FIRE DEPARTMENTINCIDENT SAFETY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES
2026 (1OO%VERIFIED ANSWERS ) ALREADY 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 - ANSWERS-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.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANSWERS-An incident response system
developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - ANSWERS-An incident response
system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ANSWERS-A mental health disorder that can develop in
individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of
harm.
NFPA 1500 - ANSWERS-HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - ANSWERS-ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1521 - ANSWERS-HSO qualifications
,NFPA 1521 - ANSWERS-ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - ANSWERS-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - ANSWERS-slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - ANSWERS-trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - ANSWERS-declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - ANSWERS-monitoring incident conditions and activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - ANSWERS-evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - ANSWERS-Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibilities I- - ANSWERS-Intervening when an immediate or potential threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - ANSWERS-Communicating urgent and advisory safety messages that
help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - ANSWERS-primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is an
incident command staff position
, Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - ANSWERS-established Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - ANSWERS-NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties,
responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - ANSWERS-100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - ANSWERS-69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - ANSWERS-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.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ANSWERS-OSHA regulations that often outline the
equipment required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - ANSWERS-An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education - ANSWERS-The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles,
concepts, and values
Formal Process - ANSWERS-A process defined in writing. It can take on many forms; standard
operating procedures, standard operating guidelines, departmental directives, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - ANSWERS-An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES
2026 (1OO%VERIFIED ANSWERS ) ALREADY 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 - ANSWERS-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.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANSWERS-An incident response system
developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) - ANSWERS-An incident response
system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - ANSWERS-A mental health disorder that can develop in
individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of
harm.
NFPA 1500 - ANSWERS-HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1561 - ANSWERS-ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
NFPA 1521 - ANSWERS-HSO qualifications
,NFPA 1521 - ANSWERS-ISO qualifications for fire department ISO's
NFPA 1026 - ANSWERS-ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers
firefighter injuries, combined from all activities- - ANSWERS-slowly declining
percentage of FF LODDs due to non-cardiac, on scene causes- - ANSWERS-trending upward
number of injuries on the fire ground - ANSWERS-declining, but not as fast as the decline in the
number of fires
ISOs responsibilities (MEDIC) M- - ANSWERS-monitoring incident conditions and activities
ISOs responsibilities E- - ANSWERS-evaluating hazards and unsafe conditions
ISOs responsibilities D- - ANSWERS-Developing measures that promote safe incident handling
ISOs responsibilities I- - ANSWERS-Intervening when an immediate or potential threat exists
ISOs responsibilities C- - ANSWERS-Communicating urgent and advisory safety messages that
help prevent injuries or deaths
HSO role- - ANSWERS-primarily an administrative or managerial position, the ISO role is an
incident command staff position
, Williams-Steiger act of 1970 - ANSWERS-established Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA standards that help guide the ISO are - ANSWERS-NFPA 1561 (requirements, duties,
responsibilities) NFPA 1521 (qualifications)
US fire service averages more than _____ LODDS annually - ANSWERS-100
Fire service injuries annually, but declining - ANSWERS-69,000
Assistant safety officer (ASO) - ANSWERS-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.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - ANSWERS-OSHA regulations that often outline the
equipment required to accomplish a given process.
Countermeasure - ANSWERS-An action used to effect hazard mitigation
Education - ANSWERS-The process of developing one's analytical ability using principles,
concepts, and values
Formal Process - ANSWERS-A process defined in writing. It can take on many forms; standard
operating procedures, standard operating guidelines, departmental directives, temporary
memorandums, and the like
Guideline - ANSWERS-An adaptable template that offers wide flexibility in application
