FLORIDA SAFETY OFFICER CORE EXAMS ALL
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔If there is a Mayday incident, who begins the accident documentation and
investigation process? - ✔✔The ISO
✔✔In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs
for the safety officer? - ✔✔NFPA 1006 And NFPA 472
✔✔What is the name for the situation in which an SOP exists that tells the IC that he or
she shall delegate the safety function to a qualified ISO under certain conditions? -
✔✔Automatic Delegation
✔✔Once the span of control rises above ______, the IC should include an ISO. -
✔✔Three
✔✔An ISO shall meet the requirements of: - ✔✔Fire Officer I.
✔✔Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Risks Are Usually Greater Early On In An
Incident.
✔✔One thing that can lessen the need for an ISO during mutual-aid incidents is: -
✔✔Regular Training.
✔✔All of the following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO
present EXCEPT: - ✔✔Typical
✔✔True or False: While logic shows that the first 25 minutes of a residential fire are the
most dangerous, there are no accurate data that suggest that firefighter deaths and
injuries happen early at an incident. - ✔✔True
✔✔On the timeline, time zero is when: - ✔✔Firefighters Arrive On Scene.
,✔✔Major fires present the threat of wall collapse if the building was built during which
era? - ✔✔Founders' Era
✔✔A spreader is used to: - ✔✔Support Walls That Are Collapsing Inward.
✔✔A newly constructed high-rise would probably have a construction classification of: -
✔✔Type I.
✔✔There are three general types of connections: pinned, rigid, and: - ✔✔Gravity.
✔✔A newly constructed school would probably have a construction classification of: -
✔✔Type II.
✔✔In essence, mass is heat resistance, and heat resistance is: - ✔✔Time.
✔✔All of the following are characteristics of a building material EXCEPT: - ✔✔Age Of
Material.
✔✔The preferred shape for columns is: - ✔✔Square Or Circle.
✔✔A newly constructed suburban strip mall would probably have a construction
classification of: - ✔✔Type II.
✔✔The use of balloon framing was most prevalent during which era? - ✔✔The
Industrial Era
✔✔Which letter in the acronym VVDC is best used as the predictor of how things are
going to be? - ✔✔Density
✔✔True or False: Smoke volume by itself tells you quite a lot about a fire. - ✔✔False
✔✔Two forces cause smoke to pressurize in a building: smoke volume and: -
✔✔Convection Heat.
✔✔Increasing smoke speed can be a warning sign for: - ✔✔Flame-Over.
✔✔An item that is releasing a mix of particulates and aerosols as well as gases is
referred to as: - ✔✔Off-Aggregating.
✔✔Sucking or puffing of smoke from an open door or window is a warning for: -
✔✔Explosive Growth.
, ✔✔Smoke at a building fire is created by: - ✔✔Incomplete Combustion And Pyrolitic
Decomposition.
✔✔In which phase of a compartmentalized fire do conditions exist where open flaming
decreases because smoke production displaces and limits available combustion air,
although heating continues to produce smoke? - ✔✔Ventilation-Limited Phase
✔✔In revising the classic four stages of fire development, the phase that has been
expanded upon is: - ✔✔Growth.
✔✔Turbulent smoke flow that has filled a compartment can be a warning sign for: -
✔✔Flashover.
✔✔Determining the appropriateness of risk-taking is often based on: - ✔✔Local Liability
Standards.
✔✔NFPA 1561 states that the "__________ shall monitor conditions, activities, and
operations to determine if they fall within the criteria [of acceptable risk-taking] as
defined in the department's risk management plan." - ✔✔Safety Officer
✔✔If you are "comprehending the situation," you are at what level of situational
awareness? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔True or False: The ISO needs to gauge whether the loss of SA by the working
responders is leading to a trap, unacceptable risk-taking, or both, but must also
remember that the urgency of task completion is essential. - ✔✔False
✔✔As former fire chief Dave Daniels characterized firefighting, "Firefighting isn't
________; it's merely risky." - ✔✔Dangerous
✔✔Personal values regarding situational awareness can be improved through: -
✔✔Educational Endeavors.
✔✔What kind of learning can be described as the process of observing others to
develop knowledge, skill, or an experience base? - ✔✔Vicarious Learning
✔✔By comparing the department's incident action plans to what are considered
commonplace and accepted risk management practices, the ISO can: - ✔✔Build A
Foundation For Risk Decision Making.
✔✔Valued property can be described as: - ✔✔Physical Property Whose Loss Will
Cause Harm To The Community.
