Incident Scene Safety Officer

Question 1

How is the fire department safety officer identified as during non-emergency activities and add an emergency scene
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Answer 1

Car 77 during non-emergency activities and safety at an emergency scene

Question 2

When should an incident scene safety officer be dispatched

Answer 2

Code 1 or higher alarm, or other high risk emergency operations or as requested by the incident commander

Question 3

Who will the alarm office dispatch in order to assume the role of the incident scene safety officer

Answer 3

A second district chief will be dispatched

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Question 4

The second district chief dispatched as the incident scene safety officer will remain the safety officer until

Answer 4

The incident is determined safe by the incident commander or until properly relieved by the fire department safety officer

Question 5

The second district chief dispatched as the incident scene safety officer will do what when he arrives on scene

Answer 5

Notify the Alarm Office and the incident commander of arrival and report to the command post unless immediate attention is required elsewhere on the emergency scene. In such cases the incident commander should be notified. Page 32

Question 6

What are the duties of the incident scene safety officer on an emergency scene

Answer 6

Make sure everyone is wearing all of their PPE
personnel Accountability
Establishment of rapid intervention teams
Rehabilitation of personnel

Question 7

When activities are judged to be on safe and involve an eminent hazard, who shall have the authority to alter, suspend or terminate those activities

Answer 7

Incident scene safety officer. He shall immediately inform the incident commander of any actions taken to correct the eminent hazard

Question 8

When the incident scene safety officer identifies unsafe conditions, operations or hazards that do not present imminent danger, he shall

Answer 8

Take appropriate action through the incident commander to mitigate or eliminate the unsafe condition, operation or hazard

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Question 9

Whose responsibility is it to notify the incident commander and fire department safety officer of any injuries to department personnel or equipment damage or failure so that proper investigative procedures may be initiated. Page 33

Answer 9

Incident scene safety officer

Question 10

Who should the incident scene safety officer inform of any injuries to personnel or equipment damage or failure so that proper investigative procedures may be initiated. Page 33

Answer 10

Incident commander and the fire department safety officer FDSO