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Ch. 1-4 Test Bank Flashcards

1
Q

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

  • 1500
  • 1521
  • 1561
  • 1562
A

1521

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Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?

  • ISO
  • HSO
  • IC
  • Both the ISO and HSO
A

ISO

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Q

In 1970s, whose was the FIRESCOPE program devloped and used for multiagency incidents?

  • texas
  • washington dc
  • new york city
  • the west coast
A

the west coast

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Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident management team (IMT) designations?

  • national interagency incident management system
  • the national interagency coordination center
  • national wildfire coordinating group
  • management of domestic incidents
A

the national inter-agency coordination center

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5
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Which NFPA standard currently sets the ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers?

  • 1026
  • 1500
  • 1521
  • 1561
A

1026

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Q

Most line-of-duty deaths are:

  • fall related
  • burn related
  • stress (cardiac related)
  • apparatus related
A

stress related

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Q

All of the following are considered to be contributing factors in LODDs EXCEPT:

  • lightweight construction techniquest
  • the fuel components of structures
  • modern designs of apparatus
  • fire service being slow to adapt to societal changes
A

modern designs of apparatus

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Q

The number of injuries on the fireground is declining:

  • but not as quickly as the number of fires
  • proving the job of safety is being accomplished
  • as the total number of fire is increasing
  • even as the total number of hours on the fireground is increasing
A

-but not as quickly as the number of fires

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Q

The workerś compensation experience modifier is typically based on a _____ year loss experience.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
A

3

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

A

true

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In the MEDIC Acronym, the D stands for:

  • discover
  • develop
  • define
  • delegate
A

develop

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The HSO role is primarily:

  • incident related
  • as needed and task specific
  • an administrative or managerial positional
  • project based
A

an administrative or managerial position

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Which NFPA standard lists the ISO requirements, duties, and responsibilities?

  • 1561
  • 1521
  • 1500
  • 1026
A

1561

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In what year was Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, Management of Domestic Incidents, signed?

  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2011
A

2004

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Q

The National Response Framework (NRF) was recently renamed from :

  • national response preparedness
  • national response plan
  • national response action plan
  • national coordinated response center
A

national response plan

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The NIOSH “firefighter fatality investigation and prevention program” was est. and has been funded by congress since what year?

  • 2002
  • 1972
  • 1998
  • 1986
A

1998

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17
Q

What organization reports annually on firefighter injuries based on a survey sent to fire departments?

  • niosh
  • osha
  • usfa
  • nfpa
A

nfpa

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18
Q

At the time of this book’s publication, the role of the ISO is pretty well defined and set.

  • true
  • false
A

false

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19
Q

NIMS is used by:

  • the national volunteer fire council
  • homeland security
  • FIRESCOPE
  • national wildfire coordinating group
A

homeland security

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20
Q

Following a firefighter causality event, which of the following is the LEAST obvious consequence seen in the firehouse?

  • tripidation
  • work slowdown
  • concern
  • introspection
A

work slowdown

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21
Q

accident investigation, post incident analysis, safety committee participation, and procedure review are all responsibilities fulfilled by:

  • the fire chief
  • HSO
  • both the HSO and ISO
  • ISO
A

both the HSO and ISO

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22
Q

In some departments, the safety officer is actually an OSHA compliance officer

  • true
  • false
A

true

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23
Q

In 1991, who developed and offered a class titled “preparing the fire ground safety officer”?

  • NFPA
  • IAFF
  • FDSOA
  • USFA
A

FDSOA

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24
Q

there were _______ estimated total firefighter injuries in 2012.

  • more than 69,000
  • more than 43,000
  • more than 32,000
  • more than 57,500
A

-more than 69,000

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25
Q

All of the following are common, widely practiced concepts in risk reduction industries EXCEPT:

  • the operational safety triad
  • the five-step risk management model
  • the hazard mitigation model
  • risk/benefit thinking
A

the hazard mitigation model

26
Q

__________ are thought to be more flexible, and therefore more usable, by line officers and incident commanders.

  • standard operating guidelines
  • standard response operations
  • standard operating practices
  • standard operating procedures
A

standard operating guidelines

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