFR Fire Officer Chapter 8 (3.0) Questions and Answers

PBCFR Fire Officer Chapter 8 (3.0)

(Pg 224). ___________________ refers to the process of planning, organizing,
directing, and controlling the resources and activities of an organization in order to
minimize detrimental effects on that organization - answer Risk management

(Pg 225). The methods of managing risk fall into three types of control - answer
Administrative control

Engineering control

Personnel protection

(Pg 225). _____________ controls include guidelines, policies, and procedures that are
established to limit losses - answer Administrative

(Pg 225). _______________ controls mean using built in systems that remove or limit
hazards - answerEngineering

(Pg 225). _____________________ control means equipment, clothing, and devices to
protect the person - answerPersonnel protection

(Pg 225). How many principal risk management steps are there - answerFive

(Pg 225). What are the FIVE principal risk management steps - answerStep 1: identify
risk exposure

Step 2: evaluate risk exposure

Step 3: rank and prioritize risks

Step 4: determine and implement risk management control actions

Step 5: evaluate and revise risk control actions

(Pg 225). Which step, The goal of this step is to identify the elements that create risk for
the fire department - answerStep 1: identify risk exposure

(Pg 225). Which step, Determine the likelihood that an injury or loss event could occur,
and then determine the consequences that would result - answerStep 2: evaluate risk
exposure

,(Pg 225). Which step, Create a list of risks, along with the probabilities of occurrence
and probable outcomes - answerStep 3: rank and prioritize risks

(Pg 225). Focusing on high frequency events that would have catastrophic results will
create the greatest risk management outcome - answerTrue

(Pg 225). Which step, When deciding on and taking actions to mitigate risks, consider
administrative, engineering, and personal protection controls - answerStep 4: determine
and implement risk management control actions

(Pg 225). Which step, Establishing risk control includes monitoring the progress -
answerStep 5: evaluate and revise risk control actions

(Pg 226). NFPA's United States firefighter injuries 2017 report summarizes the
INJURIES that occur during FIRE GROUND operations - answerStrains and sprains: 48
percent

Wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises: 15 percent

Smoke or gas inhalation: 7 percent

Thermal stress: 5 percent

(Pg 226). NFPA's United States fire fighter injuries 2017 report summarizes the
INJURIES that occur during FIRE GROUND operations, STRAINS and SPRAINS were
first at __________ - answer48 percent

(Pg 226). NFPA's United States fire fighter injuries 2017 report summarizes the
INJURIES that occur during FIRE GROUND operations, wounds, cuts, bleeding, and
bruises were second at _____________ - answer15 percent

(Pg 226). NFPA's United States fire fighter injuries 2017 report summarizes the
INJURIES that occur during FIRE GROUND operations, smoke or gas inhalation were
third at _____________ - answer7 percent

(Pg 226). NFPA's United States fire fighter injuries 2017 report summarizes the
INJURIES that occur during FIRE GROUND operations, thermal stress were fourth at
____________ - answer5 percent

(Pg 226). The _________________________________, the
____________________________, the _______________________________, and the
____________________________________ all publish reports and statistical analysis
that provide information about the causes and circumstances of line of duty deaths -
answerNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)

, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

International Association of Firefighters (IAFF)

(Pg 226). NFPA's firefighter fatalities in the United States 2018 report, there have been
approximately ____________ fire ground fatalities per year since 2007 - answer26 ff

(Pg 226). NFPA's firefighter fatalities in the United States 2018 report, there have been
approximately 26 firefighter fire ground fatalities per year since ______ - answer2007

(Pg 226). What was the average fire ground deaths per year in the 1970s - answermore
than 80

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY firefighter deaths - answerSudden
cardiac arrest: 39 percent

Internal trauma/crushing: 36 percent

Asphyxia: 9 percent

Other: 8 percent

Burns: 5 percent

Unspecified medical: 3 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
CARDIAC ARREST (first) at - answer39 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
INTERNAL TRAUMA/CRUSHING (second) at - answer36 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
ASPHYXIA (third) at - answer9 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
OTHER (fourth) at - answer8 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
BURNS (fifth) at - answer5 percent

(Pg 226). The nature of all 2017 LINE OF DUTY fire fighter deaths is as follows,
UNSPECIFIED MEDICAL (sixth) at - answer3 percent