Chapter 1

Question 1

How many firefighters injuries occur per 1,000 fires on average over the past 30 years

Answer 1

22 to25

Question 2

Which reporting agency omits “hometown hero” LODD’s

Answer 2

NFPA

Question 3

Which NFPA standard contains requirements, duties and responsibilities for the ISO

Answer 3

NFPA 1561

Question 4

In which NFPA standard are the roots of risk management and a dedicated safety officer in the fire service found

Answer 4

NFPA 1500

Question 5

Which of the following is usually qualified at the stated or local level to function at wild land and interface fires or other disasters

Answer 5

SOF2

Question 6

During which war was the safety officer role formalized

Answer 6

World war 2

Question 7

What are the most common types of injury for all fire service activities

Answer 7

Sprains and strains

Question 8

When was the Williams-Steiger Act passed

Answer 8

Which created OSHA in 1970

Question 9

What is the cause of most LODDs in the fire services

Answer 9

Cardiac related

Question 10

Within what margin of error are the NFPA injury reports considered to be when using returned surveys

Answer 10

5%

Question 11

What is the incident safety officer a member of

Answer 11

Command staff

Question 12

Which is considered to be exclusively an incident safety officer’s duties

Answer 12

Monitor incidents

Question 13

During which of the ISO’s duties will recon take place

Answer 13

Monitoring

Question 14

When was NFPA 1521 rewritten to reflect the separation of duties for the safety officer

Answer 14

Mid-1990’s

Question 15

What is the experience modifier typically based on when determining a departments workers’ compensation rate

Answer 15

3 year loss experience

Question 16

Wha is the cost of workers compensation programs based upon

Answer 16

Claim history

Question 17

What acronym is useful to remember the ISO duties and responsibilities at the incident

Answer 17

MEDIC

Question 18

How are firefighter injury and fatality data typically reported

Answer 18

Annually

Question 19

Whose responsibility is it at the incident scene to accomplish tactical directives in a safe manner

Answer 19

Company officer

Question 20

NFPA 1501

Answer 20

Standard on Fire Department Safety Officer

Question 21

Monitor

Answer 21

Actively survey (recon) the incident environment and watch the incident activities

Question 22

Evaluate

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Develop

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Intervene

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Communicate

Answer 25

Deliver urgent and advisory messages using multiple communication methods