Chapter 2

Question 1

Which are typically learned through on the job training

Answer 1

Informal process

Question 2

What is the first step taken to develop a formal SOP

Answer 2

Establish the administrative process to create edit alter or delete established process

Question 3

Which is not a step included in a control hierarchy in its simplest form

Answer 3

Adopt

Question 4

What is the overall strategy of hazard control

Answer 4

Mitigation

Question 5

Which is generally first in the preferred order of hazard control strategies in the fire service mitigation hierarchy

Answer 5

Elimination

Question 6

Which is the better source to consult when determining the equipment that will make incident operations safer

Answer 6

Required equipment list

Question 7

Which people factor is the hardest to address

Answer 7

Attitude

Question 8

Which is considered a last resorting the control hierarchy of classes risk management

Answer 8

Use PPE

Question 9

What makes a well written SOP

Answer 9

IF firefighters follow it

Question 10

Which two steps do fire service practitioners of the class risk management model tend to overlay the specifics of during operations

Answer 10

Evaluation and control

Question 11

What is the most important thing that a well applied SOP improves

Answer 11

Departmental safety

Question 12

Which are strict directives that must be followed with little or no flexibility

Answer 12

Procedures

Question 13

Where is the deficiency usually found in a department that suffers from costly accidents

Answer 13

Training

Question 14

What is the first step taken in the classic risk management process

Answer 14

Hazard identification

Question 15

How often should firefighter and line officers have health screenings performed

Answer 15

Annually

Question 16

What is the first thing that should be addressed in the DOP outline

Answer 16

Purpose of the SOP

Question 17

During which step of the class risk assessment process is a value established for the hazards in terms of frequency and severity

Answer 17

Hazard evaluation

Question 18

What is the understanding of why you do something

Answer 18

Education

Question 19

What leads in causes of firefighter line of duty deaths

Answer 19

Overexertion

Question 20

Which of the following in the least important in the operational triad

Answer 20

Equipment

Question 21

When did the fire service begin to address the mental health issues of firefighters with critical incident stress management programs

Answer 21

1980s

Question 22

What is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed from one generation to another

Answer 22

Safety culture

Question 23

What can be looked at when determining which equipment can make a difference in the safety of personnel

Answer 23

Injury and death statistics

Question 24

Uncommon sense can be described as the ability of the ISO to

Answer 24

Ask and ponder two questions: what’s the worst that can happen here? What is the probability of it happening?

Question 24

Creating a safe operational environment is dependent on three components

Answer 24

(The triad)procedures, equipment, and personnel

Question 24

Guidelines

Answer 24

Are adaptable templates that allow flexibility in the application

Question 25

The protective (insulative) quality of structural gear is given as a relative value known as

Answer 25

The thermal protective performance (TPP) rating

Question 26

Training

Answer 26

Is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skill

Question 27

Education

Answer 27

Is the process of developing one’s analytical ability using principles, concepts, and values.

Question 28

There are three factors that must be addressed as part of the personnel leg of safety triad

Answer 28

Training, health, and attitude

Question 29

Risk

Answer 29

Can simply be defined as the chance of damage, injury, or loss

Question 30

Risk management

Answer 30

Is process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, injury, or loss

Question 31

Five step process of classic risk management

Answer 31

1. Hazard identification
2. Hazard Evaluation
3. Hazard Prioritization
4. Hazard Control
5. Hazard Monitoring

Question 32

The fire service mitigation hierarchy refers to a preferred order of hazard control strategies

Answer 32

Elimination
Reduction 
Adaptation 
Transfer 
Avoidance