FOD 140 - Incident Safety Officer

1. Describe the historical origin, trends, and need for an Incident Safety Officer including duties and responsibilities.
2. Describe the concepts associated with managing emergency scene safety.
3. Identify the key elements to designing an effective Incident Safety Officer system.
4. Identify and describe the factors that commonly affect firefighter safety.
5. Describe the principle elements of the Incident Safety Officer’s action model.
6. Describe the process for evaluating the resources of time, personnel, equipment and effective risk management.
7. Describe the process of evaluating incident operations in the context of managing hazards for the purpose of effective scene safety.
8. Describe the Incident Safety Officer’s process of critical thinking, decision-making, and taking action.
9. Document the process of accident investigation and post-incident analysis.