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In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency incidents? - Answer-The West Coast Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations? - Answer-The Incident Commander The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard? - Answer-NF...

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FLORIDA SAFETY OFFICER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency
incidents? - Answer-The West Coast

Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations? - Answer-The Incident
Commander

The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard? - Answer-
NFPA 1521

The workers' compensation experience modifier is typically based on a _____-year loss
experience. - Answer-3

Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident management team
(IMT) designations? - Answer-National Interagency Incident Management System
(NIIMS)

The number of injuries on the fireground is declining: - Answer-But Not As Quickly As
The Number Of Fires.

True or False: The appointment of an ISO does not absolve other firefighters or fire
officers from the responsibility to have situational awareness and to act in a safe
manner. - Answer-True

All of the following are considered to be contributing factors to LODDs EXCEPT: -
Answer-Modern Designs Of Apparatus.

Most line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) are: - Answer-Stress (Cardiac Related)

Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers? -
Answer-NFPA 1561

A(n) _________ process is a process or operation that is part of a department's routine,
but is not written out. - Answer-Informal

__________ are thought to be more flexible, and therefore more usable, by line officers
and incident commanders (ICs). - Answer-Standard Operating Guidelines

True or False: In some cases, equipment designed to improve safety can actually lead
to greater risk-taking. - Answer-True

The definition of a well-written SOP is: - Answer-Firefighters Follow It.

,_________ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills. - Answer-
Training

The first step in developing a formal SOP is establishing: - Answer-An Administrative
Process To Create, Edit, Alter, Or Delete Established Processes.

All of the following are factors in the Operational Safety Triad EXCEPT: - Answer-
Policies.

What is the process for determining which procedures need to be written first? -
Answer-Either A Or B

All of the following are common, widely practiced concepts in risk reduction industries
EXCEPT: - Answer-The Hazard Mitigation Model.

All of the following are factors to be addressed in the personnel aspect of the
Operational Safety Triad EXCEPT: - Answer-Observational Skills.

The worst rule violations are classified by OSHA as: - Answer-Willful Disregard.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which cabinet-
level department? - Answer-Department Of Health And Human Services

One legal principle that has a long history of minimizing fire department and firefighter
liability is: - Answer-Discretionary Function.

True or False: Most of NIOSH's published guides are downloadable and free. - Answer-
True

How many established groups are involved in creating guiding publications? - Answer-
Hundreds, If Not Thousands

What group has been funded by Congress to investigate all firefighter fatalities? -
Answer-NIOSH

The NFPA standards are often viewed by the courts as: - Answer-Common Practices.

OSHA responsibilities include both the creation and ___________ of workplace law. -
Answer-Enforcement

Two good reasons to use "guiding publications" are to keep firefighters safe and: -
Answer-To Avoid Litigation.

The NFPA was established in 1896 to address a multitude of fire prevention issues and:
- Answer-Fire Protection Issues.

, If there is a Mayday incident, who begins the accident documentation and investigation
process? - Answer-The ISO

In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs for
the safety officer? - Answer-NFPA 1006 And NFPA 472

What is the name for the situation in which an SOP exists that tells the IC that he or she
shall delegate the safety function to a qualified ISO under certain conditions? - Answer-
Automatic Delegation

Once the span of control rises above ______, the IC should include an ISO. - Answer-
Three

An ISO shall meet the requirements of: - Answer-Fire Officer I.

Which of the following is true? - Answer-Risks Are Usually Greater Early On In An
Incident.

One thing that can lessen the need for an ISO during mutual-aid incidents is: - Answer-
Regular Training.

All of the following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO present
EXCEPT: - Answer-Typical

True or False: While logic shows that the first 25 minutes of a residential fire are the
most dangerous, there are no accurate data that suggest that firefighter deaths and
injuries happen early at an incident. - Answer-True

On the timeline, time zero is when: - Answer-Firefighters Arrive On Scene.

Major fires present the threat of wall collapse if the building was built during which era? -
Answer-Founders' Era

A spreader is used to: - Answer-Support Walls That Are Collapsing Inward.

A newly constructed high-rise would probably have a construction classification of: -
Answer-Type I.

There are three general types of connections: pinned, rigid, and: - Answer-Gravity.

A newly constructed school would probably have a construction classification of: -
Answer-Type II.

In essence, mass is heat resistance, and heat resistance is: - Answer-Time.

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