Question: Health and safety officer (HSO)
Answer: The individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program.
Question: Incident safety officer
Answer: A member of the command staff responsible for the monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personnel safety.
Question: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Answer: An incident response system developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Question: National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)
Answer: An incident response system developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Question: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Answer: A mental health disorder that can develop in individuals who have experienced a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm.
Question: NFPA 1500
Answer: HSO requirements, duties and responsibilities
Question: NFPA 1561
Answer: ISO requirements, duties and responsibilities
Question: NFPA 1521
Answer: HSO qualifications
Question: NFPA 1521
Answer: ISO qualifications for fire department ISO’s
Question: NFPA 1026
Answer: ISO qualifications for NIMS safety officers