INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES 2026
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS ) ALREADY GRADED A+
In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency
incidents? - ANSWERS-The West Coast
In the MEDIC acronym, the D stands for: - ANSWERS-Develop.
In what year was Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, Management of Domestic
Incidents, signed? - ANSWERS-2004
Most line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) are: - ANSWERS-stress (cardiac) related.
The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard? - ANSWERS-NFPA
1521
The number of injuries on the fireground is declining: - ANSWERS-but not as quickly as the
number of fires.
The workers' compensation experience modifier is typically based on a _____-year loss
experience. - ANSWERS-3
True or False: The appointment of an ISO does not absolve other firefighters or fire officers from
the responsibility to have situational awareness and to act in a safe manner. - ANSWERS-True
,What organization conducts LODD examinations of specific incidents to assist fire departments
and the fire service in developing processes and procedures to prevent further LODD or injury
occurrences? - ANSWERS-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers? - ANSWERS-
NFPA 1026
Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident management team (IMT)
designations? - ANSWERS-The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations? - ANSWERS-The incident safety officer
(ISO)
All of the following are common, widely practiced concepts in risk reduction industries EXCEPT: -
ANSWERS-the hazard mitigation model.
All of the following are factors in the Operational Safety Triad EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-policies.
All of the following are factors to be addressed in the personnel aspect of the Operational Safety
Triad EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-observational skills.
Before a hazard can be evaluated, it needs to be: - ANSWERS-identified.
_________ is the process of developing one's analytical ability using principles, concepts, and
values. - ANSWERS-Education
_________ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills. - ANSWERS-Training
, The definition of a well-written SOP is: - ANSWERS-firefighters follow it.
The department's safety _________ is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed
from one "generation" to another. - ANSWERS-culture
The first step in developing a formal SOP is establishing: - ANSWERS-an administrative process
to create, edit, alter, or delete established processes.
The primary function of an ISO is to: - ANSWERS-identify hazards.
What is the process for determining which procedures need to be written first? - ANSWERS-
Either A or B
When did the issue of responders' mental health start gaining attention with formal and
informal critical incident stress management (CISM) programs? - ANSWERS-During the 1980s.
In NFPA 1500, Chapter 8, the first three sections are Incident Management, Communications,
and: - ANSWERS-Risk Management During Emergency Operations.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which cabinet-level
department? - ANSWERS-Department of Health and Human Services
NFPA 1500's chapter 8 is essential information, and its title is: - ANSWERS-Emergency
Operations.
One legal principle that has a long history of minimizing fire department and firefighter liability
is: - ANSWERS-discretionary function.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES 2026
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS ) ALREADY GRADED A+
In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency
incidents? - ANSWERS-The West Coast
In the MEDIC acronym, the D stands for: - ANSWERS-Develop.
In what year was Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, Management of Domestic
Incidents, signed? - ANSWERS-2004
Most line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) are: - ANSWERS-stress (cardiac) related.
The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard? - ANSWERS-NFPA
1521
The number of injuries on the fireground is declining: - ANSWERS-but not as quickly as the
number of fires.
The workers' compensation experience modifier is typically based on a _____-year loss
experience. - ANSWERS-3
True or False: The appointment of an ISO does not absolve other firefighters or fire officers from
the responsibility to have situational awareness and to act in a safe manner. - ANSWERS-True
,What organization conducts LODD examinations of specific incidents to assist fire departments
and the fire service in developing processes and procedures to prevent further LODD or injury
occurrences? - ANSWERS-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers? - ANSWERS-
NFPA 1026
Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident management team (IMT)
designations? - ANSWERS-The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations? - ANSWERS-The incident safety officer
(ISO)
All of the following are common, widely practiced concepts in risk reduction industries EXCEPT: -
ANSWERS-the hazard mitigation model.
All of the following are factors in the Operational Safety Triad EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-policies.
All of the following are factors to be addressed in the personnel aspect of the Operational Safety
Triad EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-observational skills.
Before a hazard can be evaluated, it needs to be: - ANSWERS-identified.
_________ is the process of developing one's analytical ability using principles, concepts, and
values. - ANSWERS-Education
_________ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills. - ANSWERS-Training
, The definition of a well-written SOP is: - ANSWERS-firefighters follow it.
The department's safety _________ is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed
from one "generation" to another. - ANSWERS-culture
The first step in developing a formal SOP is establishing: - ANSWERS-an administrative process
to create, edit, alter, or delete established processes.
The primary function of an ISO is to: - ANSWERS-identify hazards.
What is the process for determining which procedures need to be written first? - ANSWERS-
Either A or B
When did the issue of responders' mental health start gaining attention with formal and
informal critical incident stress management (CISM) programs? - ANSWERS-During the 1980s.
In NFPA 1500, Chapter 8, the first three sections are Incident Management, Communications,
and: - ANSWERS-Risk Management During Emergency Operations.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which cabinet-level
department? - ANSWERS-Department of Health and Human Services
NFPA 1500's chapter 8 is essential information, and its title is: - ANSWERS-Emergency
Operations.
One legal principle that has a long history of minimizing fire department and firefighter liability
is: - ANSWERS-discretionary function.