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔If there is a Mayday incident, who begins the accident documentation and
investigation process? - ✔✔The ISO
✔✔In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs
for the safety officer? - ✔✔NFPA 1006 And NFPA 472
✔✔What is the name for the situation in which an SOP exists that tells the IC that he or
she shall delegate the safety function to a qualified ISO under certain conditions? -
✔✔Automatic Delegation
✔✔Once the span of control rises above ______, the IC should include an ISO. -
✔✔Three
✔✔An ISO shall meet the requirements of: - ✔✔Fire Officer I.
✔✔Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Risks Are Usually Greater Early On In An
Incident.
✔✔One thing that can lessen the need for an ISO during mutual-aid incidents is: -
✔✔Regular Training.
✔✔All of the following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO
present EXCEPT: - ✔✔Typical
✔✔True or False: While logic shows that the first 25 minutes of a residential fire are the
most dangerous, there are no accurate data that suggest that firefighter deaths and
injuries happen early at an incident. - ✔✔True
✔✔On the timeline, time zero is when: - ✔✔Firefighters Arrive On Scene.
,✔✔Major fires present the threat of wall collapse if the building was built during which
era? - ✔✔Founders' Era
✔✔A spreader is used to: - ✔✔Support Walls That Are Collapsing Inward.
✔✔A newly constructed high-rise would probably have a construction classification of: -
✔✔Type I.
✔✔There are three general types of connections: pinned, rigid, and: - ✔✔Gravity.
✔✔A newly constructed school would probably have a construction classification of: -
✔✔Type II.
✔✔In essence, mass is heat resistance, and heat resistance is: - ✔✔Time.
✔✔All of the following are characteristics of a building material EXCEPT: - ✔✔Age Of
Material.
✔✔The preferred shape for columns is: - ✔✔Square Or Circle.
✔✔A newly constructed suburban strip mall would probably have a construction
classification of: - ✔✔Type II.
✔✔The use of balloon framing was most prevalent during which era? - ✔✔The
Industrial Era
✔✔Which letter in the acronym VVDC is best used as the predictor of how things are
going to be? - ✔✔Density
✔✔True or False: Smoke volume by itself tells you quite a lot about a fire. - ✔✔False
✔✔Two forces cause smoke to pressurize in a building: smoke volume and: -
✔✔Convection Heat.
✔✔Increasing smoke speed can be a warning sign for: - ✔✔Flame-Over.
✔✔An item that is releasing a mix of particulates and aerosols as well as gases is
referred to as: - ✔✔Off-Aggregating.
✔✔Sucking or puffing of smoke from an open door or window is a warning for: -
✔✔Explosive Growth.
, ✔✔Smoke at a building fire is created by: - ✔✔Incomplete Combustion And Pyrolitic
Decomposition.
✔✔In which phase of a compartmentalized fire do conditions exist where open flaming
decreases because smoke production displaces and limits available combustion air,
although heating continues to produce smoke? - ✔✔Ventilation-Limited Phase
✔✔In revising the classic four stages of fire development, the phase that has been
expanded upon is: - ✔✔Growth.
✔✔Turbulent smoke flow that has filled a compartment can be a warning sign for: -
✔✔Flashover.
✔✔Determining the appropriateness of risk-taking is often based on: - ✔✔Local Liability
Standards.
✔✔NFPA 1561 states that the "__________ shall monitor conditions, activities, and
operations to determine if they fall within the criteria [of acceptable risk-taking] as
defined in the department's risk management plan." - ✔✔Safety Officer
✔✔If you are "comprehending the situation," you are at what level of situational
awareness? - ✔✔Level 2
✔✔True or False: The ISO needs to gauge whether the loss of SA by the working
responders is leading to a trap, unacceptable risk-taking, or both, but must also
remember that the urgency of task completion is essential. - ✔✔False
✔✔As former fire chief Dave Daniels characterized firefighting, "Firefighting isn't
________; it's merely risky." - ✔✔Dangerous
✔✔Personal values regarding situational awareness can be improved through: -
✔✔Educational Endeavors.
✔✔What kind of learning can be described as the process of observing others to
develop knowledge, skill, or an experience base? - ✔✔Vicarious Learning
✔✔By comparing the department's incident action plans to what are considered
commonplace and accepted risk management practices, the ISO can: - ✔✔Build A
Foundation For Risk Decision Making.
✔✔Valued property can be described as: - ✔✔Physical Property Whose Loss Will
Cause Harm To The Community.
