TCFP Incident Safety Officer Exam
Questions and Answers
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 (ISO) - ANS-Member of the command staff responsible to the
incident commander for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe conditions
and developing measures to ensure personnel safety.
In the mid 1990s the NFPA wrote a division between the HSO and ISO into... - ANS-
NFPA 1521
NIMS - ANS-National Incident Management System
NIMS uses ISO or SO? - ANS-SO (Safety Officer)
NFPA 1561 - ANS-Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and
Command Safety (SO)
NFPA 1561 ISO or SO? - ANS-SO
ISO and HSO overlapping functions - ANS-Accident Investigation, Post-Incident
Analysis (PIA), Safety Committee participation, Procedure review
NIIMS state the Safety Officer ______________ - ANS-Report directly to the IC
(Incident Commander)
NIIMS Safety Officer Classifications - ANS-Type 1 Safety Officer (SOF1)
Type 2 Safety Officer (SOF2)
Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
SOF1 - ANS-TIIMS designation for Safety Officer qualified to deploy nationwide as part
of a national incident management team (IMT) (Both SOF1 and SOF2 must meet same
criteria for qualification)
SOF2 - ANS-TIIMS designation for Safety Officer qualified at state or local level to
function at wildland, interface fires or disasters. (Both SOF1 and SOF2 must meet same
criteria for qualification)
, SOFR - ANS-TIIMS designation for Line Safety Officer assigned to initial attack
operations at incidents that have not escalated to Type 2 or Type 1 incidents. Can be a
field assistant to SOF1&2's
There are ____ Type 1 IMT's and _____ Type 2 IMT's staged around the US ready to
deploy on a _______ basis as needed. - ANS-16; 32; rotational
NICC - ANS-National Interagency Coordinating Center (responsible for assigning Type
1 and Type 2 IMT's
In __________ Pres. George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive
_____, Management of Domestic Incidents. - ANS-2004; 5
HSPD-5, _______________, mandates the use of ________ as part of the
____________ - ANS-Management of Domestic Incidents; NIMS (National Incident
Management System; National Response Plan (NRP)
The NRP (__________) has recently been change to the _____________ (_____) -
ANS-National Response Plan; National Response Framework (NRF)
NFPA split the roles of HSO (Health and Safety Officer) and ISO (Incident Safety
Officer) from ___________ to ____________ for HSO and ____________ for ISO -
ANS-NFPA 1521; NFPA 1500; NFPA 1561
NFPA 1521 is now _______________________________________ - ANS-Written as
professional qualifications, knowledge and skill objectives for HSO and ISO.
NFPA 1500 - ANS-Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health
Program (HSO)
NFPA 1521 - ANS-Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional
Qualifications (HSO and SO)
NFPA 1026 - ANS-Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional
Qualifications (NIMS SO's)
Better Equipment and Fewer Fires - ANS-Rate of Fatalities and injuries associated with
fireground are not dramatically improving, but are technically better than before.
NFPA - ANS-National Fire Protection Association. Collects fire fatalities and injuries
associated with Line of Duty activities including incident response, training, station,
apparatus and other non-emergency related tasks.
USFA - ANS-United States Fire Administration. Similar data to NFPA, however,
classifies LODD within 24 hours of a fire or physically stressful incident.
Questions and Answers
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 (ISO) - ANS-Member of the command staff responsible to the
incident commander for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe conditions
and developing measures to ensure personnel safety.
In the mid 1990s the NFPA wrote a division between the HSO and ISO into... - ANS-
NFPA 1521
NIMS - ANS-National Incident Management System
NIMS uses ISO or SO? - ANS-SO (Safety Officer)
NFPA 1561 - ANS-Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and
Command Safety (SO)
NFPA 1561 ISO or SO? - ANS-SO
ISO and HSO overlapping functions - ANS-Accident Investigation, Post-Incident
Analysis (PIA), Safety Committee participation, Procedure review
NIIMS state the Safety Officer ______________ - ANS-Report directly to the IC
(Incident Commander)
NIIMS Safety Officer Classifications - ANS-Type 1 Safety Officer (SOF1)
Type 2 Safety Officer (SOF2)
Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
SOF1 - ANS-TIIMS designation for Safety Officer qualified to deploy nationwide as part
of a national incident management team (IMT) (Both SOF1 and SOF2 must meet same
criteria for qualification)
SOF2 - ANS-TIIMS designation for Safety Officer qualified at state or local level to
function at wildland, interface fires or disasters. (Both SOF1 and SOF2 must meet same
criteria for qualification)
, SOFR - ANS-TIIMS designation for Line Safety Officer assigned to initial attack
operations at incidents that have not escalated to Type 2 or Type 1 incidents. Can be a
field assistant to SOF1&2's
There are ____ Type 1 IMT's and _____ Type 2 IMT's staged around the US ready to
deploy on a _______ basis as needed. - ANS-16; 32; rotational
NICC - ANS-National Interagency Coordinating Center (responsible for assigning Type
1 and Type 2 IMT's
In __________ Pres. George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive
_____, Management of Domestic Incidents. - ANS-2004; 5
HSPD-5, _______________, mandates the use of ________ as part of the
____________ - ANS-Management of Domestic Incidents; NIMS (National Incident
Management System; National Response Plan (NRP)
The NRP (__________) has recently been change to the _____________ (_____) -
ANS-National Response Plan; National Response Framework (NRF)
NFPA split the roles of HSO (Health and Safety Officer) and ISO (Incident Safety
Officer) from ___________ to ____________ for HSO and ____________ for ISO -
ANS-NFPA 1521; NFPA 1500; NFPA 1561
NFPA 1521 is now _______________________________________ - ANS-Written as
professional qualifications, knowledge and skill objectives for HSO and ISO.
NFPA 1500 - ANS-Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health
Program (HSO)
NFPA 1521 - ANS-Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional
Qualifications (HSO and SO)
NFPA 1026 - ANS-Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional
Qualifications (NIMS SO's)
Better Equipment and Fewer Fires - ANS-Rate of Fatalities and injuries associated with
fireground are not dramatically improving, but are technically better than before.
NFPA - ANS-National Fire Protection Association. Collects fire fatalities and injuries
associated with Line of Duty activities including incident response, training, station,
apparatus and other non-emergency related tasks.
USFA - ANS-United States Fire Administration. Similar data to NFPA, however,
classifies LODD within 24 hours of a fire or physically stressful incident.
