Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, 3rd Edi on
Ques ons and answers Updated RATED A+ 2025/2026
NEW!!
Health and safety officer (HSO) - Ans The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as
the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - Ans A member of the command staff responsible for the monitoring
and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situa$ons and for developing measures to ensure
personnel safety.
Na$onal Incident Management System (NIMS) - Ans An incident response system developed by
the Department of Homeland Security.
Na$onal Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - Ans An incident response system
developed by the Na$onal Wildfire Coordina$ng Group.
Post-trauma$c stress disorder (PTSD) - Ans 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 - Ans HSO requirements, du$es and responsibili$es
NFPA 1561 - Ans ISO requirements, du$es and responsibili$es
NFPA 1521 - Ans HSO qualifica$ons
,NFPA 1521 - Ans ISO qualifica$ons for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - Ans ISO qualifica$ons for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all ac$vi$es- - Ans slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - Ans trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - Ans declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibili$es (MEDIC) M- - Ans monitoring incident condi$ons and ac$vi$es
ISOs responsibili$es E- - Ans evalua$ng hazards and unsafe condi$ons
ISOs responsibili$es D- - Ans Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibili$es I- - Ans Intervening when an immediate or poten$al threat exists
ISOs responsibili$es C- - Ans Communica$ng urgent and advisory safety messages that help
prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - Ans primarily an administra$ve or managerial posi$on, the ISO role is an incident
command staff posi$on
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - Ans established Occupa$onal Safety and Health Administra$on
, NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - Ans NFPA 1561 (requirements, du$es,
responsibili$es) NFPA 1521 (qualifica$ons)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - Ans 100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - Ans 69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - Ans A member of the fire department appointed by the incident
commander to assist the ISO in the performance of the ISO func$ons at the incident scene.
Code of Federal Regula$ons (CFR) - Ans OSHA regula$ons that o?en outline the equipment
required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - Ans An ac$on used to effect hazard mi$ga$on
Educa$on - Ans The process of developing one's analy$cal ability using principles, concepts,
and values
Formal Process - Ans A process defined in wri$ng. It can take on many forms; standard
opera$ng procedures, standard opera$ng guidelines, departmental direc$ves, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - Ans An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in applica$on
Informal process - Ans A process or opera$on that is part of a department's rou$ne but is not
wriCen. Because informal processes are not wriCen, they are typically learned through new
member training, on the job training, and day to day rou$ne
Ques ons and answers Updated RATED A+ 2025/2026
NEW!!
Health and safety officer (HSO) - Ans The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as
the manager of the health and safety program.
Incident safety officer - Ans A member of the command staff responsible for the monitoring
and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situa$ons and for developing measures to ensure
personnel safety.
Na$onal Incident Management System (NIMS) - Ans An incident response system developed by
the Department of Homeland Security.
Na$onal Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - Ans An incident response system
developed by the Na$onal Wildfire Coordina$ng Group.
Post-trauma$c stress disorder (PTSD) - Ans A mental health disorder that can develop in
individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of
harm.
NFPA 1500 - Ans HSO requirements, du$es and responsibili$es
NFPA 1561 - Ans ISO requirements, du$es and responsibili$es
NFPA 1521 - Ans HSO qualifica$ons
,NFPA 1521 - Ans ISO qualifica$ons for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - Ans ISO qualifica$ons for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all ac$vi$es- - Ans slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - Ans trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - Ans declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibili$es (MEDIC) M- - Ans monitoring incident condi$ons and ac$vi$es
ISOs responsibili$es E- - Ans evalua$ng hazards and unsafe condi$ons
ISOs responsibili$es D- - Ans Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibili$es I- - Ans Intervening when an immediate or poten$al threat exists
ISOs responsibili$es C- - Ans Communica$ng urgent and advisory safety messages that help
prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - Ans primarily an administra$ve or managerial posi$on, the ISO role is an incident
command staff posi$on
Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - Ans established Occupa$onal Safety and Health Administra$on
, NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - Ans NFPA 1561 (requirements, du$es,
responsibili$es) NFPA 1521 (qualifica$ons)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - Ans 100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - Ans 69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - Ans A member of the fire department appointed by the incident
commander to assist the ISO in the performance of the ISO func$ons at the incident scene.
Code of Federal Regula$ons (CFR) - Ans OSHA regula$ons that o?en outline the equipment
required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - Ans An ac$on used to effect hazard mi$ga$on
Educa$on - Ans The process of developing one's analy$cal ability using principles, concepts,
and values
Formal Process - Ans A process defined in wri$ng. It can take on many forms; standard
opera$ng procedures, standard opera$ng guidelines, departmental direc$ves, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - Ans An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in applica$on
Informal process - Ans A process or opera$on that is part of a department's rou$ne but is not
wriCen. Because informal processes are not wriCen, they are typically learned through new
member training, on the job training, and day to day rou$ne
