2. All of the following are considered to be contributing factors to
LODDs except
ANS modern designs of apparatus.
3. In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used
for multiagency incidents?
ANS The West Coast
4. In the MEDIC acronym, the D stands for
ANS Develop.
5. In what year was Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5,
Management of Domestic Incidents, signed?
ANS 2004
6. Most line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) are
ANS stress (cardiac) related.
7. The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA
,stan- dard?
ANS NFPA 1521
8. The HSO role is primarily
ANS an administrative or managerial position.
9. The National Response Framework (NRF) was recently renamed from
ANS Na- tional Response Plan (NRP).
10.The number of injuries on the fireground is declining
ANS but not as quickly as the number of fires.
11. The workers' compensation experience modifier is typically based on a
-year loss experience.
ANS 3
12.What organization conducts LODD examinations of specific incidents to
assist fire departments and the fire service in developing processes and
procedures to prevent further LODD or injury occurrences?
ANS National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
13.Which NFPA standard currently sets the SO qualifications for NIMS
safety officers?
ANS NFPA 1026
14.Which NFPA standard lists the SO requirements, duties, and
,responsibili- ties?
ANS NFPA 1561
15.Who is responsible for assigning the Type 1 and Type 2 incident
manage- ment team (IMT) designations?
ANS The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
16.Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?
ANS The incident safety officer (ISO)
17.Chapter 2
ANS Safety Concepts
18.True or False
ANS The appointment of an ISO does not absolve other firefight- ers or fire
officers from the responsibility to have situational awareness and to act in a
safe manner.
ANS True
19. is the process of developing one's analytical ability using
prin- ciples, concepts, and values.
ANS Education
20. is the process of learning and applying knowledge and
skills.-
, ANS Training
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