FLORIDA SAFETY OFFICER TEST EVALUATION
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which NFPA standard requires the ISO to establish a rehabilitation area? -
✔✔NFPA 1561
✔✔In the physical setting, one thing that is essential for safe operations is: - ✔✔Secure
Footing.
✔✔What is the number one cause of deaths at incidents? - ✔✔Overexertion
✔✔An underused acclimation strategy at an incident is to have crews: - ✔✔Perform
Simple Stretching And Warm-Up Exercises.
✔✔__________ is an injury marked by painful muscle spasms. In simple terms, this
injury is a warning that the body's electrolytes are not balanced; dehydration may also
play a role, and medical attention is warranted. - ✔✔A Heat Cramp
✔✔Studies by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Toronto Fire
Services, and Orange County (CA. Fire Authority have all shown that firefighters
engaged in operations wearing full structural PPE will have average elevated core
temperatures of _________ after 20 minutes? - ✔✔101.5°F (39°C)
✔✔Always participating in established accountability systems and personnel
accountability reports (PARs) is an example of what kind of safety trigger? - ✔✔Setting
An Example
✔✔An order from the ISO to immediately evacuate a building or area should be
prefaced by: - ✔✔Emergency Traffic.
✔✔Safety issues requiring direct intervention can be classified as a(n): - ✔✔Both 1 And
2.
,✔✔Every radio communication needs to end with: - ✔✔An Acknowledgment.
✔✔Wearing bright green armbands on each sleeve would be an example of what kind
of safety trigger? - ✔✔Being Visible
✔✔If PPE issues keep resurfacing at incidents: - ✔✔The Department Values And
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Enforcement Are Delinquent.
✔✔The ISO's role in supporting ICS communications is twofold: use various
communication methods to maintain contact with the IC and working crews, and
_________ overall radio communications. - ✔✔Monitor
✔✔During an incident, the preferred identifier would be: - ✔✔By Functional Assignment.
✔✔The successful ISO has _________ options to deliver the safety message to
working crews. - ✔✔Many
✔✔If there is no IAP when the ISO is appointed, the ISO should: - ✔✔Immediately
Initiate The Conversation With The IC For An IAP.
✔✔All of the following are proactive actions EXCEPT: - ✔✔IAP Adjustment.
✔✔Who is responsible for managing the personnel accountability system? -
✔✔Whomever It Is Assigned To
✔✔The last step in the arrival process is: - ✔✔Checking Into The Accountability
System.
✔✔"Our linear thinking tends to _________ hazards, particularly if the hazard is
increasing at an exponential rate." - ✔✔Underestimate
✔✔True or False: The Dodson/Vavra ISO (DVISO) action mode meets the specific ISO
functions/duties that are outlined in various standards and laws. - ✔✔False
✔✔Experienced ISOs typically develop what kind of approach, which is applicable to
many types of incidents? - ✔✔A Uniform Approach
✔✔True or False: All fire departments use a formal personnel accountability system. -
✔✔False
✔✔At the benchmark, "360 complete," what would happen? - ✔✔The IC Establishes
The Risk Profile.
, ✔✔It is imperative that ISOs create an environment in which they can stay open to
multiple inputs and maintain a high degree of situation scanning and awareness—also
known as ______ thinking. - ✔✔Cyclic
✔✔If the duty ISO should arrive at the incident scene first, he or she should: - ✔✔Take
On The Role Of Initial IC If The Situation Warrants.
✔✔A four-person crew completes essential fireground tasks, such as attack, search,
and ventilation, how much faster than a three-person crew? - ✔✔25%
✔✔For an apartment fire, how many engines are recommended to be on scene? -
✔✔Three
✔✔Spaces or areas where conditions are simply not survivable have a __________.
The most obvious indicator of unsurvivable space is a fully developed fire within the
space (post-flashover) that has floor-level temperatures over 300°F (149°C; beyond
human life thresholD.. - ✔✔Zero Rescue Profile
✔✔A four-person crew can put "water on the fire" how much quicker than a two-person
crew? - ✔✔16%
✔✔Of all the calls a modern fire department responds to, the riskiest is: - ✔✔Structure
Fires.
✔✔Staffing guidelines for initial fireground operations would recommend how many
responders for a school? - ✔✔42
✔✔True or False: The primary role of the ISO is to always be monitoring/evaluating and
devising ways to make response efforts safer. - ✔✔True
✔✔The monitoring-evaluation relationship helps the ISO assess risk-taking and can be
expressed by the formula: - ✔✔Principal Hazards ± Integrity + Other Hazards ±
Resource Effectiveness = Risk-Taking.
✔✔True or False: Some fire departments mandate PARs every 30 minutes while
firefighters are working in an IDLH environment or other high-risk environments. -
✔✔False
✔✔In cases where the personnel accountability report is incomplete, what is the next
step? - ✔✔A RIC Should Be Deployed To Find Responders Who Are Unaccounted For.
