Ch 1 Flashcards
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.
Safety officer
Blank is the individual assigned and authorized by the Fire Chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Health and safety officer
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.
Incident safety officer
NIMS
National incident management system
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.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5)
In the 2014 NFPA_____, standard on emergency service incident management system and command safety., The ISO title has returned to the simple safety officer (with corresponding abbreviation SO)
1561
Focuses on scene specific operations.
ISO
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.
“Wall watchers”
It wasn’t until blank that the safety officer role was formalized.
World War II
I in 1970, Congress passed the blank, which created the occupational safety and health administration.
Williams – Steiger act
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.
NFPA 1500
As a companion document to NFPA 1500, NFPA ____, (standard for fire department safety officer), was created by the NFPA fire department occupational health and safety technical committee. This standard addressed the authority, qualifications, and responsibilities of the safety officer.
NFPA 1501
NFPA 1501 has since been changed to NFPA ___ in an effort to standardize NFPA numbering.
1521.
FIRESCOPE
Firefighting Resources of Southern California Organized for Potential Emergencies.
In 1983, the international fire service training association published ___ ____ ___, A manual in which a safety officer position was integral to the command staff.
Incident command system
The role of a fire department ISO is based on a simple premise:
We in the fire service have not done a good job of taking care of our own people.
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.
“Hometown Hero”
Since 1977, an average of blank firefighters die in the line of duty each year (1997-2013)-(typo? Maybe supposed to be 1977?)
112
From 2004 to 2013, the yearly average for LODD’s drop to blank.
103
It is well documented that most LODDs are ___ (____) related?
Stress (cardiac) related
A quick, low-cost solution to the statistical trend of LODDs due to non-cardiac events at fires include the more frequent use of ____ ____ ___?
Trained persuasive ISO
The most common injuries for all fire service activities are ___, ___, and ___ ___, followed by ___, ____, and ___..
Strains, sprains, and muscle pain.
Cuts, lacerations, and bruises
Considering only fire ground injuries (and those that are moderate to severe), ____ and ____ are still the most common injury type, followed by ____?
Strains and sprains
Thermal burns
Worker’s Compensation is_____ for each state, and each state version has its own intricacies; however, rates are set by the ____?
Statutory
National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)
