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