Ch 1

Question 1

Often, this title is used to refer to the individual in charge of the departments entire safety and health program. More often, the title is associated with a fire officer who reports to the incident commander and is delegated the safety officer task at an incident.

Answer 1

Safety officer

Question 2

NFPA blank, fire department safety officer.

Answer 2

1521

Question 3

Blank is the individual assigned and authorized by the Fire Chief as the manager of the health and safety program.

Answer 3

Health and safety officer

Question 4

Is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to assure personal safety.

Answer 4

Incident safety officer

Question 5

NIMS

Answer 5

National incident management system

Question 6

NIMS was developed through blank to create and mandate a consistent nationwide approach to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of cause, size, or complexity.

Answer 6

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5)

Question 7

NFPA blank, standard on emergency service incident management system and command safety.

Answer 7

1561

Question 8

Focuses on health and safety administration.

Answer 8

HSO

Question 9

Focuses on scene specific operations.

Answer 9

ISO

Question 10

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, blank stood at corners of buildings and watched the walls for signs of bowing or sagging during a working fire.

Answer 10

“Wall watchers”

Question 11

It wasn’t until blank that the safety officer role was formalized.

Answer 11

World War II

Question 12

I in 1970, Congress passed the blank, which created the occupational safety and health administration.

Answer 12

Williams – Steiger act

Question 13

The roots of Risk Management and a dedicated safety officer in today’s fire service lie in the development and 1987 adoption of NFPA blank, standard on fire department occupational safety and health program.

Answer 13

NFPA 1500

Question 14

As a companion document to NFPA 1500, NFPA blank, standard for fire department safety officer, was created by the NFPA fire department occupational health and safety technical committee.

Answer 14

NFPA 1501

Question 15

NFPA 1501 has since been changed to NFPA blank in an effort to standardize NFPA blank.

Answer 15

1521. Numbering

Question 16

Both NFPA 1500 and 1521 are updated on a regular blank under the guidance of NFPA’s blank on fire service occupational safety and health.

Answer 16

Regular revision cycle

Technical committee

Question 17

FIRESCOPE

Answer 17

Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies.

Question 18

In the 1970s, this program was developed and used for multiagency incidents on the West Coast.

Answer 18

FIRESCOPE

Question 19

In 1983, the international fire service training association published blank, A manual in which a safety officer position was integral to the command staff.

Answer 19

Incident command system

Question 20

The role of a fire department ISO is based on a simple premise:

Answer 20

We in the fire service have not done a good job of taking care of our own people.

Question 21

The USFA includes what are known as ________ LODDs- FF who have suffered a fatal heart attack within 24 hrs of an incident response or physically stressful duty-related activity.

Answer 21

“Hometown Hero”

Question 22

Since 1977, an average of blank firefighters die in the line of duty each year (1997-2013)-(typo? Maybe supposed to be 1977?)

Answer 22

112

Question 23

From 2004 to 2013, the yearly average for LODD’s drop to blank.

Answer 23

103

Question 24

It is well documented that most LODDs are blank.

Answer 24

Stress (cardiac) related

Question 25

A quick, low-cost solution to the statistical trend of LODDs due to non-cardiac events at fires include the more frequent use of blank, blank blank.

Answer 25

Trained, persuasive ISO

Question 26

The most common injuries for all fire service activities are blank, blank, and blank, followed by blank, blank, and blank.

Answer 26

Strains, sprains, and muscle pain.

Cuts, lacerations, and bruises

Question 27

Considering only fire ground injuries, blank and blank are still the most common injury type, followed by blank.

Answer 27

Strains and sprains

Thermal burns

Question 28

Worker’s Compensation is blank for each state, and each state version has its own intricacies; however, rates are set by the blank.

Answer 28

Statutory

National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)

Question 29

Rates may be adjusted for firefighters based on experience in that state; this is called an blank.

Answer 29

Experience modifier

Question 30

Formula to determine a state’s workers compensation rate for a given department:

Answer 30

NCCI rate x payroll x experience modifier.

Question 31

The express modifier is typically based on a blank.

Answer 31

Three year loss experience

Question 32

“MEDIC”

Answer 32

Monitor
Evaluate 
Develop
Intervene
Communicate

Question 33

Actively survey the incident environment and watch the incident activities.

Answer 33

Monitor

Question 34

Assess the environment and activities and judge whether a hazard exists that can cause harm.

Answer 34

Evaluate

Question 35

Design and create preventative measures that will minimize the chance of harm and promote safe incident handling.

Answer 35

Develop

Question 36

Take deliberate actions to prevent harm from imminent and potential hazards.

Answer 36

Intervene

Question 37

Deliver urgent and advisory messages using multiple communication methods.

Answer 37

Communicate