Ch. 5: Safety and Risk Management

Question 1

What does the fire officer develop that addresses and minimizes the chances of harm by identifying and controlling the factor that might lead to firefighter injury or death?

Answer 1

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

Question 2

What is the first step in developing an incident action plan?

Answer 2

Understanding the causes of firefighter deaths and injuries.

Question 3

What are four simple habits to improve the safety of a crew?

Answer 3

• Be physically fit
• Weat seat belts
• Practice safety through training and personal example
• Maintain fire company integrity at emergency incidents

Question 4

What accounts for the largest percentage of traumatic firefighter deaths?

Answer 4

collisions

Question 5

What are the prime factors that directly cause death while operating in burning buildings, followed by trauma?

Answer 5

Asphyxia and burns

Question 6

What must fire officers fully understand in order to guide their actions?

Answer 6

All local policies and procedures

Question 7

When must a fire officer determine an appropriate course of action and give specific directives to subordinates to indicate cleraly how the situation is to be handled?

Answer 7

If a situation does not fall under an established SOP.

Question 8

Any condition that would pose an immediate or delayed threat to life, cause irreversible adverse health effects, or interfere with an individual’s ability to escape unaided from a hazardous environment.

Answer 8

IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

Question 9

What requirements does the OSHA regulation and NFPA 1500 establish for firefighters operating in an IDLH environment?

Answer 9

• A designated OIC
• Two FFs who enter the IDLH area together and remain in visual or voice contact with each other at all times, while wearing their SCBA
• Two properly trained FFs equipped and trained

Question 10

A dedicated crew of firefighters who are assigned for rapid deployment to rescue lost or trapped members.

Answer 10

RIC - Rapid Intervention Crew

Question 11

What is needed to track the identity, assignment, and location of all firefighters operating at the incident scene to ensure that the RIC can recognize in a timely manner that a firefighter is missing?

Answer 11

A personnel accountability system

Question 12

What should be undertaken after a sudden change in operating conditions, after a flashover or collapse, or when moving from offensive to defensive fire attack?

Answer 12

A personnel accountability report (PAR)

Question 13

What is the minimumsize of an interior work team?

Answer 13

two firefighters

Question 14

What is one of the most important reasons for establishing and maintaining an effective Incident Command Structure (ICS) at every incident?

Answer 14

Every officer is expected to maintain a continual connection between the functions being performed by the company and the overall situation.

Question 15

What is based on a hazard and situation assessment that weighs the risks involved in a particular course of action against the benefits to be gained from taking those risks?

Answer 15

a risk-benefit analysis

Question 16

What provides the framework for commanding high-risk tasks under a dynamically changing environment?

Answer 16

Operating within the NIMS

Question 17

What is a written document that provides information that can be used by responding personnel to determine the appropriate actions in the event of an emergency at a specific facility?

Answer 17

a preincident plan

Question 18

What two inputs while operating at an emergency incident are combined to produce an incident action plan?

Answer 18

Review the preincident plan and make observations about current conditions

Question 19

Who is the designated individual at the emergency scene who performs a set of duties and responsibilities that are specified in NFPA 1521?

Answer 19

An ISO

Question 20

What is the standard organizational structure that is used to manage assigned resources so as to accomplish the stated objectives for an incident?

Answer 20

The ICS

Question 21

Whose primary responsibilities is to identify hazardous situations and dangerous conditions at an emergency incident and recommend appropriate safety measures?

Answer 21

The ISO

Question 22

What can be assigned to subdivide responsibilities for different areas and functions at events such as high-rise fires, hazardous materials incidents, and special rescue operations?

Answer 22

An assistant ISO

Question 23

What is the process of providing rest, rehydration, nourishment, and medical evaluation to members who are involved in strenous or extended-duration incident scene oeprations?

Answer 23

Rehabilitation

Question 24

What is the tactical-level management unit that provides for medical evaluation, treatment, monitoring, fluid and food replenishment, mental rest, and relief from climatic conditions of the incident?

Answer 24

incident scene rehabilitation

Question 25

What is the most important first step with any exposure?

Answer 25

Wash the exposed area immediately and thoroughly with soap and running water.

Question 26

Who should be notified immediately after an exposure incident has occured?

Answer 26

The FD infection control officer