Practice Exam

1. True or False: The appointment of an ISO does not absolve other firefighters or fire officers from the responsibility to have situational awareness and to act in a safe manner.

2. __________ is an injury marked by painful muscle spasms. In simple terms, this injury is a warning that the body’s electrolytes are not balanced; dehydration may also play a role, and medical attention is warranted.

3. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is under which cabinet-level department?

4. 16. Two good reasons to use “guiding publications” are to keep firefighters safe and:

5. True or False: The reoccurring recommendation from numerous reports from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health states that Incident Commanders need to continually evaluate risk vs. gain and adjust the action plan accordingly.

6. In NFPA 1500, Chapter 8, the first three sections are Incident Management, Communications, and:

7. The use of balloon framing was most prevalent during which era?

8. The thicker the smoke is:

9. The three stressors that influence overexertion are related to the environment, human physiology, and the quality of:

10. Which NFPA standard requires the ISO to establish a rehabilitation area?

11. A reoccurring recommendation in many firefighter line-of-duty death reports is the need to assign, at minimum:

12. Whose role is it to focus on scene-specific operations?

13. The competencies for confined space, trench, and cave-ins are defined in various chapters of which NFPA standard?

14. Where there is regulation, legal liability exists. These two challenges have led fire departments to develop technical rescue response systems that address procedures, training, equipment, and _________ elements.

15. The ______ has authority to stop, alter, or suspend activities that present an imminent threat of harm.

16. All of the following are factors in the Operational Safety Triad EXCEPT:

17. Most line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) are:

18. The preferred shape for columns is:

19. All of the following are observations that a collapse might be imminent EXCEPT:

20. Before a hazard can be evaluated, it needs to be:

21. In the case of specialty teams, which NFPA standards would address training needs for the safety officer?

22. What group has been funded by Congress to investigate all firefighter fatalities?

23. Unfinished wood gives off a distinctive smoke as it approaches mid- to late-stage heating. What makes it distinctive?

24. __________ are thought to be more flexible, and therefore more usable, by line officers and incident commanders (ICs).

25. A newly constructed high-rise would probably have a construction classification of:

26. In order to not tie up normal radio frequencies, some technical rescue teams do what instead?

27. In revising the classic four stages of fire development, the phase that has been expanded upon is:

28. Which of the following is true?

29. OSHA responsibilities include both the creation and ___________ of workplace law.

30. Of all the calls a modern fire department responds to, the riskiest is:

31. In discussing different loads on a building, the load that refers to the weight of the building itself is known as the:

32. True or False: In some cases, equipment designed to improve safety can actually lead to greater risk-taking.

33. If there is a Mayday incident, who begins the accident documentation and investigation process?

34. In which phase of a compartmentalized fire do conditions exist where open flaming decreases because smoke production displaces and limits available combustion air, although heating continues to produce smoke?

35. Smoke at a building fire is created by:

36. In the 1970s, where was the FIRESCOPE program developed and used for multiagency incidents?

37. Turbulent smoke flow that has filled a compartment can be a warning sign for:

38. The department’s safety _________ is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed from one “generation” to another.

39. 44. True or False: Rehab efforts should continue after crews demobilize and leave the scene.

40. The primary function of an ISO is to:

41. When the ISO does not have technician-level training and/or certification, what would the next step be?

42. NFPA 1561 states that the “__________ shall monitor conditions, activities, and operations to determine if they fall within the criteria [of acceptable risk-taking] as defined in the department’s risk management plan.”

43. In the MEDIC acronym, the D stands for:

44. While the ISO is fulfilling his or her other responsibilities, he or she should also be listening for trigger words on the radio that could indicate a developing problem, such as:

45. In essence, mass is heat resistance, and heat resistance is:

46. When did the issue of responders’ mental health start gaining attention with formal and informal critical incident stress management (CISM) programs?

47. The NFPA standards are often viewed by the courts as:

48. _________ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills.

49. All of the following are common, widely practiced concepts in risk reduction industries EXCEPT:

50. The division of the safety officer role was written into which NFPA standard?