Fire Officer Ch 8

Question 1

1. ____ ____ refers to the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the resources and activities of an organization in order to minimize detrimental effects on that organization. Pg224

Answer 1

a. Risk management

Question 2

2. The methods of managing risk fall into three types of control: ____, ____, ____ ____. Pg225

Answer 2

a. Administrative, engineering, and personnel protection

Question 3

3. NFPA United States Firefighter Injuries 2017; Strains and sprains ___ % Pg226

Answer 3

a. 48

Question 4

4. Wounds, cuts, bleeding, and bruises: ____%

Answer 4

15

Question 5

5. Smoke or gas inhalation:___ %

Answer 5

7

Question 6

6. Thermal Stress: ___ %

Answer 6

5

Question 7

7. According to NFPA Firefighter Fatalities int the United States 2018 report, there have been approximately ____ firefighter fire-ground fatalities per year since 2007. This is a significant improvement over the average of more than ____ fireground deaths per year in the 1970s. Pg226

Answer 7

a. 26, 80

Question 8

8. The nature of all 2017 ling of duty fire fighter deaths is as follows: Sudden cardiac death ____%

Answer 8

39

Question 9

9. Internal trauma/crushing ____%

Answer 9

36

Question 10

10. Asphyxia ___ %

Answer 10

9

Question 11

11. Other ___%

Answer 11

8

Question 12

12. Burns ___

Answer 12

5

Question 13

13. Unspecified medical __ %

Answer 13

3

Question 14

14. The NFPA fire fighter injury 2017 report shows that the number of fire-ground injuries per 1000 fires has declined from ___ in 2006 to ___ in 2017. Pg226

Answer 14

a. 26.9, 18.6

Question 15

15. The NFFF held a Firefighter Life Safety Summit in 2004 the resulted in ____ Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.Pg226

Answer 15

16

Question 16

16. As a result of these efforts has been a trend of less than ___ line of duty deaths from 2014 to 2018. This is a significant improvement over the average of ____ deaths from 2002 to 2008. Pg227

Answer 16

a. 70, 100

Question 17

17. The IAFC launched a web based system to report near misses developed in ____. Pg227

Answer 17

2005

Question 18

18. This program is based on the ____ _____ ____ ___, which has been gathering reports of close calls from pilots, air traffic controllers, and flight attendants since 1976. Pg227

Answer 18

a. Aviation Safety Reporting System

Question 19

19. The NFFF Firefighter Life Safety Summit noted that a disproportionate number of firefighters older than age ___ years die from cardiac arrest while on duty. Pg227

Answer 19

49

Question 20

20. The preliminary data from NFPAs firefighter fatalities report 2018 were that ____ firefighters and ___ emergency medical technicians and paramedics died by suicide in 2018, compared to ___ line of duty deaths. Pg228

Answer 20

a. 82, 21, 64

Question 21

21. Recent estimates reveal that a fire department is ___ times more likely to experience a suicide in any given year than a line of duty death. Pg228

Answer 21

3

Question 22

22. _____ ____ can be described as behaviors that affect physical or mental health. Pg228

Answer 22

a. Behavioral health

Question 23

23. ______ is now considered to be the leading cause of death among firefighters. Pg228

Answer 23

a. Cancer

Question 24

24. The Firefighter Cancer Support Network estimates that fire fighters have a ___ percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the general public. Pg228

Answer 24

9

Question 25

25. In 2018 the president signed legislation to establish a ____ ____ ____. Pg229

Answer 25

a. Firefighter Cancer Registry

Question 26

26. Deaths resulting from responding or returning from alarms continues a _ year trend of ___ occurrences. Pg229

Answer 26

a. 5, low

Question 27

27. All of the 2018 deaths occurred among ____ firefighters and __ of the __ motor vehicle accidents resulted in death. Pg229

Answer 27

a. Volunteer, 8 of the 10

Question 28

28. Requiring firefighters to wear seat belts is a simple requirement that could prevent ___ to __ fatalities every year. Pg230

Answer 28

a. 3 to 6

Question 29

29. ____ _____ is the primary noncardiac cause of death during suppression operations, followed by ___ and ____. Pg230

Answer 29

a. Internal trauma/crushing, asphyxia, burns

Question 30

30. ___ percent of the fatal fire suppression incidents tallied in the report involved the death of a single fire fighter. Pg230

Answer 30

82

Question 31

31. If such equipment is available, every interior operating team should heve a ____ ____ ___, which is a critical component of a comprehensive safety program. Pg 231

Answer 31

a. Thermal imaging device

Question 32

32. Fire fighter deaths during training activities represented ___ percent of the nonemergency annual line of duty death total in 2018. Pg232

Answer 32

46

Question 33

33. An incident safety officer is a designated individual at the emergency scene who performs a ser of duties and responsibilities that are specified in NFPA ____. Pg233

Answer 33

a. 1521