442 - Incident Safety Officer

Question 1

The ________ arriving Suppression Chief will assume the position of ISO unless otherwise directed by the IC.

Answer 1

Second

Question 2

Utilization of the ISO will increase the Incident Commander’s _______________ in protecting firefighters and other assigned personnel enthuse scenes.

Answer 2

effectiveness

Question 3

at scenes where emergency activities are judged by the ISO to pose an __________________ to personnel, the ISO shall have the authority to stop, alter, or suspend those activities as a method to mitigate those safety threats.

Answer 3

imminent threat

Question 4

The ISO shall immediately ______________ Command of the actions taken to mitigate these imminent threats.

Answer 4

inform

Question 5

In the absence of a District/Battalion Chief and/or JFRD ISO, the _________________ shall be responsible for overall scene management and safety at training or non-emergency events.

Answer 5

Company Officer

Question 6

An ISO shall be initially dispatched on al incidents that require a response of ___________ units.

Answer 6

5 or more

Question 7

Additional ISO’s may be _______________ when the scene becomes complex or too large for one ISO to safely manage.

Answer 7

Assigned

Question 8

The ISO’s shall monitor incidents and ________________ if the communicated information suggests a difficult or significant incident.

Answer 8

self-dispatch