TCFP Incident Safety Officer Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Health and Safety Officer (HSO) - Answers The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the
manager of the health and safety program.
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) - Answers 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... - Answers NFPA 1521
NIMS - Answers National Incident Management System
NIMS uses ISO or SO? - Answers SO (Safety Officer)
NFPA 1561 - Answers Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command
Safety (SO)
NFPA 1561 ISO or SO? - Answers SO
ISO and HSO overlapping functions - Answers Accident Investigation, Post-Incident Analysis (PIA), Safety
Committee participation, Procedure review
ISO Functions - Answers Monitor Incidents, Evaluate Hazards/Risks, Develop Preventive Measures,
Intervene to Prevent Harm, Communicate Safety Messages, Incident Action Plan (IAP) Review
HSO Functions - Answers OSHA Compliance, Safety and Health Education, Accident Prevention Program,
Facility Safety, Infection Control, Risk Management Administration, Data Analysis
Where did "wall-watchers" come from? - Answers This practice followed the collapse of the New York
Jennings Building at 231 Broadway on April 25, 1854, which killed 20 firefighters
Colorado Springs 1898 - Answers Withdrew FF 30 minutes before a train car full of black powder
exploded causing a wind-driven fire event that destroyed several structures including the Antler's Hotel
Safety Officer role formalized (industrial culture) - Answers WW2, people were getting hurt in support
roles, outside of combat, so Safety Officers were appointed to effect immediate improvements while
safer procedures were developed.
Congress passed the _______________ in 1970 which created _______________. - Answers Williams-
Steiger Act; OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Signed into law by Nixon December
1970.
The modern roots of risk management and a dedicated safety officer was the development and
adoption of ________________ in ___________ - Answers NFPA 1500; 1987
NFPA 1501 was changed to _____________ - Answers NFPA 1521
, FIRESCOPE - Answers Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies
(West Coast)
Chief Alan Brunacini - Answers In late 1970's taught Fire Ground Command, teaching the need for a
Safety Officer to provide higher expertise and undivided attention to fireground safety.
NIIMS - Answers National Interagency Incident Management System, utilized by the NWCG (National
Wildfire Coordinating Group).
NIIMS state the Safety Officer ______________ - Answers Report directly to the IC (Incident
Commander)
NIIMS Safety Officer Classifications - Answers Type 1 Safety Officer (SOF1)
Type 2 Safety Officer (SOF2)
Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
SOF1 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers 16; 32; rotational
NICC - Answers 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. - Answers 2004; 5
HSPD-5, _______________, mandates the use of ________ as part of the ____________ - Answers
Management of Domestic Incidents; NIMS (National Incident Management System; National Response
Plan (NRP)
The NRP (__________) has recently been change to the _____________ (_____) - Answers 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 - Answers NFPA 1521; NFPA 1500;
NFPA 1561
Health and Safety Officer (HSO) - Answers The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the
manager of the health and safety program.
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) - Answers 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... - Answers NFPA 1521
NIMS - Answers National Incident Management System
NIMS uses ISO or SO? - Answers SO (Safety Officer)
NFPA 1561 - Answers Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command
Safety (SO)
NFPA 1561 ISO or SO? - Answers SO
ISO and HSO overlapping functions - Answers Accident Investigation, Post-Incident Analysis (PIA), Safety
Committee participation, Procedure review
ISO Functions - Answers Monitor Incidents, Evaluate Hazards/Risks, Develop Preventive Measures,
Intervene to Prevent Harm, Communicate Safety Messages, Incident Action Plan (IAP) Review
HSO Functions - Answers OSHA Compliance, Safety and Health Education, Accident Prevention Program,
Facility Safety, Infection Control, Risk Management Administration, Data Analysis
Where did "wall-watchers" come from? - Answers This practice followed the collapse of the New York
Jennings Building at 231 Broadway on April 25, 1854, which killed 20 firefighters
Colorado Springs 1898 - Answers Withdrew FF 30 minutes before a train car full of black powder
exploded causing a wind-driven fire event that destroyed several structures including the Antler's Hotel
Safety Officer role formalized (industrial culture) - Answers WW2, people were getting hurt in support
roles, outside of combat, so Safety Officers were appointed to effect immediate improvements while
safer procedures were developed.
Congress passed the _______________ in 1970 which created _______________. - Answers Williams-
Steiger Act; OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Signed into law by Nixon December
1970.
The modern roots of risk management and a dedicated safety officer was the development and
adoption of ________________ in ___________ - Answers NFPA 1500; 1987
NFPA 1501 was changed to _____________ - Answers NFPA 1521
, FIRESCOPE - Answers Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies
(West Coast)
Chief Alan Brunacini - Answers In late 1970's taught Fire Ground Command, teaching the need for a
Safety Officer to provide higher expertise and undivided attention to fireground safety.
NIIMS - Answers National Interagency Incident Management System, utilized by the NWCG (National
Wildfire Coordinating Group).
NIIMS state the Safety Officer ______________ - Answers Report directly to the IC (Incident
Commander)
NIIMS Safety Officer Classifications - Answers Type 1 Safety Officer (SOF1)
Type 2 Safety Officer (SOF2)
Line Safety Officer (SOFR)
SOF1 - Answers 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 - Answers 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 - Answers 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. - Answers 16; 32; rotational
NICC - Answers 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. - Answers 2004; 5
HSPD-5, _______________, mandates the use of ________ as part of the ____________ - Answers
Management of Domestic Incidents; NIMS (National Incident Management System; National Response
Plan (NRP)
The NRP (__________) has recently been change to the _____________ (_____) - Answers 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 - Answers NFPA 1521; NFPA 1500;
NFPA 1561
