OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL: STANDARD INCIDENT AND INJURY REPORTING MANUAL Flashcards
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; which of the
following is not an objective of a standardized reporting system for fire occurrence?
A) To provide uniform data to national agencies for the documenting of national fire
occurrences
B) To provide a set of minimum requirements for fire safety within and around
existing buildings and facilities for emergency response
C) To provide information to measure the impact of fires, of fire prevention initiatives
and to identify emerging trends or issues in fire occurrence
D) To provide for the collection of data required for understanding of the fire problem
and as mandated by the FPPA
B) To provide a set of minimum requirements for fire safety within and around
existing buildings and facilities for emergency response
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; an objective of
a standardized reporting system for fire occurrence is provide uniform data at the
municipal and provincial level that aims to:
A) Make the full extent of the fire and emergency problem known
B) Reveal facts that require action
C) Develop and administer codes and standards; and for fire prevention and fire
protection research
D) All of the Above
D) All of the above
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; an
___________ is an incident that results in a fire department emergency response.
A) Alarm
B) Occurrence
C) Event
D) Episode
B) Occurrence
T/F: According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; a fire or
explosion occurrence is defined as any instance of destructive and uncontrolled
burning, including explosion of combustible solids, liquids, or gases.
A) True
B) False
A) True
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; which of the
following shall not be used as a ‘No Loss Outdoor Fire’:
A) For any fire where there was property loss, injury or death
B) For any fire where there was fire spread resulting in an exposure fire
C) For any fire where the fire department suspects that the fire was intentionally
ignited or a result of children playing
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
T/F: According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) provides the public with
the right of access to information that is collected by public institutions. However, this
does not include data that is collected by fire departments.
A) True
B) False
B) False
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; you are the
Officer at an outdoor trash fire – with no loss, no injury, no fatality – but is suspected
vandalism. The type of occurrence should be reported as:
A) 01 Fire or Explosion
B) 03 Outdoor fire/explosion
C) 23 Open air burning/unauthorized controlled burning
D) 33 Human – Malicious intent, prank
A) 01 Fire or Explosion
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; you are the
Officer at an outdoor trash fire – with no loss, no exposure fire – caused by improperly
discarded ignited material. The type of occurrence should be reported as:
A) 01 Fire or Explosion
B) 03 Outdoor fire/explosion
C) 35 Human Accidental
D) 39 Other False Fire Call
B) 03 Outdoor fire/explosion
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; when a fire in a
garage attached to a residence spreads to the residence, or a fire in a vehicle parked
within a structure that spreads to the structure are not considered ‘exposure fires’
because:
A) The fire originates in a vehicle in the detached garage, it is a structure fire, with
the first ignited object being the vehicle in the garage
B) The structure fire is not an exposure fire as the vehicle is viewed as the structure
contents. The area of origin is the garage.
C) The fire originates in a vehicle in the attached garage, it is a structure fire, with
the first ignited object being the vehicle
D) Both B and C are correct
D) Both B and C are correct
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; you are the
Officer at a rupture of a steam boiler due to internal pressure in the boiler. This incident
is considered to be:
A) 02 Explosion
B) 11 Over pressure Rupture
C) 29 Other pre fire conditions (no fire)
D) 39 Other False Fire Call
B) 11 Over pressure Rupture
T/F: According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; when
responding to a medical call if a specific action is undertaken (i.e.) 701 Oxygen
Administered, report the action instead of the condition.
A) True
B) False
A) True
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; where an illegal
operation is encountered, regardless of the nature of the initial call it shall be coded:
A) 922 Illegal drug operation (no fire) or 92 Assisting Police
B) 921 Illegal grow operation (no fire) or 922 Illegal drug operation (no fire)
C) 921 Illegal grow operation (no fire) or 92 Assisting Police
D) 922 Illegal drug operation (no fire) or 59 Other Public Hazard
B) 921 Illegal grow operation (no fire) or 922 Illegal drug operation (no fire)
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; which of the
following incidents would not be considered a rescue:
A) People trapped in an elevator
B) People evacuated from an occurrence area for precautionary measures
C) Vehicle extrication
D) Water ice rescue
B) People evacuated from an occurrence area for precautionary measures
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; which of the
following is incorrect regarding Application of Agent or Decision to Defer?
A) Report the time that the extinguishing agent is initially applied by the fire
department to supress the fire
B) Report the time using the 24 hour clock, record an estimate of the hour (0-23),
minute (0-59), and second (0-59)
C) Report the time that the commanding officer makes a decision to defer the
application of agent
D) Report the time using the 24 hour clock, record the exact hour (0-23), minute (0-
59), and second (0-59)
B) Report the time using the 24 hour clock, record an estimate of the hour (0-23),
minute (0-59), and second (0-59)
According to the OFM’s Standard Incident and Injury Reporting Manual; when would a
Fire Under Control be reported?
A) When the fire will not make further progress, no further resources will be required
for fire attack, the fire is sufficiently surrounded and quenched that it no longer
threatens further spread or destruction of additional property
B) When the fire will not make further progress, further resources will be required for
fire attack, the fire is sufficiently surrounded and quenched that it no longer
threatens further spread or destruction of additional property
C) When the fire’s progress has not been stopped, no further resources will be
required for fire attack, the fire is sufficiently surrounded and quenched that it no
longer threatens further spread or destruction of additional property
D) When the fire will not make further progress, further resources will be required for
fire attack, the fire is not sufficiently surrounded and quenched, and threatens
further spread or destruction of additional property
A) When the fire will not make further progress, no further resources will be required
for fire attack, the fire is sufficiently surrounded and quenched that it no longer
threatens further spread or destruction of additional property
