ISO

Question 1

ISO

The operational safety triad

Creating a safe operational environment is dependent on three components

Answer 1

Procedures

Equipment

Personnel

Question 2

___________ is arguably the least important facet of the safety triad

Answer 2

Equipment

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Training

Health

Attitude

Question 4

Carbon monoxide

Answer 4

CO is considered a gas only- no flash point

Self ignition temp- 1,128*

Flammable range in air- 12-74%

Question 5

Hydrogen cyanide

Answer 5

Flash point -0*

Self ignition temp-1000*

Flammable range in air-5-40%

Question 6

Benzene

Answer 6

Flash point- 12*

Self ignition- 928*

Flammable range in air- 1-8%

Question 7

Acrolein

Answer 7

Flashpoint- -15*

Self ignition temp- 450*

Flammable range in air- 3-31%

Question 8

6 phased fire growth model

Ventilation controlled

Answer 8

1. Ignition phase
2. Initial growth phase
3. Ventilation limited phase
4. Explosive growth phase
5. Fully developed phase
6. Decay phase

Question 9

Factors that influence the reading of smoke….

Answer 9

Weather

Thermal balance

Container size

Firefighting efforts

Question 10

The three step process for reading smoke

Answer 10

1. View the smoke VVDC
2. Analyze
3. Determine the rate of change of each attribute

Question 11

You can acquire and maintain this risk perspective by frontloading an active knowledge of two things

Answer 11

1. The fire service consensus risk value: NFPA and IAFC rules of engagement
2. Values found at the local level:
   Community expectations and Departmental values and skills

Question 12

Dr Gassaway suggests there are 3 levels of SA

Answer 12

Capturing current cues and clues

Comprehending the situation

Predicting the future

Question 13

ISO Read-Risk Model

3 step process

Answer 13

Step 1: Collect information- SA cues and clues

Step 2: Analyze

Step 3: Judge Risk

Question 14

Keep a safe distance from down powerlines, at least?

Answer 14

10 feet

Question 15

PV Solar Panel additional roof dead load

Answer 15

3 to 5 lbs per sqft

A standard 3x4 foot panel weighs approx 40lbs

Question 16

Solar Thermal System roof dead load

Answer 16

5 to 8lbs per sqft.

Question 17

Bright orange conduit or cable can indicate high voltage up to

Bright blue conduit or cable

Answer 17

700 volts is used in the drive train

Can indicate medium voltage drive trains

Question 18

Vehicles power by compressed natural gas or propane are required to have a decal or sticker on……….

Answer 18

The right rear portion of the vehicle and adjacent to the refilling location

Question 19

CNG labels are standardized as a ____________with the words CNG, LNG (a bleve hazard), or unodorized CNG within the black diamond

Answer 19

Blue Diamond

Question 20

Propane powered vehicles should have a ……….

Answer 20

Black diamond with the words “propane” or “LPG” within

Question 21

Preventative Actions for Hazardous Energy

General actions that and ISO should consider to help prevent injuries and deaths

Answer 21

Awareness-Communication

Avoidance-Zoning

LOTO

Protective Cooling

Question 22

Ergonomic Stressors

Answer 22

Physical setting

Worker relationship to the setting

Task requirements

Question 23

Ergonomic Abatement Strategies

Answer 23

Awareness

Accommodation

Acclimation

Question 24

Core temps above _____ or below_____ will start to affect physical performance

Answer 24

Above 101*

Below 96*

Question 25

The prevention of thermal stress Injuries can be accomplished through……

Answer 25

Accommodation

rotation

hydration

Question 26

___________is the leading cause of FF injury and death

Answer 26

Overexertion

Question 27

The two most common approaches to ISO duties include the use of _______ and the use of________.

Answer 27

Checklist

action models

Question 28

To be effective, checklist and action models must have certain qualities that make them usable:

Answer 28

Flexibility, adaptability, cyclicity, proactivity, and reactiveness

Question 29

ISO focus areas that are common to all incidents:

Answer 29

Risk-taking levels, personnel safety systems, and control zones.

Question 30

Personnel safety systems that require ISO focus at all incidents:

Answer 30

Personnel accountability systems

Rehabilitation

Question 31

Principal hazards at structure fires typically fall into general categories adding significant risk taking threats.

Answer 31

Hostile fire events

building geometry

collapse potential

hazardous energy

Question 32

NFPA 1710 summarizes that _____ persons are needed for a simple low hazard single family dwelling fire

Answer 32

14 persons

Question 33

Resource effectiveness is tied to….3 things

Answer 33

Resource allocation

Task applications

Operational effectiveness of crews

Question 34

Recon efforts at structure fires.

As a starting place, the I SO uses reading smoke, building, and hazardous energy skill sets to define the incident environment in three dimensions:

Answer 34

The principal hazard,

environmental integrity,

and the effects of surrounding elements