Fire Department Incident Safety Officer, 3rd
Edition Exam Questions And Answers Latest
2025
1. Health and safety officer (HSO) - CORRECT ANSWER-The individual
assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and
safety program.
2. Incident safety officer - CORRECT ANSWER-A member of the command
staff responsible for the monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe
situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety.
3. National Incident Management System (NIMS) - CORRECT ANSWER-An
incident response system developed by the Department of Homeland
Security.
4. National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - CORRECT
ANSWER-An incident response system developed by the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group.
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - CORRECT ANSWER-A mental health
disorder that can develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying
ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm.
6. NFPA 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER-HSO requirements, duties and
responsibilities
,7. NFPA 1561 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO requirements, duties and
responsibilities
8. NFPA 1521 - CORRECT ANSWER-HSO qualifications
9. NFPA 1521 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO qualifications for fire department
ISO's
10.NFPA 1026 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
11.firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - CORRECT ANSWER-
slowly declining
12.percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - CORRECT
ANSWER-trending upward
13.number of injuries on the fire ground - CORRECT ANSWER-declining, but
not as fast as the decline in the number of fires
14.ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - CORRECT ANSWER-monitoring incident
conditions and activities
15.ISOs responsibilities E- - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluating hazards and unsafe
conditions
, 16.ISOs responsibilities D- - CORRECT ANSWER-Developing measures that
promote safe incident handling
17.ISOs responsibilities I- - CORRECT ANSWER-Intervening when an
immediate or potential threat exists
18.ISOs responsibilities C- - CORRECT ANSWER-Communicating urgent and
advisory safety messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
19.HSO role- - CORRECT ANSWER-primarily an administrative or managerial
position, the ISO role is an incident command staff position
20.Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - CORRECT ANSWER-established Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
21.NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA
1561 (requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
22.US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - CORRECT
ANSWER-100
23.Fire service injuries annually, but declining - CORRECT ANSWER-69,000
24.Assistant safety officer (ASO) - CORRECT ANSWER-A member of the fire
department appointed by the incident commander to assist the ISO in the
performance of the ISO functions at the incident scene.
Edition Exam Questions And Answers Latest
2025
1. Health and safety officer (HSO) - CORRECT ANSWER-The individual
assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and
safety program.
2. Incident safety officer - CORRECT ANSWER-A member of the command
staff responsible for the monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe
situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety.
3. National Incident Management System (NIMS) - CORRECT ANSWER-An
incident response system developed by the Department of Homeland
Security.
4. National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - CORRECT
ANSWER-An incident response system developed by the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group.
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - CORRECT ANSWER-A mental health
disorder that can develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying
ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm.
6. NFPA 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER-HSO requirements, duties and
responsibilities
,7. NFPA 1561 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO requirements, duties and
responsibilities
8. NFPA 1521 - CORRECT ANSWER-HSO qualifications
9. NFPA 1521 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO qualifications for fire department
ISO's
10.NFPA 1026 - CORRECT ANSWER-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
11.firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - CORRECT ANSWER-
slowly declining
12.percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - CORRECT
ANSWER-trending upward
13.number of injuries on the fire ground - CORRECT ANSWER-declining, but
not as fast as the decline in the number of fires
14.ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - CORRECT ANSWER-monitoring incident
conditions and activities
15.ISOs responsibilities E- - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluating hazards and unsafe
conditions
, 16.ISOs responsibilities D- - CORRECT ANSWER-Developing measures that
promote safe incident handling
17.ISOs responsibilities I- - CORRECT ANSWER-Intervening when an
immediate or potential threat exists
18.ISOs responsibilities C- - CORRECT ANSWER-Communicating urgent and
advisory safety messages that help prevent injuries or deaths
19.HSO role- - CORRECT ANSWER-primarily an administrative or managerial
position, the ISO role is an incident command staff position
20.Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - CORRECT ANSWER-established Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
21.NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA
1561 (requirements, duties, responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
22.US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - CORRECT
ANSWER-100
23.Fire service injuries annually, but declining - CORRECT ANSWER-69,000
24.Assistant safety officer (ASO) - CORRECT ANSWER-A member of the fire
department appointed by the incident commander to assist the ISO in the
performance of the ISO functions at the incident scene.