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which NFPA standard requires the ISO to establish a rehabilitation area? -
✔✔NFPA 1561
✔✔In the physical setting, one thing that is essential for safe operations is: - ✔✔Secure
Footing.
✔✔What is the number one cause of deaths at incidents? - ✔✔Overexertion
✔✔An underused acclimation strategy at an incident is to have crews: - ✔✔Perform
Simple Stretching And Warm-Up Exercises.
✔✔__________ is an injury marked by painful muscle spasms. In simple terms, this
injury is a warning that the body's electrolytes are not balanced; dehydration may also
play a role, and medical attention is warranted. - ✔✔A Heat Cramp
✔✔Studies by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Toronto Fire
Services, and Orange County (CA. Fire Authority have all shown that firefighters
engaged in operations wearing full structural PPE will have average elevated core
temperatures of _________ after 20 minutes? - ✔✔101.5°F (39°C)
✔✔Always participating in established accountability systems and personnel
accountability reports (PARs) is an example of what kind of safety trigger? - ✔✔Setting
An Example
✔✔An order from the ISO to immediately evacuate a building or area should be
prefaced by: - ✔✔Emergency Traffic.
✔✔Safety issues requiring direct intervention can be classified as a(n): - ✔✔Both 1 And
2.
,✔✔Every radio communication needs to end with: - ✔✔An Acknowledgment.
✔✔Wearing bright green armbands on each sleeve would be an example of what kind
of safety trigger? - ✔✔Being Visible
✔✔If PPE issues keep resurfacing at incidents: - ✔✔The Department Values And
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Enforcement Are Delinquent.
✔✔The ISO's role in supporting ICS communications is twofold: use various
communication methods to maintain contact with the IC and working crews, and
_________ overall radio communications. - ✔✔Monitor
✔✔During an incident, the preferred identifier would be: - ✔✔By Functional Assignment.
✔✔The successful ISO has _________ options to deliver the safety message to
working crews. - ✔✔Many
✔✔If there is no IAP when the ISO is appointed, the ISO should: - ✔✔Immediately
Initiate The Conversation With The IC For An IAP.
✔✔All of the following are proactive actions EXCEPT: - ✔✔IAP Adjustment.
✔✔Who is responsible for managing the personnel accountability system? -
✔✔Whomever It Is Assigned To
✔✔The last step in the arrival process is: - ✔✔Checking Into The Accountability
System.
✔✔"Our linear thinking tends to _________ hazards, particularly if the hazard is
increasing at an exponential rate." - ✔✔Underestimate
✔✔True or False: The Dodson/Vavra ISO (DVISO) action mode meets the specific ISO
functions/duties that are outlined in various standards and laws. - ✔✔False
✔✔Experienced ISOs typically develop what kind of approach, which is applicable to
many types of incidents? - ✔✔A Uniform Approach
✔✔True or False: All fire departments use a formal personnel accountability system. -
✔✔False
✔✔At the benchmark, "360 complete," what would happen? - ✔✔The IC Establishes
The Risk Profile.
, ✔✔It is imperative that ISOs create an environment in which they can stay open to
multiple inputs and maintain a high degree of situation scanning and awareness—also
known as ______ thinking. - ✔✔Cyclic
✔✔If the duty ISO should arrive at the incident scene first, he or she should: - ✔✔Take
On The Role Of Initial IC If The Situation Warrants.
✔✔A four-person crew completes essential fireground tasks, such as attack, search,
and ventilation, how much faster than a three-person crew? - ✔✔25%
✔✔For an apartment fire, how many engines are recommended to be on scene? -
✔✔Three
✔✔Spaces or areas where conditions are simply not survivable have a __________.
The most obvious indicator of unsurvivable space is a fully developed fire within the
space (post-flashover) that has floor-level temperatures over 300°F (149°C; beyond
human life thresholD.. - ✔✔Zero Rescue Profile
✔✔A four-person crew can put "water on the fire" how much quicker than a two-person
crew? - ✔✔16%
✔✔Of all the calls a modern fire department responds to, the riskiest is: - ✔✔Structure
Fires.
✔✔Staffing guidelines for initial fireground operations would recommend how many
responders for a school? - ✔✔42
✔✔True or False: The primary role of the ISO is to always be monitoring/evaluating and
devising ways to make response efforts safer. - ✔✔True
✔✔The monitoring-evaluation relationship helps the ISO assess risk-taking and can be
expressed by the formula: - ✔✔Principal Hazards ± Integrity + Other Hazards ±
Resource Effectiveness = Risk-Taking.
✔✔True or False: Some fire departments mandate PARs every 30 minutes while
firefighters are working in an IDLH environment or other high-risk environments. -
✔✔False
✔✔In cases where the personnel accountability report is incomplete, what is the next
step? - ✔✔A RIC Should Be Deployed To Find Responders Who Are Unaccounted For.
