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FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER EXAM
BUNDLE NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Health and safety Officer (HSO) ......ANSWER........The individual
assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the
health and safety program
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) ......ANSWER........A member of the
command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety
hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to
ensure personnel safety
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
......ANSWER........An incident response system developed by the
department of homeland security
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
......ANSWER........An incident response system developed by the
national wildfire coordinating group
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ......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.
NFPA 1561 ......ANSWER........Incident Safety Officer
requirements, duties, and responsibilities
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NFPA 1521 ......ANSWER........Standard for Fire Department
Safety Officer
NFPA 1500 ......ANSWER........Standard on Fire Department
Occupational Safety and Health Program
Williams-Steiger Act ......ANSWER........Created by congress in
1970 in order to form the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA 1026 ......ANSWER........Incident Safety Officer
qualifications for NIMS safety officer
Assistant Safety Officer (ASO) ......ANSWER........A member of the
fire department appointed by the incident commander to assist
the ISO in the performance of the ISO functions at an incident
scene
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ......ANSWER........OSHA
regulations that often outline the equipment required to
accomplish a given process
Countermeasure ......ANSWER........An action used to effect
hazard mitigation
Education ......ANSWER........The process of developing one's
analytical ability using principles, concepts, and values
Formal Process ......ANSWER........A process defined in writing
which can take on forms of SOP's, SOG's, Department Directives,
etc
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Guideline ......ANSWER........An adaptable template that offers
wide flexibility in application
Informal Process ......ANSWER........A process or operation that is
part of a department's routine but that is not written, and
therefore are learned through new member training, on-the-job
training, and day-to-day routine.
Mitigation ......ANSWER........The overall strategy of hazard
control
Mitigation Hierarchy ......ANSWER........A preferred order of
hazard control strategies: elimination, reduction, adaption,
transfer, and avoidance
Procedure ......ANSWER........A strict directive that must be
followed with little or no flexibility
Risk ......ANSWER........The chance of damage, injury or loss
Risk Management ......ANSWER........The process of minimizing the
chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury
Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) ......ANSWER........A value
given to the protective quality of structural firefighting PPE and
equipment
Training ......ANSWER........The process of learning and applying
knowledge and skills
Hazard Identification
Hazard Evaluation
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Hazard Prioritization
Hazard Control
Hazard Monitoring ......ANSWER........Five-Step Risk Management
Procedures
Equipment
Personnel ......ANSWER........List the three elements that make up
the operational safety triad.
Acquired training and education
The person's physical and mental health
The person's general and current attitude. ......ANSWER........Three
Factors that contribute to an individual's ability to act safely
OSHA Regulations
NFPA Standards
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
......ANSWER........External influences that can affect safety
equipment design and purchase
Case Law ......ANSWER........A precedent established over time
through the judicial process
Code ......ANSWER........A work of law established or adopted by
a rule-making authority which serves to regulate an approach,
system, or topic for which it is written
Guide ......ANSWER........A publication that offers procedures,
directions, or standards of care as a reasonable means to
address a condition or situation
FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER EXAM
BUNDLE NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Health and safety Officer (HSO) ......ANSWER........The individual
assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the
health and safety program
Incident Safety Officer (ISO) ......ANSWER........A member of the
command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety
hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to
ensure personnel safety
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
......ANSWER........An incident response system developed by the
department of homeland security
National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
......ANSWER........An incident response system developed by the
national wildfire coordinating group
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ......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.
NFPA 1561 ......ANSWER........Incident Safety Officer
requirements, duties, and responsibilities
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NFPA 1521 ......ANSWER........Standard for Fire Department
Safety Officer
NFPA 1500 ......ANSWER........Standard on Fire Department
Occupational Safety and Health Program
Williams-Steiger Act ......ANSWER........Created by congress in
1970 in order to form the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
NFPA 1026 ......ANSWER........Incident Safety Officer
qualifications for NIMS safety officer
Assistant Safety Officer (ASO) ......ANSWER........A member of the
fire department appointed by the incident commander to assist
the ISO in the performance of the ISO functions at an incident
scene
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ......ANSWER........OSHA
regulations that often outline the equipment required to
accomplish a given process
Countermeasure ......ANSWER........An action used to effect
hazard mitigation
Education ......ANSWER........The process of developing one's
analytical ability using principles, concepts, and values
Formal Process ......ANSWER........A process defined in writing
which can take on forms of SOP's, SOG's, Department Directives,
etc
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Guideline ......ANSWER........An adaptable template that offers
wide flexibility in application
Informal Process ......ANSWER........A process or operation that is
part of a department's routine but that is not written, and
therefore are learned through new member training, on-the-job
training, and day-to-day routine.
Mitigation ......ANSWER........The overall strategy of hazard
control
Mitigation Hierarchy ......ANSWER........A preferred order of
hazard control strategies: elimination, reduction, adaption,
transfer, and avoidance
Procedure ......ANSWER........A strict directive that must be
followed with little or no flexibility
Risk ......ANSWER........The chance of damage, injury or loss
Risk Management ......ANSWER........The process of minimizing the
chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury
Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) ......ANSWER........A value
given to the protective quality of structural firefighting PPE and
equipment
Training ......ANSWER........The process of learning and applying
knowledge and skills
Hazard Identification
Hazard Evaluation
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Hazard Prioritization
Hazard Control
Hazard Monitoring ......ANSWER........Five-Step Risk Management
Procedures
Equipment
Personnel ......ANSWER........List the three elements that make up
the operational safety triad.
Acquired training and education
The person's physical and mental health
The person's general and current attitude. ......ANSWER........Three
Factors that contribute to an individual's ability to act safely
OSHA Regulations
NFPA Standards
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
......ANSWER........External influences that can affect safety
equipment design and purchase
Case Law ......ANSWER........A precedent established over time
through the judicial process
Code ......ANSWER........A work of law established or adopted by
a rule-making authority which serves to regulate an approach,
system, or topic for which it is written
Guide ......ANSWER........A publication that offers procedures,
directions, or standards of care as a reasonable means to
address a condition or situation
