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