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INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER TCFP LATEST EXAM UPDATE
2024/2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|GRADED A+
In NFPA 1500, Chapter 8, the first three sections are Incident Management,
Communications, and:
A) Crew Resource Management (CRM)
B) Members Operating at Emergency Incidents
C) Hazard Control Zones
D) Rapid Intervention for Rescue of Members
A) Crew Resource Management (CRM)
The has authority to stop, alter, or suspend activities that present an imminent
threat of harm.
A) SO
B) ASO
C) IC
D) ISO
A) SO
One legal principle that has a long history of minimizing fire department and
firefighter liability is:
A) discretionary function
B) lack of high-payout insurance policies
C) Good Samaritan laws
D) professional courtesy
A) discretionary function
The worst rule violations are classified by OSHA as:
A) intentional violations
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B) red violations
C) stage 4 violations
D) willful disregard
D) willful disregard
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which
cabinet-level department?
A) Department of Labor
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Health and Human Services
D) Department of Defense
C) Department of Health and Human Services
What group has been funded by Congress to investigate all firefighter fatalities?
A) NIOSH
B) FEMA
C) NFPA
D) OSHA
A) NIOSH
Two good reasons to use "guiding publications" are to keep firefighters safe and:
A) to avoid litigation
B) to keep up with trends
C) equipment in good repair
D) for networking opportunities
A) to avoid litigation
The NFPA was established in 1896 to address a multitude of fire prevention issues
and:
A) fire protection issues
B) firefighter injury issues
C) arson issues
D) insurance concerns
A) fire protection issues
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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?
A) Formal delegation
B) Automatic delegation
C) Preprogrammed
D) "Bump up"
B) Automatic delegation
All of the following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO
present EXCEPT:
A) Difficult
B) Lengthy
C) Typical
D) Complicated
C) Typical
One thing that can lessen the need for an ISO during mutual-aid incidents is:
A) regular training
B) co-incident commanders
C) SOP
D) good communications
A) regular training
In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs
for the safety officer?
A) NFPA 1500 and NFPA 472
B) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1561
C) NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1561
D) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 472
D) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 472
The most important reason this text does not support the idea of having the RIC act
as the ISO is:
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A) if he or she is needed for a rescue operation, who is the 150
B) he or she could be distracted from the RIC preparations
C) conflicting priorities
D) he or she may not have the proper training
B) he or she could be distracted from the RIC preparations
Which NFPA standard lists the ISO requirements, duties, and responsibilities?
A) NFPA 1500
B) NFPA 1026
C) NFPA 1521
D) NFPA 1561
D) NFPA 1561
Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?
A) The incident commander
B) The incident safety officer (ISO)
C) Both the ISO and HSO
D) The health and safety officer (HSO)
B) The incident safety officer (ISO)
Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety
officers?
A) NFPA 1561
B) NFPA 1026
C) NFPA 1500
D) NFPA 1521
B) NFPA 1026
The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard?
A) NFPA 1562
INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER TCFP LATEST EXAM UPDATE
2024/2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|GRADED A+
In NFPA 1500, Chapter 8, the first three sections are Incident Management,
Communications, and:
A) Crew Resource Management (CRM)
B) Members Operating at Emergency Incidents
C) Hazard Control Zones
D) Rapid Intervention for Rescue of Members
A) Crew Resource Management (CRM)
The has authority to stop, alter, or suspend activities that present an imminent
threat of harm.
A) SO
B) ASO
C) IC
D) ISO
A) SO
One legal principle that has a long history of minimizing fire department and
firefighter liability is:
A) discretionary function
B) lack of high-payout insurance policies
C) Good Samaritan laws
D) professional courtesy
A) discretionary function
The worst rule violations are classified by OSHA as:
A) intentional violations
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B) red violations
C) stage 4 violations
D) willful disregard
D) willful disregard
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which
cabinet-level department?
A) Department of Labor
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) Department of Health and Human Services
D) Department of Defense
C) Department of Health and Human Services
What group has been funded by Congress to investigate all firefighter fatalities?
A) NIOSH
B) FEMA
C) NFPA
D) OSHA
A) NIOSH
Two good reasons to use "guiding publications" are to keep firefighters safe and:
A) to avoid litigation
B) to keep up with trends
C) equipment in good repair
D) for networking opportunities
A) to avoid litigation
The NFPA was established in 1896 to address a multitude of fire prevention issues
and:
A) fire protection issues
B) firefighter injury issues
C) arson issues
D) insurance concerns
A) fire protection issues
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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?
A) Formal delegation
B) Automatic delegation
C) Preprogrammed
D) "Bump up"
B) Automatic delegation
All of the following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO
present EXCEPT:
A) Difficult
B) Lengthy
C) Typical
D) Complicated
C) Typical
One thing that can lessen the need for an ISO during mutual-aid incidents is:
A) regular training
B) co-incident commanders
C) SOP
D) good communications
A) regular training
In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs
for the safety officer?
A) NFPA 1500 and NFPA 472
B) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1561
C) NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1561
D) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 472
D) NFPA 1006 and NFPA 472
The most important reason this text does not support the idea of having the RIC act
as the ISO is:
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A) if he or she is needed for a rescue operation, who is the 150
B) he or she could be distracted from the RIC preparations
C) conflicting priorities
D) he or she may not have the proper training
B) he or she could be distracted from the RIC preparations
Which NFPA standard lists the ISO requirements, duties, and responsibilities?
A) NFPA 1500
B) NFPA 1026
C) NFPA 1521
D) NFPA 1561
D) NFPA 1561
Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?
A) The incident commander
B) The incident safety officer (ISO)
C) Both the ISO and HSO
D) The health and safety officer (HSO)
B) The incident safety officer (ISO)
Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety
officers?
A) NFPA 1561
B) NFPA 1026
C) NFPA 1500
D) NFPA 1521
B) NFPA 1026
The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard?
A) NFPA 1562
