Chapter 4

Question 1

Once the span of control reaches ___, the IC should include an Incident Safety Officer

Answer 1

Three

Question 2

T/F
logic shows that the first 5 minutes of a residential fire are the most dangerous, there is no accurate data that suggest that ff deaths and injuries happen early at an incident

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

The incident safety officer should carry ____ and ___ or chevron tape

Answer 3

Red White

Question 4

T/F

Regular training can lessen the need for an ISO during a mutual aid incident

Answer 4

True

Question 5

An event where the initial response assignment is 100% committed and more resources are needed is known as a ____.

Answer 5

Working Incident

Question 6

Weather can have an effect on the need for an ISO because _____ weather can pose _____ situations.

Answer 6

Unfamiliar unusual

Question 7

The following descriptors of an incident would be a trigger to have an ISO present _____, Lengthy, and ____

Answer 7

Difficult Complicated

Question 8

** In the case of a specialty team, which NFPA standards would address training needs for the safety officer?

Answer 8

NFPA 1006 and NFPA 472

Question 9

The ISO is most effective when _____ in the incident

Answer 9

arriving early

Question 10

The majority of fire ground deaths occur at ___ fires.

Answer 10

Residential

Question 11

What does environmental change mean?

Answer 11

Fire propagation, Building degradation, and smoke volatility

Question 12

Risk is usually greater ___ in the incident.

Answer 12

Early