Chapter 12

Question 1

Primary role of the ISO is to always:

Answer 1

• be monitoring/ evaluating and devising ways to make Response efforts safer.

Question 2

General ISO functions

At structure fires:

Answer 2

Reconnaissance Efforts

** Risk-taking Evaluation**

Safety System Effectiveness

Question 3

Recon at a structure fire should occur early and be repeated____

Answer 3

5, 10, or even 20 times as the incident progresses

Question 4

Principal hazards at structure fires typically fall into general categories:

Answer 4

Hostile fire event

Building geometry

Collapse potential

Hazardous energy

Question 5

Closely related to the principal hazard is:

Answer 5

The integrity of the environment

Question 6

What is the ISO’s foundation for making judgements on environmental integrity?

Answer 6

Judging the rate of change

(is it getting better or worse- and how fast)

Question 7

ISO’s asses on risk-taking: formula

Answer 7

Principal hazards+
Environmental integrity+
Other hazards+
Resource effectiveness
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
= risk taking

Question 8

Resource effectiveness is tied to:

Answer 8

Resource allocations

Task applications

Operational effectiveness of crews

Question 9

Risk taking associated with structure fires should be tied to:

Answer 9

Tactical priorities and incident benchmarks

~ The ISO looks at the tactical priorities and determines whether the risk being taken match the department’s pre-established risk criteria

Question 10

The number one tactical priority for buildings with central halls or stairways:

Answer 10

Controlling smoke and heat

Question 11

RQ

An effective PAR should include the communication of what three element?

Answer 11

Assignment
Location
Number of people

Question 12

RQ

What are four principles hazards (imminent threats) that are found at most structure fires?

Answer 12

Hostile fire event
Building geometry
Collapse potential
Hazardous energy

Question 13

RQ

List the instances in which an ISO should request ASO assistance at structure fires.

Answer 13

• Large buildings/ significant fire
• Situations in which a plans section is established
• Fires in buildings with unusual or unique hazards
• Situations in which the ISO is requested to go into an IDLH environment
• Mayday has been declared or the RIC is pressed into action

Question 14

RQ

What are the critical observations that the ISO and RIC leaders/officers should share with each other?

Answer 14

Location of interior crews 
Fire behavior issues 
Access/egress options 
Building construction collapse threats 
Hazardous energy issues

Question 15

RQ

What is magnet task?

Answer 15

~A task that everyone wants to be involved in

Question 16

RQ

List three resources considerations at a structure fire?

Answer 16

The ability to evaluate, manage, and assign resource is often used to measure the effectiveness of the IC

Budgetary concerns, response times, politics, and compatibility issues combine to limit the availability of resources to handle a serious incident, it is unrealistic to expect such a scenario in most communities.

~ note: not sure if either of these answers the question